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Lou Romano

Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972) is an American animator and voice actor. He did design work on Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles, and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in The Incredibles, Snot Rod in Cars and Alfredo Linguini in Ratatouille.

Lou Romano

(1972-04-15) April 15, 1972

Animator, voice actor

1992–present

Pixar Animation Studios (2000–2009, 2021)
Laika (2009–present)

Romano had an interest in drawing and painting at an early age and studied theater arts, performing in plays throughout junior high and high school. He studied acting at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). After graduating in 1990 he studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts. He then completed workshops at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. He later went on to work as an art director and designer for animated projects, such as The Powerpuff Girls and The Iron Giant.


In 2000, Romano joined Pixar as the production designer of The Incredibles, for which he won an Annie Award in 2005. His artwork has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Gallery at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City and has been published on the cover of The New Yorker. In 2009, Romano left Pixar to work at Laika in Portland, Oregon.[1] Lou and his wife reside in the Bay Area.

(2022) – Production Designer

Wendell & Wild

(2021) – Development Artist

Luca

(2019) – Art Director

Wonder Park

(2019) – Visual Development Artist

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

(2019) – Concept Artist

Dumbo

(2017) – Layout Keys

Samurai Jack

(2016) – Concept Artist

Kubo and the Two Strings

(2016) – Production Designer

The Little Prince

(2014) – Additional Character Designer

The Boxtrolls

(2012) – Visual Development Artist

Paperman

(2012) – Thanks

ParaNorman

(2012) – voice of Alfredo Linguini

Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure

(2009) – Art Director: Lighting

Up

(2007) – voice of Alfredo Linguini

Your Friend the Rat

(2007) – Alfredo Linguini

Ratatouille

(2007–2008) – Ramoni, Ray (singing)

Wilbur

(2006) – voice of Snot Rod

Cars

(2005) – Art Director: Lighting

Jack-Jack Attack

(2004) – voice of Bernie Kropp, Production Designer

The Incredibles

Boys Night Out (2003) – Voice

(2001) – Cop/Psycharist

Monkeybone

(2001) – Visual Development

Monsters, Inc.

The Trouble with Lou (2001) – Lou/Ciro Romano

Herd (1999) – Bible Boy #1

(1999) – Visual Development

The Iron Giant

(1998) – Background Color Designer, Storyboard Artist

The Powerpuff Girls

(1997) – Effects Assistant

Cats Don't Dance

(1996) – Storyboard Artist

Dexter's Laboratory

(1994) – Effects Assistant

The Pagemaster

Whoopass Stew! (1992) –

Amoeba Boys

Lou Romano's blog

at IMDb

Lou Romano