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

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series '' The Angry Beavers''. Schauer cited 1960s cartoons such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' as primary influences for his work.

Early life

Mitch Schauer graduated from Daniel Webster High School in

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in 1974. Schauer briefly attended Tulsa Junior College, then studied with Disney's character animation program at

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('76–77). He graduated with a BFA degree in Advertising and Illustration from

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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 the graphic novel ''Rip M.D.'', and was the cover artist for ''

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'' (2011). Schauer began his career as an animation layout artist before becoming a freelance storyboard artist, producer, and director. He directed the intro sequence of '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'' and produced the first season of '' Freakazoid!'', for which he won an

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in 1995. Schauer also worked as an assistant storyboard artist for

's ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 1997, he created '' The Angry Beavers'' for Nickelodeon. His daughters, Stacy and Chelsea, voiced the main characters' younger sisters. Schauer has also been a voice actor, voicing various characters in ''The Angry Beavers'' and Lonnie Tallbutt in ''Freakazoid!''. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Schauer and

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created and directed the web series '' The Sam Plenty Cavalcade of Action Show Plus Singing!'' for

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.Henson Company press release
March 10, 2008
. August 05, 2007

Personal life

Schauer has been married to Cindy Schauer since 1978. Together they have three children; Stacy (born 1980), Chelsea (born 1982), and Robert (born 1986).

References

External links

Mitch Schauer's official website
* Living people 1955 births American male television writers American male voice actors American storyboard artists American television directors American television producers American television writers Animators from Oklahoma Annie Award winners California Institute of the Arts alumni Hanna-Barbera people Nickelodeon Animation Studio people Nickelodeon people People from Pawhuska, Oklahoma Screenwriters from Oklahoma Showrunners of animated series Webster High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma) alumni {{Oklahoma-stub