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Bruce Walter Timm (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for contributing to building the modern DC Comics animated franchise, most notably as the head producer behind (1992–1995) , (1996–2000), The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999), Batman Beyond (1999–2001), Justice League (2001–2004), and Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006).
He also co-created Freakazoid! (1995–1997) alongside Paul Dini and developed (2012–2013). Following the conclusion of the DCAU, Timm went on to produce several DC animated films under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line, such as Wonder Woman (2009), (2010), (2010), Justice League Doom (2012), Superman vs The Elite (2012), (2013) and (2015).
Outside of animation, Timm has also drawn and written several . Timm and Dini collaborated on , which told the origin story of Harley Quinn and won the Eisner Award for Best Single Story in 1994.
Timm began drawing from a young age and developed a serious interest in comics around age 12 or 13. His first exposure to superhero media was the 1960s Batman television series. Timm went to college for only one year before dropping out due to bad grades. After dropping out, he began working full-time at Kmart until he saw a Filmation ad inviting new artists to take a layout test. Timm applied in mid-1980, but wasn't offered the job and went back to working for Kmart. The next year, Filmation began hiring again. Timm passed the layout test on his second try and from that point on began working in animation.
Along with his Tiny Toons partner Eric Radomski, Timm co-created and produced the Emmy Award-winning , which premiered on September 5, 1992, through which he and Dini co-created the character of Harley Quinn. Timm created virtually all the original character designs for Batman: The Animated Series himself, with the exceptions of Mr. Freeze and the Riddler, who were designed by Mike Mignola, and the characters Man-Bat and the Mad Hatter, who were designed by Kevin Nowlan.
After the success of , Timm went on to co-create and produce (premiered in September 1996), The New Batman Adventures (premiered in September 1997), and Batman Beyond (premiered in January 1999), through which he and Dini co-created Terry McGinnis, the teenage Batman of the future, and his supporting cast. He also served as producer on the feature-length (2000) before taking the helm as creator and producer of the animated version of Justice League, which debuted in November 2001; the series continued in the form of Justice League Unlimited in July 2004. Timm was also the producer and creator of (premiered in November 2011). Along with Dini he created the animated series Freakazoid! (premiered in September 1995).
He shared character designer duties on Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League with James Tucker.
In 2013, following the release of animated feature, Timm stepped down as DC animation supervising producer; James Tucker was named as his replacement. Timm still works at Warner Brothers, and executive produced the DC Universe Original Animated Movies (2015) and (2016), and series (2015). He was a writer and executive producer for Batman and Harley Quinn (2017).
Timm worked with Man of Steel director Zack Snyder in creating a 75th anniversary short of Superman in 2013. In 2014, he released , an animated short celebrating the 75th anniversary of Batman and an homage to one of Hugo Strange's first appearances in the comic books.
During DC FanDome 2021, Timm was announced to be executive producing a new Batman animated series titled alongside J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves. Comparing the new series to Batman: The Animated Series, Timm stated, "There were certain limitations on what we could do in terms of adult content; in terms of violence and adult themes. My idea is basically to say, 'OK, it's 1990 again, I get to do what I want to do this time, and I got JJ and Matt backing me up.'"
Timm made a cameo appearance in the 2009 film as Bug Boy. He played The Riddler in the 2010 film and appeared as Galius Zed in the 2011 film .
In 1994, Timm and writer Paul Dini won both the Eisner Awards for Best Single Story and the Harvey Awards for Best Single Issue or Story for Batman Adventures: Mad Love. Timm won the same Eisner prize the next year as well, for Batman Adventures Holiday Special, (a one-shot with several Christmas-themed stories) with Dini, Ronnie del Carmen, and others. Later, Timm was involved with Batman Adventures and has also worked on Avengers and Vampirella.
In 2000, he did the art for an issue of DC's Vertigo Comics imprint horror title, Flinch.
Timm co-created Harley Quinn (with Dini), working from Dini's original design. Harley's popularity on television led to her inclusion in the mainstream DC Universe. In 2004, Timm and Dini (assisted by Shane Glines as inker) released a three-issue Harley and Ivy miniseries, which was in the works for years.
Timm also drew the 1999 Avengers 1½ special for Marvel Comics, written by Roger Stern. In 2005, he contributed artwork for two comics. One was a short story in Conan #18, titled "Conan's Favorite Joke". The other was a Black Canary short story in Birds of Prey #86. Timm provided the art work for a short two-page Harley Quinn origin story for Dini's Countdown in 2008.
Timm was featured in "Conan Gets Animated", a skit in the December 9, 2010, episode of the TBS late night talk show Conan, in which host Conan O'Brien enlisted his help in designing a new superhero, based on O'Brien's specifications. The superhero, who was designed to resemble O'Brien, included a typically muscular superhero body and costume with chest insignia, as well as idiosyncrasies such as an oven mitt, a jai alai glove, golf shoes, sock garters, and fishnet stockings."Conan Gets Animated", Conan, TBS, December 9, 2010 One month later, O'Brien aired a clip on his show in which the character, named "The Flaming C", appears in Young Justice.
In 2013, Timm provided the cover artwork for Adventures of Superman #4.
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| 2009 | Wonder Woman | Attacker | Direct-to-video | |
| 2009 | Bug Boy | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2009 | Mongul | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2010 | Uncle Marvel (credited) / Captain Super Jr. (uncredited) | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2010 | The Riddler | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2011 | Galius Zed | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2012 | Ace | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2012 | Superman vs. The Elite | MI-5 Agent | Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 | Thomas Wayne | Direct-to-video | |
| 2016 | Patrolman | Theatrical release | ||
| 2017 | Batman and Harley Quinn | Booster Gold | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Arkham Radio Man | Direct-to-video | ||
| 2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | Two-Face | Direct-to-video |
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| 1992–1993 | Red / The Mad Bomber / Ted Dymer | 2 episodes | ||
| 1999–2001 | Batman Beyond | J-Man / Jokerz Leader / Top Hat Joker | 5 episodes | |
| 2003 | Justice League | Soldier | Episode: "The Terror Beyond" | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Solomon Grundy / Stew / Husband (uncredited) | 2 episodes |
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