Chilly Tee

Travis "Chilly Tee" Knight is an American animator, film executive and former rapper, he son of Phil Knight, the founder and chairman of Nike, Inc.. He is the current President and CEO of LAIKA.

Career

Animation career

Travis joined Vinton Studios in 1998 as a stop-motion animator, working on the Emmy Award-winning television series The PJs, produced with Eddie Murphy Productions and Imagine Entertainment, as well as the animated series Gary & Mike on UPN. He earned his CG stripes by animating numerous television commercials and promo spots, including the NFL on Fox campaign. In June 2007, he was honored by Animation Magazine as one of the "Rising Stars of Animation." Recently, he served as Vice President of Animation and as Lead Animator on Coraline and will do the same for ParaNorman. He also sits on the LAIKA Board of Directors.

Music career

Chilly Tee only released one album, 1993's Gett Off Mine. Although it was unsuccessful, it featured production from Bomb Squad and had Tee pen most of the lyrics himself.

Albums

• 1993: Gett Off Mine

Singles

• 1993: Gett Off Mine

References

Vibe magazine article, from google books

External links

• Travis Knight at Internet Movie Database

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