Jake Friedman

Jake S. Friedman is a New York–based writer, teacher and artist. He is a longtime contributor to Animation Magazine and has also written for American History Magazine, The Huffington Post, Animation World Network, Animation Mentor and The Philadelphia Inquirer. For 10 years he was an animation artist for films and television for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Saturday Night Live and Blue Sky Studios. He authored three books on animation: The Art of Blue Sky Studios, The Disney Revolt and The Disney Afternoon (forthcoming).