Tony is a 25-year animation veteran. He is a leading expert on the Hanna-Barbera and Looney Tune franchises for Warner Brothers Animation.
His first job was in Chicago on Steven Spielberg's
Tiny Toon Adventures and
Animaniacs as an animator and storyboard artist. He eventually ended up on the Warner lot in 1994, animating on the theatrical short
Carrotblanca. From there, Cervone became the Director of Animation on the feature film
Space Jam. Partnered with collaborator
Spike Brandt, he went on to create and produce several television shows including the Emmy-award-winning
Duck Dodgers,
The Looney Tunes Show and
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. He also produced and directed several feature-length videos - favorites among them include
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare and
Scooby-Doo! And KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery. In addition, Cervone produced six theatrical shorts including
Daffy's Rhapsody and
I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat in which the Looney Tunes characters were computer-animated for the first time and which used the last of Mel Blanc's recordings. He also produced Joe Barbera's last
Tom and Jerry theatrical short.