
Yvette Kaplan is an American animator, director, and producer of animated films.
She was born Yvette Rosenberg in New York in 1955 and grew up in Brooklyn. After high school, she attended the School of Visual Arts, studying under Howard Beckerman.
Kaplan began her career at a New York studio called Tele-tactics,
where she worked with animators Dan Haskett, Tom Sito, and John Canemaker. In the 1970s and 80s, she animated for commercial television at a variety of Manhattan studios, including Broadcast Arts.
In 1991, Kaplan was hired to direct episodes of ''
Doug
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'' for Jumbo Pictures. She began at MTV Animation studios in 1994, directing episodes of ''
Beavis and Butt-Head
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''. In 1996, she was the animation director for the feature film ''
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
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''.
She is one of the creators of the children's animated TV series ''
Zack & Quack
''Zack & Quack'' is an animated children's television series created by Gili Dolev and Yvette Kaplan. Produced by Zodiak Media, the series premiered on Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom and Ireland on February 7, 2014. In the United States, it be ...
'' from 2014.
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American women animators
People from Brooklyn
1955 births
Living people
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