Thomas Tataranowicz () is an American

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, producer and

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Career

His first credit was ''

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' (often referred to simply as ''He-Man'') is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's toy line ''Masters of the Universe''. The show was one of the most popular an ...

''. He then went onto

Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd., later known as New World Animation, was an American production company owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of News Corporation which was founded in 1981 as the television and film studio subsidiary of the Mar ...

/ New World Animation where he was the Studio Head, Creative Executive Producer and Head of Development and Production of all series. These include franchises such as ''

Biker Mice from Mars ''Biker Mice from Mars'' is an American animated series created by Rick Ungar. The series premiered in syndication the week of September 19, 1993. It consists of three seasons of 65 episodes, with the final episode airing in syndication the we ...

'', ''

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...

'', ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism i ...

'', and ''

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''. Since 1999, Tom has operated his own animation studio, Tom T. Animation, Inc. He later formed Gang of 7 Animation in 2001.

Filmography

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G7 Animation profile
Year of birth missing (living people) Wayne State University alumni Living people Artists from Detroit Animators from Michigan American storyboard artists American television directors American television producers American television writers American animated film directors American male television writers American voice directors Screenwriters from Michigan {{US-animator-stub