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Jean Chalopin (born 31 May 1950) is a French bank executive. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he produced a range of successful animated series, first as the founder and president of the production company DIC, then at his newly created company C&D from 1987. He is probably most well-known as the co-creator of ''
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'', as well as the co-writer and producer of ''
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''. He currently heads
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-based Deltec Bank.


Career

In 1971, with the backing of Radio Television Luxembourg, Chalopin formed the company Diffusion, Information Communications (DIC) which later evolved into
DIC Entertainment DIC Entertainment Corporation (; also known as DIC Audiovisuel, DIC Enterprises, DIC Animation City, DIC Entertainment, L.P., and DIC Productions), branded as The Incredible World of DIC, was an international film and television production comp ...
. At DIC, he wrote and produced programmes animated by overseas studios. DIC's first major series were the French-Japanese co-productions ''
Ulysses 31 (french: link=no, Ulysse 31) is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovis ...
'' and ''
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'', which Chalopin produced and co-wrote. Subsequently, he co-created ''
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'' together with
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and Bruno Bianchi; its launch in 1983, concurrently with ''
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'', marked DIC's foray into the American marketplace. In 1987, Chalopin founded the company
Créativité et Développement Créativité et Développement or C&D (English: Creativity and Development) was a French animation production company founded in 1987 by Jean Chalopin.Faviez, Pierre. ''La Télé : un destin animé''. Paris: Société des Ecrivains, 2010 (pp. 47, 6 ...
, aka C&D (eng: Creativity and Development), after selling his shares in DIC, and continued to produce cartoons in the late 1980s and 1990s. C&D had offices in Paris and Tokyo while setting up
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as its American affiliated company. C&D had purchased the DIC library foreign distribution rights from
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soon after Saban had acquired them from DIC in 1987. In 1996, Chalopin sold the C&D library to
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, while the company itself was absorbed into
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. After moving to the Bahamas in 1987, Chalopin began investing in Deltec Bank and Trust, eventually becoming its largest shareholder and chairman. According to Chalopin, as chairman he sought out smaller technology-related businesses, including
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and its controlling company
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in 2018. At that time, Deltec was the only bank willing to work with the cryptocurrency.


Screenwriting credits


Television

* ''
Ulysses 31 (french: link=no, Ulysse 31) is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovis ...
'' (1981–1982)* * ''
The Mysterious Cities of Gold ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', originally released in Japan as and released in France as ''Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or'', is an animated series which was co-produced by DiC Audiovisuel and Studio Pierrot. Set in 1532, the series foll ...
'' (1982–1983)* * ''
Pole Position In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...
'' (1984)* * ''
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors'' (French: ''Jayce et les Conquérants de la Lumière'') is an animated TV show which was first broadcast on TF1 on September 9, 1985 on the block ''Salut les p'tits loups !'', and eventually on September 16 in ...
'' (1985–1986) * ''
The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation o ...
'' (1990) * '' Adventures of the Little Mermaid'' (1991)* * ''
The Twins of Destiny ''The Twins of Destiny'' (known as ''Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde'' (''The Twins of the Edge of the World'') in French, or 天命神童 (''Destiny's Children'') in Chinese) was a 1991 animated television series produced by French writer Jean ...
'' (1991–1992)* * ''
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'' (1992–1993)* * ''
Around the World in Eighty Dreams ''Saban's Around the World in Eighty Dreams'' (french: Les Aventures de Carlos) is a French animated series that first premiered on Canal+ on November 13, 1992, and later aired on TF1 in December 1993. A co-production between Saban Internationa ...
'' (1992) * ''
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice ''King Arthur and the Knights of Justice'' is an animated series produced by Golden Films, C&D (Créativité et Développement) and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Jean Chalopin along with Diane Eskenazi (Golden Films) and Avi Ar ...
'' (1992–1993)* * '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1993) * ''
The Bots Master ''The Bots Master'' is a 1993 cartoon series, produced by Jean Chalopin through his company "Créativité et Développement" ("C&D") in France (where the show was known as Le Maître des Bots) and Saban International. In total 40 episodes were ma ...
'' (1993–1994)* * '' Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch'' (1995)* * ''
Space Strikers ''Space Strikers'' (french: 20,000 Lieues dans l'espace, lit ''20,000 Leagues in Space'') is a 1995 animated television series based on the 1870 Jules Verne novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''. Episodes center around the crew of the sp ...
'' (1995)* * ''
Littlest Pet Shop Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Deve ...
'' (1995) * ''
Gadget & the Gadgetinis ''Gadget & the Gadgetinis'' is an animated television series spin-off of the 1983 series ''Inspector Gadget''. The series was a co-production between Fox Kids Europe, DIC Entertainment Corporation, French animation studio SIP Animation, French b ...
'' (2002–2003)* * '' Sabrina’s Secret Life'' (2003–2004)* * ''
The Mysterious Cities of Gold ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', originally released in Japan as and released in France as ''Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or'', is an animated series which was co-produced by DiC Audiovisuel and Studio Pierrot. Set in 1532, the series foll ...
'' (2012–2013)


Film

* ''
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'' is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November ...
'' (1985) * * = head writer


Producer


Television

* ''
Ulysses 31 (french: link=no, Ulysse 31) is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovis ...
'' (1981–1982) * ''
The Littles ''The Littles'' is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into ''The Littles'', an animated series by DIC Entertainment. The t ...
'' (1983–1985) * ''
Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series ''Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated s ...
'' (1983–1986) * ''
Kidd Video ''Kidd Video'' (originally in development as ''Hot Rocks'') is an American Saturday morning live action/cartoon created by DIC Enterprises in association with Saban Productions. The series originally ran on NBC from 1984 to 1985. Reruns contin ...
'' (1984) * ''
The Get Along Gang ''The Get Along Gang'' is a group of characters created in 1983 by Tony Byrd, Tom Jacobs, Ralph Shaffer, Linda Edwards, Muriel Fahrion, and Mark Spangler for American Greetings' toy design and licensing division, "Those Characters from Cleveland" ( ...
'' (1984) * ''
Pole Position In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...
'' (1984) * '' Heathcliff'' (1984–1985) * ''
Rainbow Brite ''Rainbow Brite'' is a media franchise by Hallmark Cards, introduced in 1984. The animated ''Rainbow Brite'' television series first aired in 1984, the same year Hallmark licensed Rainbow Brite to Mattel for a range of dolls and other merchand ...
'' (1984–1986) * ''
Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...
'' (1985) * '' Hulk Hogan’s Rock ‘n’ Wrestling'' (1985–1986) * ''
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors ''Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors'' (French: ''Jayce et les Conquérants de la Lumière'') is an animated TV show which was first broadcast on TF1 on September 9, 1985 on the block ''Salut les p'tits loups !'', and eventually on September 16 in ...
'' (1985–1986) * ''
M.A.S.K. M.A.S.K. (Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) is a media franchise created by Kenner. The main premise revolved around the fight between the titular protagonist underground task force and the criminal organization V.E.N.O.M. (Vicious Evil Network o ...
'' (1985–1986) * ''
Photon A photon () is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. Photons are massless, so they always ...
'' (1986–1987) * ''
Popples Popples is a toy and television franchise created by Those Characters From Cleveland (TCFC), a subsidiary of American Greetings. Popples resemble brightly colored marsupial teddy bears with long tails ending in a pom-pom. Each Popple character ...
'' (1986–1987) * ''
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin ''The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin'' is a children's animated television series based on Teddy Ruxpin, an animatronic teddy bear created by Ken Forsse and distributed by toy manufacturer Worlds of Wonder. Produced in 1986–7 for television syndic ...
'' (1986–1987) * ''
Zoobilee Zoo ''Zoobilee Zoo'' is a children's television series featuring actors dressed as animal characters that originally aired from 1986 to 1987. It continued to run in syndication until 2000 on several television channels including commercial network ...
'' (1986–1987) * '' Dennis the Menace'' (1986–1988) * ''
Kissyfur ''Kissyfur'' is an American animated children's television series which aired on NBC. It was produced by Jean Chalopin and Andy Heyward and created by Phil Mendez for DIC Animation City. The series was based on a half-hour NBC special called ' ...
'' (1986–1990) * ''
The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off/sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran from September 13, 1986, to October 5, 1991, and was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and DI ...
'' (1986–1991) * ''
The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation o ...
'' (1990) * ''
The Twins of Destiny ''The Twins of Destiny'' (known as ''Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde'' (''The Twins of the Edge of the World'') in French, or 天命神童 (''Destiny's Children'') in Chinese) was a 1991 animated television series produced by French writer Jean ...
'' (1991–1992)* * ''
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice ''King Arthur and the Knights of Justice'' is an animated series produced by Golden Films, C&D (Créativité et Développement) and Bohbot Entertainment. The series was created by Jean Chalopin along with Diane Eskenazi (Golden Films) and Avi Ar ...
'' (1992–1993) * ''
The Adventures of T-Rex ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
'' (1992–1993) * '' Conan the Adventurer'' (1993) * ''
The Bots Master ''The Bots Master'' is a 1993 cartoon series, produced by Jean Chalopin through his company "Créativité et Développement" ("C&D") in France (where the show was known as Le Maître des Bots) and Saban International. In total 40 episodes were ma ...
'' (1993–1994) * ''
Littlest Pet Shop Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Deve ...
'' (1995) * ''
Space Strikers ''Space Strikers'' (french: 20,000 Lieues dans l'espace, lit ''20,000 Leagues in Space'') is a 1995 animated television series based on the 1870 Jules Verne novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''. Episodes center around the crew of the sp ...
'' (1995)


Film

* '' Poochie'' (1984) * ''
Here Come the Littles ''Here Come the Littles'' is a 1985 animated fantasy film produced in France by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and distributed by Atlantic Releasing. It was directed by Bernard Deyriès and adapted by Woody Kling from John Peterson's series of books, ' ...
'' (1985) * ''
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'' is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November ...
'' (1985) * '' Heathcliff: The Movie'' (1986) * ''
Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
'' (1986) * '' The Kingdom Chums: Little David’s Adventure'' (1986) * ''
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas ''Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas'' is a Christmas television special, featuring characters from the animated series ''Inspector Gadget''. The special was produced by DIC Animation City and aired on NBC on December 4, 1992. Synopsis The specia ...
'' (1992)


See also


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chalopin, Jean 1950 births Living people 20th-century French screenwriters 21st-century French screenwriters French bankers French film producers French male screenwriters French television company founders Mass media people from Tours, France 20th-century French male writers 21st-century French male writers Businesspeople from Tours, France