Lou Romano

Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972) is an American animator and voice actor. He did design work on Monsters, Inc. and The Incredibles, and he provided the voices of Bernie Kropp in The Incredibles, Snot Rod in Cars and Alfredo Linguini in Ratatouille. Romano had an interest in drawing and painting at an early age and studied theater arts, performing in plays throughout junior high and high school. He studied acting at the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). After graduating in 1990 he studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts. He then completed workshops at The Groundlings in Los Angeles. He later went on to work as an art director and designer for animated projects, such as The Powerpuff Girls and The Iron Giant. In 2000, Romano joined Pixar as the production designer of The Incredibles, for which he won an Annie Award in 2005. His artwork has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art and the Gallery at The Metropolitan Opera in New York City and has been published on the cover of The New Yorker. In 2009, Romano left Pixar to work at Laika in Portland, Oregon. Lou and his wife reside in the Bay Area. Filmography Wendell & Wild (2022) – Production Designer Luca (2021) – Development Artist Wonder Park (2019) – Art Director The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) – Visual Development Artist Dumbo (2019) – Concept Artist Samurai Jack (2017) – Layout Keys Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) – Concept Artist The Little Prince (2016) – Production Designer The Boxtrolls (2014) – Additional Character Designer Paperman (2012) – Visual Development Artist ParaNorman (2012) – Thanks Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (2012) – voice of Alfredo Linguini Up (2009) – Art Director: Lighting Your Friend the Rat (2007) – voice of Alfredo Linguini Ratatouille (2007) – Alfredo Linguini Wilbur (2007–2008) – Ramoni, Ray (singing) Cars (2006) – voice of Snot Rod Jack-Jack Attack (2005) – Art Director: Lighting The Incredibles (2004) – Bernie Kropp Production Designer Boys Night Out (2003) – Voice Monkeybone (2001) – Cop/Psycharist Monsters, Inc. (2001) – Visual Development The Trouble with Lou (2001) – Lou/Ciro Romano Herd (1999) – Bible Boy #1 The Iron Giant (1999) – Visual Development The Powerpuff Girls (1998) – Background Color Designer, Storyboard Artist Cats Don't Dance (1997) – Effects Assistant Dexter's Laboratory (1996) – Storyboard Artist The Pagemaster (1994) – Effects Assistant Whoopass Stew! (1992) – Amoeba Boys