Jessie Romero obit

Animator Jessie Romero has died

 He was not on the list.

Jessie Romero, an animator, layout and storyboard artist who had been working for acclaimed L.A. animation studio Titmouse for the last two years, died after a prolonged illness. Animation Magazine learned of his passing from a social media post by colleague

Yvette Kaplan:

“It pains me to my core to write that one of the kindest, most loving, most beautiful souls I have ever known has left this world, suddenly and way too soon,” Kaplan wrote. Romero’s wife, Lizzie, and their children were at his side.

Romero’s credits include Emmy-winning series Bob’s Burgers and Emmy-nominated American Dad!, both the 2011 and 2022 revivals of Beavis and Butt-head as well as the Paramount+ movie Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe, King of the Hill and Bless the Harts.

Animation veteran Yvette Kaplan (Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Zack and Quack) , who worked with Romero on King of the Hill told Animation Magazine, “We worked together when I first moved to L.A.. It was a hard transition for me, and I kind of kept to myself but he was warm and kind, with the most accepting, loving smile! I think he knew somehow what I was feeling, and this is the most telling thing: during the 18 years since — he ALWAYS reached out to ask how I was. He truly was love, light and joy in human form. He believed strongly in God, and unlike too many, he really lived his truth every day. The world is lesser for his leaving, but I guess he was needed elsewhere.”

John Rice, Supervising Director on Beavis and Butt-Head noted, “Jessie was one of those rare people who make you feel good by just being around them. He was always encouraging, always smiling. We were so blessed to have him on our Beavis and Butt-Head team for the last two years. It hurts to know now that we will no longer have him in our presence, physically, but I know that everyone who encountered him, myself included, will continue to carry his positive energy within them. Jessie’s spirit will continue to remind us that our days aren’t just about drawings and deadlines. We are here to listen to each other, to give encouragement, and to make each other smile — the way Jessie did.  The way Jessie always did.”

 

Art Department

Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (2022)

Beavis and Butt-Head

storyboard artiststoryboard

TV Series

2022

6 episodes

 

Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)

Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe

storyboard artist (as Jessie N. Romero)

2022

 

Bless the Harts (2019)

Bless the Harts

storyboard artist

TV Series

2021

3 episodes

 

H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)

Bob's Burgers

storyboard revisioniststoryboard artist

TV Series

2012–2019

111 episodes

 

Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)

Beavis and Butt-Head

storyboard artist (segment School Test, as Jessie N. Romero)

TV Series

2011

1 episode

 

Allen Gregory (2011)

Allen Gregory

storyboard artist (as Jesse Romero)

TV Series

2011

2 episodes

 

American Dad! (2005)

American Dad!

storyboard revisionist

TV Series

2006–2009

35 episodes

 

The Electric Piper (2003)

The Electric Piper

storyboard clean-up (as Jessie N. Romero)

TV Movie

2003