A Career in Entertainment: From Broadway, To TV, To Kids, To Digital

David Campbell draws on his award-winning background in theater and television series creation and production to direct content for Dance Network. He is the co-founder of Jumbo Pictures and Cartoon Pizza, where he co- created and produced groundbreaking and highly acclaimed children’s television programs that have entertained and enlightened children and families for more than two decades. With his partner, Jim Jinkins, Campbell created the Nickelodeon series “Doug,” which launched Nicktoons, a programming block that changed the face of children’s television. The series received numerous accolades, including two Parents’ Choice Awards, a Kids’Choice Award, three Cable ACE Award nominations, four Emmy nominations as Best Animated Children’s Show and the prestigious Prix Jeunesse International Award.

Following the success of “Doug,” Walt Disney Studios acquired Jumbo Pictures and made it the anchor of ABC’s Saturday morning lineup. The now classic cartoon “Doug” inspired various books, merchandise, a live musical stage show, and a theatrical feature. He is the founder and director of a talent management company for groundbreaking talent such as Louis CK and television series including “Mystery Science Theatre 3000 ” and “Grace Under Fire.” Campbell is currently working on several new projects, including the Parent’s Dove Award- winning “HoopDogz,” along with “Holy Fire,” a Broadway- bound musical comedy, set in Nashville, TN. Campbell has worked on many theatrical productions in New York and Los Angeles, producing alongside such show business legends as Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller, Carol Channing, and Donald O’Connor in multiple productions of “Sugar Babies,” which played more than 1,200 performances on Broadway.