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{{Short description|American artist, character designer, animator}}
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'''Bruce Walter Timm''' (born February 5, 1961) is an American artist, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for contributing to building the modern [[DC Comics]] animated franchise, most notably as the head producer behind ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (1992–1995)'', [[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (1996–2000), ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' (1997–1999), ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' (1999–2001), ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' (2001–2004), and ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' (2004–2006).

He also co-created ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' (1995–1997) alongside [[Paul Dini]] and developed ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]'' (2012–2013). Following the conclusion of the [[DCAU]], Timm went on to produce several DC animated films under the [[DC Universe Animated Original Movies]] line, such as ''[[Wonder Woman (2009 film)|Wonder Woman]]'' (2009), ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'' (2010), ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]'' (2010), ''[[Justice League Doom]]'' (2012), ''[[Superman vs The Elite]]'' (2012), ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|The Dark Knight Returns]]'' (2013) and ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]'' (2015).

Outside of animation, Timm has also drawn and written several [[comic book]]s. Timm and Dini collaborated on ''[[The Batman Adventures: Mad Love]]'', which told the origin story of Harley Quinn and won the [[Eisner Award]] for Best Single Story in 1994.

==Early life==
Bruce Timm was born on February 5, 1961,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/bruce-timm |title=Bruce Timm |website=[[Norman Rockwell Museum]] |access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref> in [[Oklahoma]], the third of four brothers. His father was an engineer and his mother worked for the phone company. Timm's family first moved to [[Ohio]] when Timm was two years old, and then to [[California]] when Timm was five or six.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=6}}

Timm began drawing from a young age and developed a serious interest in [[comics]] around age 12 or 13. His first exposure to [[superhero]] media was the 1960s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=7}} Timm went to college for only one year before dropping out due to bad grades. After dropping out, he began working full-time at [[Kmart]] until he saw a [[Filmation]] ad inviting new artists to take a layout test. Timm applied in mid-1980, but wasn't offered the job and went back to working for Kmart. The next year, Filmation began hiring again. Timm passed the layout test on his second try and from that point on began working in animation.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=10}}

==Career==

===Animation===
==== 1985–1989 ====
Timm's early career in animation started at [[Filmation]], working on the layout of ''[[Blackstar (TV series)|Blackstar]]'', ''[[Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All|Flash Gordon]]'', ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', its spin-off ''[[She-Ra: Princess of Power]]'', and ''[[The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour|The Lone Ranger]]''. He also did background work on ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/bruce-timms-secret-origin-he-man-the-masters-of-the-universe/ |title=Bruce Timm's secret origin: He-Man & the Masters of the Universe |last=Arrant |first=Chris |date=October 14, 2013 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531003954/https://www.cbr.com/bruce-timms-secret-origin-he-man-the-masters-of-the-universe/ |archive-date=May 31, 2017}}</ref> He also worked for numerous other employers, including [[Ralph Bakshi]] and [[Don Bluth Productions]], and attempted to find work at [[Marvel Comics]] and DC Comics, but was unsuccessful.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|pp=20–25}} During an animators strike in 1982, Timm found himself out of work and went back to Kmart for about half a year, before being hired by [[Don Bluth]] to help work on ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''. In 1987, he was hired by [[John Kricfalusi]] to do layouts for ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'', which Timm called "artistically and creatively the most fulfilling job that I'd had in the animation business".{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=26}} He worked at [[DIC Entertainment]] on ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' for one season in 1988, then joined [[Warner Bros.]] in 1989. At Warner, Timm worked on ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]''.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|pp=34–35}}

==== 1992–2006 ====
Timm was one of the creators and producers of the animated series based on various DC Comics superheroes, known as the [[DC Animated Universe]]. The DCAU has also named the "Timmverse" or "Diniverse", after both him and [[Paul Dini]], a writer and producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/what-was-so-great-about-the-dc-animated-universe-just-about-everything/ |title=What Was So Great About the DC Animated Universe? Just About Everything |last=Parkin |first=John |date=August 7, 2016 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516041132/https://www.cbr.com/what-was-so-great-about-the-dc-animated-universe-just-about-everything/ |archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> Along with his ''Tiny Toons'' partner [[Eric Radomski]], Timm co-created and produced the [[Emmy Award]]-winning ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', which premiered on September 5, 1992, through which he and Dini co-created the character of [[Harley Quinn]], and went on to co-create and produce ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]'' (premiered in September 1996), ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' (premiered in September 1997), and ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' (premiered in January 1999), through which he and Dini co-created [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis]], the teenage Batman of the future, and his supporting cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sdcc-2019-batman-beyond-anniversary |title=Batman Beyond celebrates 20 years at SDCC and announces a fully remastered series set |last1=Kaye |first1=Don |last2=Silliman |first2=Brian |date=July 18, 2019 |website=Syfy Wire |access-date=January 27, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127112419/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/sdcc-2019-batman-beyond-anniversary |archive-date=January 27, 2022}}</ref> He also served as producer on the feature-length ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-beyond-scrapped-return-of-the-joker-sequel-catwoman/ |title=Batman Beyond: Details of Scrapped Return of the Joker Sequel Revealed |last=Hickson |first=Colin |date=July 18, 2019 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=July 18, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719132913/https://www.cbr.com/batman-beyond-scrapped-return-of-the-joker-sequel-catwoman/ |archive-date=July 19, 2019}}</ref> before taking the helm as creator and producer of the animated version of ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'', which debuted in November 2001; the series continued in the form of ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' in July 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-animated-series-dcau-shows/ |title=Batman: The Animated Series & Every Other Show In The DCAU |last=MacReady |first=Melody |date=July 23, 2020 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |access-date=July 23, 2020}}</ref> Timm was also the producer and creator of ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]'' (premiered in November 2011).<ref name="cbr-nycc-green-lantern">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bruce-timm-animates-green-lantern/ |title=NYCC: Bruce Timm Animates "Green Lantern" |last=Amaya |first=Erik |date=October 21, 2011 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814222437/https://www.cbr.com/nycc-bruce-timm-animates-green-lantern/ |archive-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> Along with Dini he created the animated series ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' (premiered in September 1995).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/freak-out-everything-you-didnt-know-about-freakazoid |title=Freak Out! Everything you didn't know about Freakazoid! |date=June 11, 2020 |website=[[Syfy Wire]] |access-date=June 11, 2020}}</ref>

Timm created virtually all the original character designs for ''Batman: The Animated Series'' himself, with the exceptions of [[Mr. Freeze]] and [[the Riddler]], who were designed by [[Mike Mignola]], and the characters [[Man-Bat]] and the [[Mad Hatter (DC Comics)|Mad Hatter]], who were designed by [[Kevin Nowlan]]. He shared character designer duties on ''Superman: The Animated Series'' and ''Justice League'' with James Tucker.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-animated-series-best-version-dark-knight-why/ |title=Why Batman The Animated Series Is The Best Version (So Far) |last=Morrison |first=Matt |date=September 7, 2020 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=September 7, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912180523/https://screenrant.com/batman-animated-series-best-version-dark-knight-why/ |archive-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref>

==== 2008–present ====
The 2008 project ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]'' is a departure from the "Timmverse" style, with Timm in a producer role collaborating with Japanese animators on a [[direct-to-DVD]] anthology that takes place between the live-action ''[[Batman Begins]]'' (2005) and ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' (2008) films.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/timm-talks-batman-gotham-knight/ |title=Timm talks "Batman: Gotham Knight" |last=Jones |first=Seth |date=July 10, 2008 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927193758/https://www.cbr.com/timm-talks-batman-gotham-knight/ |archive-date=September 27, 2017}}</ref>
<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Justiceleaguetimmartpromo.jpg|thumb|175x175px|Timm brought the Justice League to life from 2001 to 2006.]] -->
In 2013, following the release of ''[[Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)|The Dark Knight Returns]]'' animated feature, Timm stepped down as DC animation supervising producer; James Tucker was named as his replacement.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/bruce-timm-steps-down-dc-animation-james-tucker/ |title=Bruce Timm Releases The Reins Of Warner Bros. Animation's 'DC Universe' Features |last=Wilson |first=Matt D. |date=March 29, 2013 |website=[[ComicsAlliance]] |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214122824/https://comicsalliance.com/bruce-timm-steps-down-dc-animation-james-tucker/ |archive-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref> Timm still works at Warner Brothers, and executive produced the [[DC Universe Original Animated Movies]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Melrose|first=Kevin|title=Bruce Timm Steps Down as DC DVD Producer|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44577|work=Newsarama|access-date=May 27, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]'' (2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/justice-league-gods-monsters-reboot-interview/ |title=Bruce Timm Talks 'Justice League Gods & Monsters,' Harley Quinn & More |last=Dyce |first=Andrew |date=June 8, 2015 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426214053/https://screenrant.com/justice-league-gods-monsters-reboot-interview/ |archive-date=April 26, 2017}}</ref> and ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke (film)|Batman: The Killing Joke]]'' (2016),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/bruce-timm-building-story-around-batman-killing-joke |title=Bruce Timm on building a story around Batman: The Killing Joke |last=Moore |first=Trent |date=January 13, 2016 |website=Syfy Wire |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016185553/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/bruce-timm-building-story-around-batman-killing-joke |archive-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> and series ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-bruce-timm-gods-and-monsters-suicide-squads-harley-quinn |title=Exclusive: Bruce Timm on Gods And Monsters, Suicide Squad's Harley Quinn |last=Sagers |first=Aaron |date=June 26, 2015 |website=Syfy Wire |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731233814/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/exclusive-bruce-timm-gods-and-monsters-suicide-squads-harley-quinn |archive-date=July 31, 2018}}</ref> He was a writer and executive producer for ''[[Batman and Harley Quinn]]'' (2017).<ref name="denofgeek-batman-harley">{{cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/batman-and-harley-quinn/48854/batman-and-harley-quinn-animated-movie-pressing-ahead |title=Batman And Harley Quinn animated movie pressing ahead |last=Howard |first=Kirsten |date=April 20, 2017 |website=Den Of Geek |access-date=May 28, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421214052/http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/batman-and-harley-quinn/48854/batman-and-harley-quinn-animated-movie-pressing-ahead |archive-date=April 21, 2017}}</ref>

Timm worked with ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]'' director [[Zack Snyder]] in creating a 75th anniversary short of Superman in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/10/14/superman-75-years-of-heroic-history-in-a-2-minute-animated-short-exclusive/ |title=Superman: 75 years of heroic history in one 2-minute animated short |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=October 14, 2013 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427213010/https://ew.com/article/2013/10/14/superman-75-years-of-heroic-history-in-a-2-minute-animated-short-exclusive/ |archive-date=April 27, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, he released ''[[Batman: Strange Days]]'', an animated short celebrating the 75th anniversary of Batman and an homage to one of [[Hugo Strange]]'s first appearances in the comic books.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/bruce-timm-batman-strange-days-interview-animation-dc-nation-75th-anniversary-short/ |title=Exclusive Interview: Bruce Timm On His Return to Batman With 'Strange Days' [Video] |date=April 9, 2014 |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=October 31, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828110821/https://comicsalliance.com/bruce-timm-batman-strange-days-interview-animation-dc-nation-75th-anniversary-short/ |archive-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>

During [[DC FanDome]] 2021, Timm was announced to be executive producing a new Batman animated series titled ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'' alongside [[J. J. Abrams]] and [[Matt Reeves]]. Comparing the new series to ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Timm stated, "There were certain limitations on what we could do in terms of adult content; in terms of violence and adult themes. My idea is basically to say, 'OK, it's 1990 again, I get to do what I want to do this time, and I got JJ and Matt backing me up.'"<ref name="ign-caped-crusader">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-caped-crusader-adult-bruce-timm-jj-abrams-matt-reeves |title=Batman: Caped Crusader Is 'Adult', 'Psychologically Complex', and Includes New Versions of Familiar Characters – DC FanDome 2021 |last=Skrebels |first=Joe |date=October 16, 2021 |website=[[IGN]] |access-date=October 16, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016195509/https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-caped-crusader-adult-bruce-timm-jj-abrams-matt-reeves |archive-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref>

====Acting====
Timm has played several characters in the animated series he has been involved in. His cameos include the 1992 episode of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'', "[[Beware the Gray Ghost]]", playing the toy shop owner,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-animated-series-gray-ghost-adam-west/4/ |title=Batman: The Animated Series – When the Dark Knight Met His Idol |last=Kendall |first=G. |date=August 5, 2017 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=August 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807204835/https://www.cbr.com/batman-animated-series-gray-ghost-adam-west/4/ |archive-date=August 7, 2017}}</ref> as himself in the 1997 episode of ''The New Batman Adventures'', "[[Holiday Knights]]", and as the leader of the [[Jokerz]] gang in ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', which he joked he did under duress and was "Emmy Award-winning material".<ref name="screenrant-2017">{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/batman-beyond-terry-mcginnis-facts-trivia-secrets/ |title=15 Things You Never Knew About Batman Beyond |last=Castro |first=Danilo |date=January 11, 2017 |website=Screen Rant |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516214012/https://screenrant.com/batman-beyond-terry-mcginnis-facts-trivia-secrets/ |archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> He subsequently appeared in an animated form in the 2009 episode of ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', "Legends of the Dark Mite", in a comic book convention parody scene, in which he wore Joker's costume, alongside Paul Dini in Harley Quinn's costume.<ref name="screenrant-2017" /> He played a guard in the 2000 [[direct-to-video]] [[List of animated feature-length films|animated film]] ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]''.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Bruce-Timm/ |title=Behind The Voice Actors – Bruce Timm |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=April 19, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622121609/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Bruce-Timm/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017}} – green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits</ref>

Timm made a cameo appearance in the 2009 film ''[[Green Lantern: First Flight]]'' as Bug Boy. He played The [[Riddler]] in the 2010 film ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]'' and appeared as [[Galius Zed]] in the 2011 film ''[[Green Lantern: Emerald Knights]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/wc11-green-lantern-emerald-knights-world-premiere/ |title=WC11: "Green Lantern: Emerald Knights" World Premiere |last=Sikula |first=Dave |date=April 2, 2011 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125002239/https://www.cbr.com/wc11-green-lantern-emerald-knights-world-premiere/ |archive-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>

===Comics===
[[Image:quinnz.jpg|185px|thumb|[[Harley Quinn]] (concept by [[Paul Dini]]) illustrated by Timm.]]
Outside of his work in animation, Timm's first ambition was to become a comic-book artist and has thus produced several one-shots and miniseries, mostly for DC Comics.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=18}} His earliest comic book work was drawing [[He-Man]] and other [[Masters of the Universe]] mini-comics that would be packaged with [[Mattel]] toys in the 1980s.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=22}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/masters-of-the-universe-comics-history/ |title=The Surprisingly Awesome Comics History of 'Masters Of The Universe' |last=Leslie |first=Lee |date=April 16, 2013 |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125201250/https://comicsalliance.com/masters-of-the-universe-comics-history/ |archive-date=January 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 1994, Timm and writer Paul Dini won both the [[Eisner Awards|Eisner Award]] for Best Single Story and the [[Harvey Awards|Harvey Award]] for Best Single Issue or Story for ''Batman Adventures: [[Mad Love (comic)|Mad Love]]''.<ref name="mad-love-revisited">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/batman-the-animated-series-the-joker-harleys-mad-love-revisited/ |title=Revisiting the Little Known Sequel to The Joker & Harley's Mad Love |last=Kendall |first=G. |date=March 4, 2018 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=December 20, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220020639/https://www.cbr.com/batman-the-animated-series-the-joker-harleys-mad-love-revisited/ |archive-date=December 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Harvey1994" /> Timm won the same Eisner prize the next year as well, for ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'', (a one-shot with several Christmas-themed stories) with Dini, [[Ronnie del Carmen]], and others.<ref name="batman-adventures-holiday-special">{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/batman-adventures-holiday-special/ |title=On The Cheap: The 50-Page 'Batman Adventures Holiday Special' Is 99 Cents This Week |last=Sims |first=Chris |date=July 2, 2015 |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224100150/https://comicsalliance.com/batman-adventures-holiday-special/ |archive-date=February 24, 2017}}</ref> Later, Timm was involved with ''[[Batman Adventures]]'' and has also worked on ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]'' and ''[[Vampirella]]''.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|pp=88–90}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/vampirella-bruce-timm-ty-templeton/ |title=WHAT: 'Vampirella' Short Story By Bruce Timm And Ty Templeton [Preview] |last=Khouri |first=Andy |date=September 7, 2011 |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616071018/https://comicsalliance.com/vampirella-bruce-timm-ty-templeton/ |archive-date=June 16, 2017}}</ref>

In 2000, he did the art for an issue of DC's [[Vertigo Comics|Vertigo]] imprint horror title, ''[[Flinch (comics)|Flinch]]''.<ref name="ca-tribute">{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/tribute-bruce-timm/ |title=Just Making a Good Show: A Birthday Tribute to Bruce Timm |last=Wilson |first=Matt D. |date=February 8, 2016 |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615162038/https://comicsalliance.com/tribute-bruce-timm/ |archive-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>

Timm co-created [[Harley Quinn]] (with Dini), working from Dini's original design.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/watch-harley-quinn-co-creator-bruce-timm-reveals-how-her-origin-story-came-to-be |title=Watch: Bruce Timm reveals the origin of Harley Quinn's origin story |last=Avila |first=Mike |date=September 25, 2017 |website=Syfy Wire |access-date=September 25, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926052655/https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/watch-harley-quinn-co-creator-bruce-timm-reveals-how-her-origin-story-came-to-be |archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> Harley's popularity on television led to her inclusion in the mainstream DC Universe. In 2004, Timm and Dini (assisted by Shane Glines as inker) released a three-issue ''Harley and Ivy'' miniseries, which was in the works for years.<ref name="GCD">{{gcdb|type=penciller|search= Bruce+Timm|title= Bruce Timm}}</ref>

Timm also drew the 1999 ''Avengers 1½'' special for Marvel Comics, written by [[Roger Stern]].<ref name="ca-tribute" /> In 2005, he contributed artwork for two comics. One was a short story in ''[[Conan (Dark Horse Comics)|Conan]]'' #18, titled "Conan's Favorite Joke". The other was a [[Black Canary]] short story in ''[[Birds of Prey (team)|Birds of Prey]]'' #86.<ref name="GCD" /> Timm provided the art work for a short two-page Harley Quinn origin story for Dini's ''[[Countdown to Final Crisis|Countdown]]'' in 2008.<ref name="GCD" />

Timm was featured in "Conan Gets Animated", a skit in the December 9, 2010, episode of the [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] late night talk show ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', in which host [[Conan O'Brien]] enlisted his help in designing a new superhero, based on O'Brien's specifications. The superhero, who was designed to resemble O'Brien, included a typically muscular superhero body and costume with chest insignia, as well as idiosyncrasies such as an oven mitt, a [[jai alai]] glove, golf shoes, sock garters, and fishnet stockings.<ref>"Conan Gets Animated", ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'', [[Turner Broadcasting System|TBS]], December 9, 2010</ref> One month later, O'Brien aired a clip on his show in which the character, named "The Flaming C", appears in ''[[Young Justice (TV series)|Young Justice]]''.<ref name="flamingc">{{cite web |url=http://www.tbs.com/video/conan.jsp?oid=239470&eref=sharethisUrl |title="The Flaming C" Returns! |publisher=Team Coco/[[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] |work=[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]] |access-date=January 11, 2011 |date=January 10, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2013, Timm provided the cover artwork for ''Adventures of Superman'' #4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicsalliance.com/adventures-superman-digital-dc-comics-chris-samnee-jeff-parker-bruce-timm/ |title=New Digital-First Superman Series to Feature Timm, Hitch, Samnee, Sprouse and More with Out-of-Continuity Adventures |last=Khouri |first=Andy |date=February 7, 2013 |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=May 5, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615202539/https://comicsalliance.com/adventures-superman-digital-dc-comics-chris-samnee-jeff-parker-bruce-timm/ |archive-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>

==Art books==
In 2012, Timm released a book of erotic art, "Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm," showcasing more than 300 pencil, line, and full color erotic drawings of women.<ref>{{cite book |last=Timm |first=Bruce |date=2012 |title=Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art of Bruce Timm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aWxvMAEACAAJ |location=Santa Cruz, California |publisher=Flesk Publications |isbn=978-1640410473}}</ref> In 2020, he released another book of erotic art, "The Big Tease: A Naughty and Nice Collection," showcasing more than 208 pencil, line, and full color erotic drawings of women.<ref>{{cite book |last=Timm |first=Bruce |date=2020 |title=The Big Tease: A Naughty and Nice Collection |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lgu1zAEACAAJ |location=Santa Cruz, California |publisher=Flesk Publications |isbn=978-1640410312}}</ref>

==Drawing style and influences==
Timm's minimalist, аngular style is heavily based in his love of 1950s- and 1960s-era comics and [[Art Deco]] architecture style.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=54}} He is also self-taught, having never received any formal art schooling.{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|p=10}} Timm lists his artistic influences as [[Jack Kirby]], [[Harvey Kurtzman]], [[Jim Steranko]], [[John Buscema]], [[Wally Wood]], [[Frank Frazetta]], [[Dan DeCarlo]], and [[Alex Toth]].{{sfn|Nolen-Weathington|2004|pp=12–17}}<ref name="twomorrows.com">{{cite web |url=http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/sptimm.html |title=Timm of the New Gods |last=Cooke |first=Jon B. |website=TwoMorrows Publishing |access-date=September 2, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413125700/http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/sptimm.html |archive-date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Timm is married to his wife, Marta.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Romano |first=Andrea |subject-link=Andrea Romano (voice director) |title=Batman Beyond 20th Anniversary |work=[[New York Comic Con]] |date=October 6, 2019 |quote=""And then Bruce Timm's wife Marta said..."}}</ref> They have one daughter.<ref name="twomorrows.com"/>

==Filmography==
===Film, as writer===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto; width:100%;" style="text-align:center;
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="3" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" | Network
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! width="11%" | Writer
! width="11%" | Producer
! width="11%" | <small>Developer</small>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
1993
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]''
| {{na}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || rowspan="33" | [[Warner Brothers]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2000
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]''
| {{na}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2007
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman: Doomsday]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2008
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2008
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Gotham Knight]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2009
! scope="row" | ''[[Wonder Woman (2009 film)|Wonder Woman]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2009
! scope="row" | ''[[Green Lantern: First Flight]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2009
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[DC Showcase: The Spectre]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[DC Showcase: Jonah Hex]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[DC Showcase: Green Arrow]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman/Batman: Apocalypse]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2010
! scope="row" | ''[[All-Star Superman]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Green Lantern: Emerald Knights]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Year One (film)|Batman: Year One]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2011
! scope="row" | ''[[DC Showcase: Catwoman]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} ||  {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League: Doom]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} ||  {{na}}  
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2012
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman vs The Elite]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} ||  {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2012
! scope="row" | ''[[The Dark Knight Returns (film)|The Dark Knight Returns Part 1]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} ||  {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2012
! scope="row" | ''[[The Dark Knight Returns (film)|The Dark Knight Returns Part 2]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2014
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Strange Days]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League: Gods and Monsters]]''
| colspan=3 {{ya}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke (2016 film)|''Batman: The Killing Joke'']]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman and Harley Quinn]]''
| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}} 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League vs. the Fatal Five]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2019
! scope="row" | ''[[DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2020
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman: Red Son]]'' 
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2020
! scope="row" | ''[[DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{ya}}  
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Soul of the Dragon]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  
|-
|}

===Television, as writer===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto; width:100%;" style="text-align:center;
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="4" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" | Network
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! width="11%" | Writer
! width="11%" | Producer
! width="11%" | <small>Developer</small>
! width="11%" | Showrunner
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
1992–1995
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || rowspan="2"| [[Fox Kids]] || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
1995–1997
! scope="row" | ''[[Freakazoid!]]''
| {{na}} || {{na}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
1996–2000
! scope="row" | ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''
| {{na}} || colspan=3 {{ya}} || rowspan="3"| [[The WB]] || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
1997–1999
! scope="row" | ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
1999–2001
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2001–2004
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''
| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || rowspan="3"| [[Cartoon Network]] || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2004–2006
! scope="row" | ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 
2011–2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Green Lantern: The Animated Series]]''
| {{na}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || 
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
2024-Present
! scope="row" | ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]''
| {{ya}} || {{ya}} || colspan=2 {{ya}} || [[Amazon Prime Video]] || 
|-
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ List of voice performances in films
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker]]''
| Guard
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Wonder Woman (2009 film)|Wonder Woman]]''
| Attacker
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Green Lantern: First Flight]]''
| Bug Boy
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Superman/Batman: Public Enemies]]''
| [[Mongul]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths]]''
| [[Uncle Marvel|Uncle Super]] (credited) / [[Captain Marvel Jr.|Captain Super Jr.]] (uncredited)
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''
| [[The Riddler]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Green Lantern: Emerald Knights]]''
| [[Galius Zed]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Justice League: Doom]]''
| [[Royal Flush Gang|Ace]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Superman vs. The Elite]]''
| MI-5 Agent
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Dark Knight Returns (film)|The Dark Knight Returns Part 1]]''
| [[Thomas Wayne]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Batman: The Killing Joke (film)|Batman: The Killing Joke]]''
| Patrolman
| Theatrical release
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Batman and Harley Quinn]]''
| [[Booster Gold|Michael J. Carter / Booster Gold]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Batman: Gotham by Gaslight]]''
| Arkham Radio Man
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Justice League vs. the Fatal Five]]''
| [[Two-Face]]
| Direct-to-video
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ List of voice performances in television series
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 1992–1993
| ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''
| Red / The Mad Bomber / Ted Dymer
| 2 episodes
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 1999–2001
| ''[[Batman Beyond]]''
| J-Man / Jokerz Leader / Top Hat Joker
| 5 episodes
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''
| Soldier
| Episode: "The Terror Beyond"
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]''
| [[Solomon Grundy (character)|Solomon Grundy]] / Stew / Husband (uncredited)
| 2 episodes
| <ref name="btva"/>
|-
|}


==Bibliography==
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''' Dark Horse Comics '''
*''[[Madman (Mike Allred character)|Madman]]'' #6 (1995)
*''[[The Mask (comics)#Adventures of the Mask|Adventures of the Mask]]'' #1–6 (1996)
*He-Man & The Masters of the Universe: Minicomic Collection #1–2 (2015)

''' DC Comics '''
*''[[The Batman Adventures]]'' #12 (1993)
*''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' – The Animated Movie (1993)
*''[[The Batman Adventures: Mad Love]]'' (1994)
*''The Batman Adventures Holiday Special'' #1 (1995)
*''[[Batman Black and White]]'' #1 (1996)
*''[[Superman Adventures]]'' #1 (1996)
*''[[DC animated universe (comics)#Adventures in the DC Universe]]'' #3 (1997)
*''[[Gen¹³|Gen 13 Bootleg]]'' #18 (1998)
*''[[Batman Beyond (comics)]]'' #1, 5 (1999)
*''Harley and Ivy'' #1–3 (2004)
*''[[Spirit (comics)|The Spirit]]'' #15–16, 22 (2008)
*''[[Superman (comics)|Adventures of Superman]]'' #11–13 (2013)
*''Harley Quinn'' #0, 14, 23 (2014–2016)

''' Art of Fiction '''
* ''All Crime Comics'' #1–2 (2013)

''' Eternity Comics '''
*''Ex-Mutants: The Shattered Earth Chronicles'' #4 (1988)
*[[The Trouble with Girls (comics)|The Trouble with Girls]] #7, 11 (1988)

''' Flesk Publications '''
*''Naughty and Nice: The Good Girl Art Of Bruce Timm'' (2012)
*''The Big Tease: A "Naughty and Nice" Collection'' (2020)

''' Image Comics '''
*''[[Savage Dragon]]'' #100 (2002)

''' Pied Paper '''
*''The New Humans'' #1, 5 (1987–1988)

''' Dynamite Entertainment '''
*''[[Vampirella|Vampirella: Master Series]]'' #3–4 (2011)

''' Marvel Comics '''
*''[[Avengers (comic book)|Avengers]]'' (Vol. 1) #1½ (penciler, inker and colorist) (1999)
*''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' (Vol. 3) #50 (penciler, with [[John Romita Sr.]], [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]], [[Ron Frenz]], [[Sal Buscema]] and [[Rick Veitch]]) (2002)
*''[[Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine]]'' #1 (penciler and cover artist), #3–4, #7–9 (cover artist), #10 (writer and cover artist) (2001)

''' TwoMorrows Publishing '''
*''[[Back Issue!]]'' #17, 99 (2006–2017)

''' First Comics '''
*''Whisper'' #13–16, 22–23, 25 (1988–1989)
*''Twilight Man'' #1–4 (1989)

''' H. H. Windsor '''
*''Masters of the Universe minicomic'' #25, 30, 32–35, 39, 42–44, 48–49 (1984–1986)
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== Accolades ==
* [[Eisner Award|Eisner]] and [[Harvey Award]] in 1994 for ''[[The Batman Adventures: Mad Love]]'';<ref name="mad-love-revisited" /><ref name="Harvey1994">{{cite web |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey94.php |title=1994 Harvey Award Nominees and Winners |website=Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac |access-date=September 1, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213507/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/harvey94.php |archive-date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> an Eisner for ''Batman Adventures Holiday Special'' in 1995.<ref name="batman-adventures-holiday-special" />
* [[Winsor McCay Award]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://annieawards.org/juried-awards/winsor-mccay |title=The Winsor McCay Award |website=[[Annie Awards]] |access-date=August 21, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821003337/https://annieawards.org/juried-awards/winsor-mccay |archive-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Inkpot Award]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |title=Inkpot Award |website=[[San Diego Comic-Con]] |date=December 6, 2012 |access-date=July 3, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129155249/http://www.comic-con.org/awards/inkpot |archive-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
* {{cite book |last=Nolen-Weathington |first=Eric |date=2004 |title=Modern Masters Volume 3: Bruce Timm |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EMwn_4llWK0C |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |isbn=1-893905-30-6}}

==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|0863622}}
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* {{usurped|1={{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070318032601/http://www.popcultureshock.com/timm/ The Bruce Timm Gallery]}}}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060411183143/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/jla/_docs/artcl-timm-iview.htm An interview with Bruce Timm] primarily discussing the (then yet-to-be-aired) second season of ''Justice League''

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