1. Mo Willems was born on February 11,1968 and is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and children's book author.
16 Facts About Mo Willems
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Mo Willems's work includes creating the animated television series Sheep in the Big City for Cartoon Network, working on Sesame Street and The Off-Beats, and creating the children's book series Elephant and Piggie.
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When Mo Willems was about 3 years of age, he took interest in cartoon artwork, drawing and creating his own characters.
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Mo Willems enjoyed writing stories about his characters to share with others.
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Mo Willems later created two animated television series: The Off-Beats for Nickelodeon and Sheep in the Big City for Cartoon Network.
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Mo Willems later worked as head writer on the first four seasons of Codename: Kids Next Door, created by one of his colleagues from Sheep, Tom Warburton.
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Mo Willems left the show to pursue his writing career.
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Since 2003, Mo Willems has authored numerous books for young children, many of which have garnered significant critical acclaim.
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In 2010, Mo Willems introduced a new series of books featuring Cat the Cat, aimed at early readers.
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Mo Willems' books have been translated into a number of languages, spawned animated shorts that have twice been awarded the Carnegie Medal, and been developed into theatrical musical productions.
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Mo Willems made several appearances on NPR's All Things Considered as the show's "radio cartoonist" in 2008.
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In 2019, Mo Willems was named the Kennedy Center's first education artist-in-residence.
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Mo Willems won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Children's Series six times for his work on Sesame Street between 1995 and 2001.
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In 2019, Mo Willems was named the Best of Brooklyn, during the Brooklyn Book Festival.
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Mo Willems married Cheryl Camp in Brooklyn, New York, in 1997.
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Mo Willems has worked on a number of books on his own, as well as submitting work for other compilations.