Jim Smith (animator)

For other people named Jim Smith, see Jim Smith (disambiguation).

Jim Smith
Born	James Carl Jobb (1954-10-08) October 8, 1954 Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Animator, writer, storyboard artist, musician
Years active	1984–present
Known for	The Ren & Stimpy Show Samurai Jack The X's Tiny Toon Adventures The Ripping Friends Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures

James Carl Jobb (born October 8, 1954), known professionally as Jim Smith, is an American animator and musician. He worked on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi. Smith later briefly worked on Tiny Toon Adventures, and then along with Kricfalusi, Bob Camp and Lynne Naylor he founded Spümcø, where he co-created The Ren & Stimpy Show (from which he departed in 1992 alongside Kricfalusi) in 1991 and The Ripping Friends in 2001. He is also the one playing the guitar for the Ren & Stimpy theme in the intro. His performance name is Jelly-Röel.

External links

• Jim Smith's blog
• Jim Smith at IMDb
• Robyn Byrd’s interview with Jim Smith