Sherry Gunther is an American television producer, creator, and entrepreneur known for her work in animation. While at Klasky Csupo, Gunther worked on the television series '' Duckman'', '' Rugrats'', and early seasons of ''

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'', for which she won a

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in 1991.

Career

Gunther served in various production roles in animation before being elected senior vice president of production at Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in 1995. Under Hanna-Barbera President Fred Seibert, she oversaw production of Turner Entertainment programs such as '' Dexter's Laboratory'', '' Johnny Bravo'', '' The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' and the '' World Premiere Toons''. She then went on to produce ''

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'' and to found 20th Television's first in-house prime-time animation studio. She produced prime-time pilots for Imagine Television, Touchstone Television, 20th Television, Fox and Carsey Warner as well as theatrical ''

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'' shorts for Warner Bros. Aside from her animation and media career, Gunther became a serial entrepreneur in 2007, founding companies in digital media content, social gaming, toys, and multi-platform brands. Sherry is currently Founder/ CEO of POPmedia Brands, Inc., a media company focusing on creating developing and producing media brands anchored in television series and animation, with digital and toy extensions. The company is in active development on The Beatrix Girls brand, which she created and launched in mass retail music and

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in 2013; as well as on several other exciting new projects. Sherry is also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California, at the Marshall School of Business, teaching graduate level classes through the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurship, focused on Entrepreneurship in the Media and Entertainment Industry. She is also a frequent speaker at industry conferences such as Digital kids, Digital Hollywood, and Internet Marketing Association.

Personal life

Gunther earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the

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, and a

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degree from the

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. She speaks four languages fluently. She has two children, and lives in

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Filmography

Accolades

Gunther won a

for her work on ''

'' in 1991. She has received four additional Primetime

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nominations, Festival Awards, a

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, two CableACE Award nominations, and a

Humanitas Prize The Humanitas Prize is an American award for film and television writing, presented to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful manner. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of ...

References

External links

Masher Media official website
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