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My Take
Patrick McHale is, to me, one of those rare creators whose fingerprints sit on every frame. Animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, director, and musician, he poured all of that into Over the Garden Wall, and the result is a world with an utterly consistent atmosphere of autumnal melancholy. That Emmy-winning miniseries revived the eeriness and warmth of old fairy tales for a modern audience without feeling like pastiche. I admire how completely he commits to a tone, and I suspect his quiet, multidisciplinary craftsmanship is exactly why his work lingers long after the credits roll.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Patrick McHale
- Name (Japanese)
- パトリック・マクヘイル
- Reading
- ぱとりっく・まくへいる
- Born
- November 17, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Boar
- Origin
- The Chathams, New Jersey, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / storyboard artist / animator / comics writer / creative director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.oldsidelinghill.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/Patrick_McHale
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick%20McHale%20(artist)
Frequently asked questions
When was Patrick McHale born?
Born November 17, 1983 (age 42).
Where is Patrick McHale from?
Patrick McHale is from The Chathams, New Jersey, United States.
What does Patrick McHale do?
Patrick McHale works as screenwriter, storyboard artist, animator, comics writer, creative director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.