Bill Burnett (writer)

Bill Burnett is an American writer, composer, television producer, singer-songwriter, and actor who is best known for co-creating Nickelodeon's ChalkZone along with Larry Huber.

[2] He also starred as political folksinger Phil Ochs in a play (Small Circle of Friends) and later a film (Chords of Fame) which featured a veritable who's who of 60s activists and protest singers.

Burnett's career as a singer/songwriter first took off when he and then-wife Suzy Williams formed a duo as The Boners in 1986 and performed regularly at Heather Woodbury's Cafe Bustelo in New York City.

In 2004 Burnett and now-ex-wife Williams joined up with married couple Ginger Smith and Kahlil Sabbagh to expand The Boners into The Backboners, with four-part harmonies reminiscent of The Mamas & the Papas.

Most notably, he and veteran animator Larry Huber co-created ChalkZone in 2002, based on Burnett's idea about an alternative world behind the chalk board.

Other shows Burnett created or co-created for Oh Yeah included "Hobart" and "Jelly's Day" (with Greg Emison), "Tutu the Superina" (with prima ballerina Sally Rousse), "What Is Funny?"

[8] Since leaving Nickelodeon, Burnett has written for the PBS/Universal production Curious George (for which he received an Emmy citation), Danger Rangers, Guardians of the Power Masks, Woody Woodpecker, Casper, and a web series featuring singing dolls.

Burnett is currently working on new animated shows that he is pitching to new content providers including Netflix, Bardel Entertainment and Russell Hicks' Curiosity Ink.