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Mark Baker

British animator (born 1959)

Mark Baker (born 8 April 1959) is an English animator and producer whose works include the Academy Award-nominated short films The Hill Farm (1988), The Village (1993) and Jolly Roger (1998). He is also known for co-creating The Big Knights (1999-2000) Peppa Pig (2004–present) and Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom (2009–2013) with Neville Astley.2

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Born Apr 8, 1959.1

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Early life and education

Baker was born in London on 8 April 1959. In his teen years, Baker began to make animated films on 8 mm film. He studied animation at the West Surrey College of Art and Design (now University for the Creative Arts) where he created the short film The Three Knights (1982). He animating television commercials for Richard Purdum Productions. Baker enrolled in the National Film and Television School where he created the short film The Hill Farm (1988). He graduated in 1989 and worked as a freelance animator and director for TVC, Speedy Films, David Anderson Films and Pizazz Pictures.

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Career

Occupation: film director, director, screenwriter, animator.4

Personal life

  • BornApr 8, 1959, London5
  • CitizenshipUnited Kingdom6

Awards

  • Date not recordedKnight of the National Order of Quebec7

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