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|name = Ennio Torresan Jr.
|image = Ennio Torresan Jr.jpg
|birth = {{Time|October 15}}, {{Time|1963}} (age {{Age|1963|10|15}})<br>Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|credits = Writer ({{Time|1999}} – {{Time|2001}})<br>Storyboard director ({{Time|1999}})<br>Storyboard artist ({{Time|1999}} – {{Time|2001}})
|years = {{Time|1998}} – {{Time|2001}}
|gender = Male
|portrays = [[The Alone Group]]
}}
'''Ennio Torresan Jr.''' (born {{Time|October 15}}, {{Time|1963}}; age {{Age|1963|10|15}}) is a Brazilian-American writer and artist. He is a former {{SBSP}} crew member who was a writer, storyboard artist and storyboard director on [[season 1]] and also being a storyboard artist on one episode of [[season 2]]. 

Torresan Jr. was usally paired with [[Erik Wiese]] in early-season 1, he was then paired with [[Paul Tibbitt]] in late-season one and when he was lastly paired with [[C.H. Greenblatt]] as a storyboard artist with him on his final episode on the series, "[[I'm with Stupid]]."

==Biography==
Ennio Torresan Jr. worked at HBO Animation from {{Time|1996}} to {{Time|1998}} as a story artist and designer. In {{Time|1999}}, he joined the ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' crew as a storyboard director and writer, only to leave at the end of the first season. He went on to work for {{W|Disney}} from 1999 to {{Time|2001}} on the animated series ''[[w:c:disney:Teacher's Pet|Teacher's Pet]]''.

From {{Time|2002}} to {{Time|2007}}, he worked as a story artist at {{W|DreamWorks Animation}} for major animated films, including the [[w:c:madagascar:Category:Madagascar|''Madagascar'' franchise]], ''Shrek'', ''[[w:c:dreamworks:Megamind (film)|Megamind]]'', the [[w:c:kungfupanda:Kung Fu Panda (franchise)|''Kung Fu Panda'' franchise]], and ''[[w:c:dreamworks:Bee Movie|Bee Movie]]''. In {{Time|2010}}, he worked as a director at Otto Desenhos Animados. He returned to DreamWorks Animation in 2010, working as head of story, and worked on the {{Time|2013}} film ''[[w:c:dreamworks:Turbo|Turbo]]''.

Torresan won three {{W|Emmy Award|Emmy awards}} for ''El Macho'' in the early 1990s, and another Emmy award in {{Time|2003}} for Disney's ''Teacher's Pet''.

Amongst other shows/movies he animated on include {{W|An American Tail: Fievel Goes West}}, {{W|We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (film)|We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story}}, {{W|Space Jam}}, ''{{W|Cats Don't Dance}}'', ''{{W|Antz}}'', {{W|The Prince of Egypt}} and ''{{W|The Road to El Dorado}}''.

He is also the co-director of [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2322316/?ref_=nm_knf_t_1 Until Sbornia Takes Us Apart] (2013) and the CGI-animated film {{W|Spirit Untamed}} (2021).

==Credits==
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{{Credit|Bubblestand|writer<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Plankton!|writer<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Boating School|writer<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Home Sweet Pineapple|writer<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Jellyfish Jam|writer<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|MuscleBob BuffPants|writer<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Employee of the Month|storyboard artist}}
{{Credit|Sleepy Time|writer<br>storyboard artist<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Suds|writer<br>storyboard artist<br>storyboard director}}
{{Credit|Rock Bottom|writer<br>storyboard artist (uncredited)<br>storyboard director}}
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{{Credit|I'm with Stupid|storyboard artist (American TV airings, digital releases, and streaming services)}}
{{Credit/bottom|SBSP}}
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== Trivia==
*He stated that he hated pitching in "[[The First Season Crew on...]]" special feature on disc 3 of [[The Complete 1st Season]], [[The Complete First Season]], [[The First & Second Seasons]], and [[Movies & TV Collection]] DVDs.
*In some episodes, he was credited as just Ennio Torresan without the Jr. part.
[[File:Vlcsnap-2021-04-10-22h52m36s671.png|thumb|260px|Ennio Torresan Jr. credited as a storyboard artist in American TV airings.]]
[[File:Ennio Torresan I'm With Stupid.png|thumb|260px|Ennio Torresan Jr. credited as a storyboard artist on a digital release.]]
*In American TV airings and digital releases of "[[I'm with Stupid]]," Ennio Torresan Jr. is credited as a storyboard artist.
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==External links==
*[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ennio-torresan-jr/52/6b5/65a Ennio Torresan's LinkedIn profile]

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