Kevin Gamble (born 14 June 1973) is a filmmaker,

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producer, and co-creator/co-star of the

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Tiki Bar TV ''Tiki Bar TV'' is a video web series, or "vodcast". Each episode features a problem that is rectified by the episode's namesake cocktail, which is scribbled on a prescription pad by ''Dr. Tiki'' and "filled" by bartender ''Johnny Johnny'' who e ...

, in which he plays the role of Johnny Johnny the

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. On October 14, 2005, during the Macworld 2005 Keynote presentation (which introduced the new iPod with Video)

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showcased

to the audience as an example of a "Video Podcast" (which, at that point in time, was a relatively new media format) as something that could be loaded onto the new

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using Apple's proprietary iTunes software for no charge. The next day, Tiki Bar TV moved to the #1 slot in the iTunes Podcast charts, and as such Tiki Bar TV was one of the first user-generated programs to gain worldwide popularity via the iTunes distribution model. Additionally, the still from Tiki Bar TV (specifically, Gamble's image) appeared on the front webpage of Apple.com, and was composited inside of a video iPod). For approximately one month, Gamble's image remained on the Apple homepage next to pictures of iPods featuring U2's

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, ABC's Lost and a picture of an audio book of

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. Gamble's press mentions & appearances include Wired Magazine, The National Post, Tilzy, Epic-Fu and Tubefilter. Television mentions & appearances include CBC, CTV, G4 Tech TV (Canada) and CBS News and NBC News (United States). In addition to his work in the new media & podcasting space, Gamble actively works in the children's television & animation arena. He has been the Producer of several Television Series and TV Specials including "

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", " The Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular", "

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends''. The character George was inspired by the story of ...

" and "

Casper's Scare School ''Casper's Scare School'' (also known as ''Casper's Scare School: The Movie'') is a 2006 animated television film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost. The film premiered on Cartoon Network on October 20, 2006. ...

". His DVD animated feature credits as Producer include " Kung Fu Magoo" and several of the popular "

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" series (including the most recent DVD in the " Minnesota Cuke" line, which parody the ''

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'' movie franchise). In November 2009, he was named VP of Development for Disney Television Animation. On January 27, 2008, Gamble saved a woman who had fallen on the track of a

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station by lifting her back onto the platform and performing

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. He currently resides in

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References

External links

Official biography
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Tiki Bar TV Official SiteKevin's "day job" Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamble, Kevin 1973 births Living people Canadian animated film producers Artists from Vancouver Film producers from British Columbia