Wayne White

Wayne White

actor, production designer, animation department

Wayne White was born on Sep 17, 1957 in USA. Wayne White's big-screen debut came with Pee-wee's Playhouse - Season 1 directed by Paul Reubens in 1986, strarring Randy / Mr. Kite / Dirty Dog / .... Wayne White is known for Shining Time Station directed by Gregory Lehane, Didi Conn stars as Stacy Jones and Brian Edward O'Connor as Schemer. Wayne White has got 3 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Wayne White achieved is MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). The upcoming new tvshow Wayne White plays is Shining Time Station - Season 3 which will be released on Jan 29, 1989.

Wayne White is an American artist, art director, illustrator, puppeteer, and much, much more. Born and raised in Chattanooga, Wayne has used his memories of the South to create inspired works for film, television, and the fine art world. After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University, Wayne traveled to New York City where he worked as an illustrator for the East Village Eye, New York Times, Raw Magazine, and the Village Voice. In 1986, Wayne became a designer for the hit television show Pee-wee's Playhouse, and his work was awarded with three Emmys. After traveling to Los Angeles with his wife, Mimi Pond, Wayne continued to work in television and designed sets and characters for shows such as Shining Time Station, Beakman's World, Riders In The Sky, and Bill & Willis. He also worked in the music video industry, winning Billboard and MTV Music Video Awards as an art director for seminal music videos including The Smashing Pumpkins' 'Tonight, Tonight' and Peter Gabriel's 'Big Time.' More recently, Wayne has had great success as a fine artist and has created paintings and public works that have been shown all over the world. His most successful works have been the world paintings featuring oversized, three-dimensional text painstakingly integrated into vintage landscape reproductions. The message of the paintings is often thought-provoking and almost always humorous, with Wayne pointing a finger at vanity, ego, and his memories of the South. Wayne has also received great praise for several public works he has created recently, including a successful show at Rice University where he built the world's largest George Jones puppet head for a piece called 'Big Lectric Fan To Keep Me Cool While I Sleep.' In 2009, Wayne's life and career were chronicled in an incredible 382-page monograph, edited by Todd Oldham. The book features hundreds of images from Wayne's earliest work as an illustrator all the way to his most recent fine art sculptures. Since the book's release, Wayne has been traveling the country delivering an incredibly entertaining hour long talk where he discusses his life and work, while making time for a little banjo and harmonica playing.

  • Birthday

    Sep 17, 1957
  • Place of Birth

    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)
1996
Best Art Direction in a Video
Winner - VMA
The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight (1996)
Daytime Emmy Awards
1988
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction/Set Direction/Scenic Design
Winner - Daytime Emmy
1987
Outstanding Art Direction/Set Decoration/Scenic Design
Winner - Daytime Emmy

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