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Loren Hal Bouchard (born 1969 or 1970) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is the creator of several animated TV shows such as ''
, IGN, November 16, 2004 ''Dr. Katz'' ran for six seasons, from 1995 to 2000. He also produced one season of ''
In 2009, Bouchard got together with ''
"Holly Kretschmar, Loren Bouchard"
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SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couch of ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist''
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Bob's Burgers
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
'', '' Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil'', and ''Central Park
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''. He is also the co-creator of ''Home Movies
A home movie is a short amateur film or video typically made just to preserve a visual record of family activities, a vacation, or a special event, and intended for viewing at home by family and friends. Originally, home movies were made on ph ...
'' with Brendon Small
Brendon Small (born February 15, 1975) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, director, producer, and musician who is known for co-creating the animated series ''Home Movies'' (1999–2004, with Loren Bouchard) and ''Metalocalypse'' ...
as well as the executive producer of '' The Great North''.
Early life
Bouchard was born in New York City to aJewish
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mother and a Catholic
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father. He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts
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.
Career
A high school dropout, Bouchard was working as a bartender in 1993 when he bumped into a former grade school teacher of his,Tom Snyder
Thomas James Snyder (May 12, 1936 – July 29, 2007) was an American television personality, news anchor, and radio personality best known for his late night talk shows '' Tomorrow'', on NBC in the 1970s and 1980s, and '' The Late Late Show'' ...
, who asked if Bouchard was still drawing, and offered Bouchard a chance to work on a few animated short films Snyder was making. The shorts developed into Bouchard's first series, ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jonathan Katz and Tom Snyder for Comedy Central. It originally ran from May 28, 1995, to February 13, 2002. The series starred the voice talents of Jonathan ...
'', which he produced. He credits Jonathan Katz
Jonathan Paul Katz (born December 1, 1946) is an American actor and comedian best known for his starring role in the animated sitcom ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist'' as Dr. Katz. He is also known for voicing Erik Robbins in the UPN/Adult Sw ...
, H. Jon Benjamin, and Snyder as major influences."Ten Questions: Lauren Bouchard", IGN, November 16, 2004 ''Dr. Katz'' ran for six seasons, from 1995 to 2000. He also produced one season of ''
Science Court
''Science Court'' (retitled ''Squigglevision'' in 1998) is an educational entertainment, animation/Court show#List of present-day nontraditional court shows, non-traditional court show from Soup2Nuts, Tom Snyder Productions, which was aired on A ...
'', another animated show made by Soup2Nuts
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.
Towards the end of ''Dr. Katz'', Bouchard and Brendon Small
Brendon Small (born February 15, 1975) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, director, producer, and musician who is known for co-creating the animated series ''Home Movies'' (1999–2004, with Loren Bouchard) and ''Metalocalypse'' ...
teamed up to create ''Home Movies
A home movie is a short amateur film or video typically made just to preserve a visual record of family activities, a vacation, or a special event, and intended for viewing at home by family and friends. Originally, home movies were made on ph ...
''. The show was picked up initially by UPN, which dropped it after five episodes; the remaining eight episodes from season one, and the subsequent three seasons, were shown on Adult Swim. The show was not renewed after the conclusion of the fourth season in 2004.
After ''Home Movies'' concluded and another Bouchard pilot, ''Saddle Rash'', was not picked up, Bouchard created '' Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil''. The show's pilot was created on October 30, 2005, but it was not until September 2007 that the show debuted as a weekly feature on Adult Swim. He was a consulting producer on HBO's '' The Ricky Gervais Show''.
In 2009, Bouchard got together with ''King of the Hill
''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels that initially aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, with four more episodes airing in First-run syndicati ...
'' writer and producer Jim Dauterive and developed ''Bob's Burgers
''Bob's Burgers'' is an American animated sitcom created by Loren Bouchard for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is centered on the Belcher family—parents Bob Belcher, Bob and Linda Belcher, Linda and their three children, Tina Belcher, Tina, G ...
'', an animated series about a family working at a hamburger restaurant. Bouchard grew up in a working-class family full of "blue collar creatives" and created ''Bob's Burgers'' because he didn't see that kind of life represented on TV. In 2010, Fox
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placed the series on the primetime slate for the 2010–11 television season. A special preview aired on Thanksgiving on November 25, 2010. When the series premiered, it received mixed reviews with a Metacritic
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score of 54 out of 100. However, as the first season progressed and concluded and the second began, critics began giving the series praise. The show has generally been viewed as a spiritual successor to ''King of the Hill'', which carried less emphasis on shock comedy and focused more on character-driven humor. A film adaptation
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based on the animated TV series was released on May 27, 2022. and serves as Bouchard's feature directorial debut.
Personal life
Bouchard lives inLos Angeles
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with his wife, Holly Kretschmar. The couple married on September 3, 2006.. ''
The New York Times
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''. September 3, 2006 The couple have two sons.
Filmography
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Awards and honors
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* *SQUIGGLEVISION! 30 Years of Kvetching from the Couch of ''Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist''
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