Phillip Roger Vischer (born June 16, 1966) is an American filmmaker, animator, author, puppeteer, and voice actor.
Eventually, Phil Vischer and Nawrocki created VeggieTales and renamed the company to Big Idea Productions.
[7][8][9] Their series continued being a hit in the market, but Vischer's decision to take out a loan and produce their first full-length film, Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie, caused the company to slowly fall apart financially.
He then started a brand-new production studio called Jellyfish Labs in order to launch his new business vision; JellyTelly, which he intended to be "a Nickelodeon for Christians."
In late 2009, Vischer began production on a new spin-off series of his puppet show from JellyTelly entitled "What's in the Bible".
[11] Vischer hired renowned YouTubers Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal to write, sing, and perform several songs about the books of the Bible for the series.
In March 2019, Phil Vischer announced on his Twitter that he had re-teamed with his longtime partner Mike Nawrocki at TBN to revive the VeggieTales series.
[15] In 2021, Vischer announced on Twitter that he and Nawrocki had departed from the franchise after being denied greater creative control by Big Idea Entertainment and claimed that the unit was looking to recast their characters.
Among them being; Bob the Tomato, Archibald Asparagus, Pa Grape, Mr. Lunt, Jimmy Gourd, Mr. Nezzer, Philippe Pea and several others.
With JellyTelly he has been the puppeteer and voice of several characters including Buck Denver, Captain Pete, Helen Rosenfiddle, Sunday School Lady, and others.
In 2019, Vischer expressed concern over rising LGBT representation in children's media in response to Arthur's depiction of a same-sex marriage.
[19][20][21] He told Fox News, As the country was wrestling with protests and riots, I began to notice videos flying among conservative white Christians on social media chiming in on the situation, often with little or no connection to actual facts or history.
His wife Lisa (née Pautz) Vischer provides voices to several characters in the VeggieTales series, most notably Junior Asparagus.