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Paul Rugg
Paul Kevin Rugg is an American screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and puppeteer. He is best known for his starring roles in shows like ''Freakazoid!'', ''Pig Goat Banana Cricket'', and '' Earth to Ned''. Biography Rugg has worked extensively in the field of animation. His list of credits include writing for, producing, and voice acting in several cartoons, first as the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director in ''Animaniacs''. Afterwards, he voiced the title character in ''Freakazoid!'' and Nostradamus in ''Histeria!'', as well as the main recurring villain, Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy in the Disney series ''Dave the Barbarian''. He also voiced Gweelok for Cartoon Network's ''Secret Mountain Fort Awesome''. Rugg also appeared live as the eccentric character Manny in the '' Manny the Uncanny'' short segments as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning for ABC. Rugg created and directed '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!'' with Mitch Schauer, on behalf of The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WonderCon
WonderCon is an annual comic book, science fiction, and film fan convention, convention held in the San Francisco Bay Area (1987–2011), then—under the name WonderCon Anaheim—in Anaheim, California (2012–2015, 2017–present), and WonderCon Los Angeles in 2016."WonderCon Moves To Anaheim With Costumed Avengers In Tow" CBS 2 San Francisco (March 17, 2012). The convention returned to the Anaheim Convention Center in 2017 after a one-year stint in Los Angeles due to construction at the Anaheim Convention Center. The convention was conceived by retailer John Barrett (comics), John Barrett (a founder of the retail chain Comics and Comix) and originally held in the Oakland Convention Center. In 2003, it moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Schauer
Mitchell Lee Schauer (pronounced "shower") (born December 18, 1955) is an American animation professional who has been involved television programs and feature films since 1978. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the Nickelodeon series '' The Angry Beavers''. Schauer cited 1960s cartoons such as ''The Pink Panther'', ''The Flintstones'', and ''The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends'' as primary influences for his work. Early life Mitch Schauer graduated from Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1974. Schauer briefly attended Tulsa Junior College, then studied with Disney's character animation program at California Institute of the Arts ('76–77). He graduated with a BFA degree in Advertising and Illustration from ArtCenter College of Design in 1980. Career Besides working in animation, Schauer has also been a book illustrator including comic books ('' DNAgents'', '' Jonny Quest'') children's books such as ''Pogman''. He wrote and illustrated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Henson
Brian David Henson (born November 3, 1963) is an American puppeteer, filmmaker, and the chairman of The Jim Henson Company. He is the son of puppeteers Jim and Jane Henson. Early life Henson was born on November 3, 1963 in New York City, the third child of Jane Henson (née Nebel; 1934–2013) and Jim Henson (1936–1990). He has four siblings: Lisa (born 1960), Cheryl (born 1961), John (1965–2014) and Heather Henson (born 1970). As a child, Henson appeared in some of the filmed segments that his father produced for the PBS children's series ''Sesame Street''. As a teenager, he built the first Muppet penguin puppet for the opening " Lullaby of Broadway" segment of a Season 3 episode of ''The Muppet Show''. During his summer break from high school at the age of 17, Henson assisted in the production of '' The Great Muppet Caper'' (1981); skilled in the use of marionette puppets, he helped create and operate a special rigging device that allowed the Muppets to appear to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Romano (voice Director)
Andrea Romano (born December 3, 1955) is an American retired casting director, voice director, and voice actress whose work includes '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''Animaniacs'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Teen Titans'', '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', ''The Legend of Korra'', ''The Boondocks'', '' Static Shock'', ''Justice League'', ''Justice League Unlimited'', ''Batman Beyond'', '' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', '' Freakazoid!'', '' Pinky and the Brain'', '' Bonkers'',''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' and multiple Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics direct-to-video films including: ''Wonder Woman'' and '' Green Lantern: First Flight''. Her voice acting, as of 2010, consists of minor roles in television series, direct-to-video films, and video games. Early life Romano was born in 1955, and grew up in Long Island, New York. Her father is of Italian descent and her mother is of Austrian Jewish and Swedish descent. She received her bachelor's from State Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dini
Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American writer, animator, and comic book artist. He has served as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–1995), and the subsequent DC Animated Universe. Dini and Bruce Timm co-created the characters Harley Quinn and Batman (Terry McGinnis), Terry McGinnis. Dini began writing on ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' for Filmation (1983-1984) Then later for Warner Bros. Animation on ''Tiny Toon Adventures''. In addition to ''Batman: The Animated Series'', Dini was a writer for ''Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996–2000), writer and co-creator for ''The New Batman Adventures'' (1997–1999), and writer and developer for ''Batman Beyond'' (1999–2001). He also co-created ''Freakazoid!'' (1995–1997) with Timm, produced ''Duck Dodgers (TV series), Duck Dodgers'' (2003–2005), developed and scripted ''Krypto the Superdog'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of popular culture, pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to ''Forbes'', Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards. San Diego Comic Convention, Trade name, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Ruegger
Tom Ruegger () is an American animator and songwriter. Ruegger is known for his association with Disney Television Animation and Warner Bros. Animation. He also created ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', '' Pinky and the Brain'', and '' Histeria!''. Early life and career Ruegger was raised in Metuchen, New Jersey. During his childhood, he made drawings of ''The Flintstones'' when it aired. He graduated from Metuchen High School in 1972. In 1976, he made his first cartoon, called ''The Premiere of Platypus Duck'', while he was a student at Dartmouth College. Shortly after graduation from Dartmouth that year, he moved to Los Angeles to become an animator. Ruegger began his career at Filmation, writing for '' Gilligan's Planet''. He soon after joined Hanna-Barbera, writing and producing various animated series, most notably '' The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries'', '' Snorks'', '' The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo'', '' Pound Puppies'', and '' A Pup Named Scooby-Doo''. He also wrote on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean MacCurdy
Jean H. MacCurdy is an American television executive, best known for her role as president of Warner Bros. Animation from 1989 to 2001. Career MacCurdy began her career as a secretary in the Children's Programming Department at the NBC Television Network in Burbank, California in 1974. In 1976 she was promoted to Manager of Children's Programs by Margaret Loesch, then Director of Children's Programs. MacCurdy was hired by Warner Bros. Animation in 1980, and eventually became a vice president and general manager. In 1983, she left to become an executive for Hanna-Barbera, supervising the production of shows such as '' The Smurfs'' and '' Super Friends''. After a brief stint in 1988–89 at Marvel Productions as VP of Production, MacCurdy was re-hired by Warner Bros. in November 1989 to establish a television animation production operation to produce original content for television. She hired several members of the creative team at Hanna-Barbera, including Tom Ruegger, Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American film studio, filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios Burbank, Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Founded on April 4, 1923, by four brothers, Harry Warner, Harry, Albert Warner, Albert, Sam Warner, Sam and Jack L. Warner, Jack Warner, the company established itself as a leader in the American film industry before diversifying into animation, television, and video games. It is one of the "Major film studios, Big Five" major American film studios and a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company is known for its film studio division, the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, which includes Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Castle Rock Entertainment and the Warner Bros. Television Group. Bugs Bunny, a character created for the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACME Comedy Theatre
The ACME Comedy Theatre is an American sketch comedy and improvisational theater located near Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on La Brea near Wilshire's "Miracle Mile".Bronstad, Amanda (2002)Laughing matter: M.D. Sweeney has turned a bug for comedy from his college days into a theater where aspiring comics hone their skills preparing for bigger stages., ''Los Angeles Business Journal'', February 25, 2002, retrieved 2010-12-15 ACME was started by M.D. Sweeney as "The Two Roads Theater" in Studio City in 1989 with Cynthia Szigeti. The players known as the Two Roads Players and later the Tujunga Group. Sweeney changed the name to Acme a few years later, a reference to Warner Brothers cartoons (Sweeney assisted with some Tiny Toons scripts to help his writer girlfriend out) around the same time he moved the theater to North Hollywood. Eventually, he brought it to La Brea Boulevard near Los Angeles's "Miracle Mile", where it quickly rose to prominence in the world of sketch com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John P
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died ), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (died ), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John (disambigu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Carolla
Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American radio personality, comedian, actor and podcaster. He hosts '' The Adam Carolla Show'', a talk show distributed as a podcast which set the record as the "most downloaded podcast" as judged by ''Guinness World Records'' in 2011. Carolla co-hosted the syndicated radio call-in program ''Loveline'' with Drew Pinsky from 1995 to 2005 as well as the show's television incarnation on MTV from 1996 to 2000. He was the co-host and co-creator of the television program '' The Man Show'' (1999–2004), and the co-creator and a regular performer on the television show '' Crank Yankers'' (2002–2007, 2019–2022). He hosted ''The Adam Carolla Project'', a home improvement television program which aired on TLC in 2005 and ''The Car Show'' on Speed in 2011. Carolla has also appeared on the network reality television programs ''Dancing with the Stars'' and '' The Celebrity Apprentice''. His book ''In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks'' debuted on '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
