Wes Jenkins
Wes Jenkins | |
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Born | Wesley John Luke Jenkins May 6, 1952 |
Died | September 24, 2017 | (aged 65)
Notable work | LEGO Island |
Wesley John Luke Jenkins (May 6, 1952 – September 24, 2017) was an American artist, writer, voice actor, and game designer.
Bio
Wes Jenkins was born May 6, 1952, in Hudson, New York.[1] He was the second child of Jay Harry Jenkins (1923–2015), an engineer at AT&T ("a winning monopoly before Mr. Gates made it popular") and an Army Signal Corps member in World War II, and Wanda Dorothy Jenkins (née Sudak, 1925–2014), a bookkeeper.[2][3] He had one older brother, Jay Lawrence Jenkins, who joined the Annapolis Naval Academy in 1966.[4][1] One of his great great uncles was American Civil War general Joseph "Fighting Joe" Hooker.[1]
Jenkins's family moved frequently during his childhood, living in Nassau, Newburgh, and Cornwall-on-Hudson in New York before settling in Ridgewood, New Jersey when he was in fifth grade;[1] he described his upbringing as being "raised by a pack of balloons".[5]
He attended the University of Hartford in Connecticut and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in social psychology.[1][5][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jenkins, Wes. "Me". Wes Jenkins: CONCEPT-DESIGN Silly to Serious (Mostly Silly). Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Jay Jenkins Obituary". Legacy.com. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "Wanda Jenkins Obituary". Legacy.com. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ Moore, Ed (November 15, 2018). "Jay Lawrence Jenkins Obituary". USNA '70. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jenkins, Wes (February 16, 2013). "An Interview with Wes Jenkins". Video Game Flashback (Interview). Interviewed by BricksAhoy. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013.
- ↑ Jenkins, Wes (April 18, 2005). "Wes Jenkins resume" (PDF). wesdotcom. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2007.