Desmond Mullen Explained

Desmond Mullen
Birth Date:1 August 1966
Birth Place:Tampa, Florida, United States
Alma Mater:University of South Florida

Desmond Mullen (born August 1, 1966) is an American producer, director, actor, and writer. He is best known as the narrator and the voice of the puppet Pig in The Busy Little Engine[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] series of DVDs.

Mullen started off as a sound designer in Off-Broadway theater but later moved on to television, working as a production assistant for Comedy Central (then known as The Comedy Channel) and eventually, as technical director under effects director Scott Squires[6] [7] at Industrial Light & Magic[8] for Paul McCartney's 1991 music video, "Off the Ground".[9] [10] [11] Starting in 2000, Mullen was a Show Producer at Morehead Planetarium[12] and Science Center where he helped create science education shows including "Magic Tree House: Space Adventure"[13] [14] by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne.[15] Currently, Mullen is the creative director at Busy Little Studios.[16]

Personal background

Desmond Mullen was born in Tampa, Florida. His father, John O'Keefe Mullen, Sr., was a businessman and engineer who developed the first plastic-lined paper cup in 1956. His mother, Ann, an artist and musician, had her hands full raising five kids.[17]

Mullen attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, and studied technical theater and electronic music.[18]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/busylittleengine.php Busy Little Engine review
  2. http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/thebusylittleengine/fr/busyengine.htm Busy Little Engine review
  3. http://www.parenting.com/parenting/shopping/product/list/0,20818,660509-660443,00.html?cid=hotspot-12-DVDs/Videos Busy Little Engine review
  4. http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6340836.html Busy Little Engine review
  5. http://www.sdchildrensfilm.org/films.psp Busy Little Engine at 2006 San Diego International Children's Film Festival
  6. http://www.ilm.com/awards_academy.html Industrial Light and Magic's list of Academy Awards
  7. https://www.starwars.com/bio/scottsquires.html Scott Squires' biography
  8. http://www.ilm.com/ Industrial Light and Magic
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20090416214350/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paulmccartney/albums/album/210717/review/5941223/off_the_ground Paul McCartney's Off the Ground album review
  10. http://www.cinefex.com/index/57-08.html Paul McCartney's Off the Ground music video
  11. http://www.recmusicbeatles.com/public/files/faqs/fabs.solo.promos.html Solo Promos and Videos by John, Paul, George, and Ringo
  12. http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/ Morehead Planetarium and Science Center
  13. http://gazette.unc.edu/archives/04may05/morestories.html Magic Tree House breaks attendance records
  14. http://www.moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=mth.html Magic Tree House: Space Adventure show information
  15. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/author.html Mary Pope Osborne author bio
  16. http://www.busylittlestudios.com/index.html Busy Little Studios' home page
  17. Web site: Obituary of John O'Keefe Mullen, Sr.. Longboat Observer. March 23, 2007.
  18. Web site: Desmond Mullen's Biography. dead. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center. March 23, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070711214631/http://moreheadplanetarium.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&filename=mth_production_team.html. July 11, 2007.

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