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BoJack Horseman
''BoJack Horseman'' is an American adult animated black comedy-drama streaming television series created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, Paul F. Tompkins, and Aaron Paul. Set primarily in Hollywood (renamed to Hollywoo shortly into season one and then briefly renamed Hollywoob after Mr. Peanutbutter attempts to change the name back to Hollywood in the final season), the series revolves around an anthropomorphic horse named BoJack Horseman (Arnett), the washed-up star of a 1990s sitcom who plans his return to celebrity relevance with an autobiography to be written by ghostwriter Diane Nguyen (Brie), while also contending with his agent, Princess Carolyn (Sedaris), roommate Todd Chavez (Paul), former rival Mr. Peanutbutter (Tompkins), and his declining mental health. The show is designed by cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt, who has been friends with Bob-Waksberg since high school and had previously worked with him on the webcomic ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animation
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation (which may have the look of traditional animation) can be used for stylistic reasons, low bandwidth, or faster real-time renderings. Other common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two- and three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets, or clay figures. A cartoon is an animated film, usually a short film, featuring an exaggerated visual style. The style takes inspiration from comic strips, often featuring anthropomorphic animals, superheroes, or the adventures of human protagonists. Especially with animals that form a natural predator/prey relationship (e.g. cats and mice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphael Bob-Waksberg
Raphael Matthew Bob-Waksberg (born August 17, 1984) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and voice actor. He is known as the creator and showrunner of the Netflix animated comedy series '' BoJack Horseman'' and the Amazon Prime Video animated series '' Undone''. He is also an executive producer on the Netflix/Adult Swim animated series ''Tuca & Bertie'', created by ''BoJack Horseman'' production designer Lisa Hanawalt. Early life Bob-Waksberg was raised in Palo Alto, California with his two sisters, Becky and Amalia. His family is deeply involved in the Jewish community, and Bob-Waksberg was raised Jewish. From 1982 to about 2010, his mother and grandmother ran a Judaica gift and book store titled Bob & Bob Fine Jewish Gifts and Books. His father, David Waksberg, helped Russian-speaking Jews emigrate to the United States, and is the CEO of Jewish LearningWorks, a San Francisco-based religious education center. His father has stated, "When a friend asked me abou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ShadowMachine
ShadowMachine is an American animation studio and production company for film, television, commercials and music videos. Since its early days producing the stop-motion animation show ''Robot Chicken'', the company has been producing such shows as ''Moral Orel'', ''Mary Shelley's Frankenhole'' and '' Titan Maximum'' for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Afterwards, the company produced ''BoJack Horseman'', for Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, starring Will Arnett, Aaron Paul, and Amy Sedaris, as well as ''Tuca & Bertie'', starring Tiffany Haddish, Ali Wong, and Steven Yeun. Films Television Specials Music videos Advertising As the studio has grown, they have also taken on work with various advertising campaigns with high-profile clients such as Honda. It was also honored at the ADDY Awards for an ad campaign with Farmers Insurance, directed by Jed Hathaway. * Pinto Promos for Fuel TV' * Hallmark eCards (Can't Touch This)' ** Director: Rohitash Rao * Happy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tornante Company
The Tornante Company, LLC is an American privately held investment firm founded in 2005 and owned by former Paramount Pictures and The Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner. Tornante invests in, acquires, and operates media and entertainment companies. When Eisner was bicycling around Italy, he saw a signpost that inspired the name Tornante for his company. Tornante means "hairpin turn" in Italian. History The Tornante Company was founded by Michael Eisner in 2005, after he left The Walt Disney Company. In 2006, Tornante formed Vuguru production company with backing from Rogers Media of Canada. The company made a $12.5 million venture funding round investment in Veoh in April 2006. Tornante purchased Team Baby Entertainment, a maker of infants and toddlers sports-related DVDs in June 2006. On March 5, 2007, the company and Madison Dearborn Partners purchased Topps for $385 million. Tornante planned to have Team Baby merge with Topps. In June 2015, Tornante Co. formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Purdy
Kate Purdy is an American writer and producer of television series. She grew up in San Antonio,Texas, United States. She is known for her work as a writer on the Netflix adult animated comedy series '' BoJack Horseman'', which she also produced. She received the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation in 2017 for the BoJack episode " Time's Arrow." Purdy is also the creator and writer of the Amazon Prime Video series '' Undone''. Personal life Purdy grew up in San Antonio, Texas. Her father was a Spanish teacher and the family lived for several years in Guadalajara, Mexico. In 2012, Purdy became depressed and suffered anxiety whilst working as a writer on the ''Cougar Town'' television series. She became concerned that she might have schizophrenia since her grandmother and two grand-uncles had schizophrenia. After trying various treatments, Purdy finally found benefits in indigenous and Ayurvedic medicines. She graduated from Wesleyan University in 2001. Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Hanawalt
Lisa Hanawalt (born June 19, 1983) is an American illustrator, writer, and cartoonist. She has published comic series, as well as three books of illustrations. She worked as the production designer and a producer of the Netflix animated series '' BoJack Horseman'' (2014–2020), and co-hosts the podcast ''Baby Geniuses'' (2012–present) with comedian Emily Heller. She created and executive produced the Adult Swim animated series, ''Tuca & Bertie'' (2019–2022). Life and career Early life Hanawalt was born in Palo Alto, California to Stanford biologists Philip Hanawalt and Graciela Spivak. Her mother was born and raised in Argentina by a family of Jewish refugees originally from Odessa. Hanawalt attended UCLA, graduating with a B.A. in art in 2006. Work as cartoonist and illustrator She is a former member of Pizza Island, a cartoonist's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, which included cartoonists Kate Beaton, Domitille Collardey, Sarah Glidden, Meredith Gran, and J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Novak
Jesse Novak is an American composer, best-known for his work scoring television shows, including ''The Mindy Project'', ''BoJack Horseman'', ''Tuca & Bertie'', The Baby-Sitters Club (2020 TV series), ''The Baby-Sitters Club'', and ''Superstore (TV series), Superstore''. He is the brother of actor and producer B. J. Novak, and the son of author William Novak. References 21st-century American composers American television composers Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grouplove
Grouplove (often typeset as GROUPLOVE) is an American alternative rock band that was formed in 2009 by Hannah Hooper (lead vocals, keyboards), Christian Zucconi (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Sean Gadd (bass), Andrew Wessen (lead guitar, backing vocals), and Ryan Rabin (drums). Rabin produced their debut EP, '' Grouplove'', which was originally released independently, and was later re-released by Canvasback/Atlantic with a bonus track and their hit song, "Colours". They are also known for their single " Tongue Tied". Their debut album, '' Never Trust a Happy Song'', was also produced by Rabin and was released worldwide on September 13, 2011. As of 2021, Grouplove has released five studio albums and two EPs. History Formation (2009–10) Grouplove formed out of a friendship among the five members of the band. Hooper met Zucconi on the Lower East Side of Manhattan after hearing music from his former band ALOKE. Despite having just met, Hooper invited Zucconi to an artist residency in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Carney
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms are: * Ralph, the common variant form in English, which takes either of the given pronunciations. * Rafe, variant form which is less common; this spelling is always pronounced , as are all other English spellings without "l". * Raife, a very rare variant. * Raif, a very rare variant. Raif Rackstraw from H.M.S. Pinafore * Ralf, the traditional variant form in Dutch, German, Swedish, and Polish. * Ralfs, the traditional variant form in Latvian. * Raoul, the traditional variant form in French. * Raúl, the traditional variant form in Spanish. * Raul, the traditional variant form in Portuguese and Italian. * Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. * Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Given name Middle Age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Carney
Patrick James Carney (born April 15, 1980) is an American musician and producer best known as the drummer of the Black Keys, a blues rock band from Akron, Ohio. Early life Carney's father, Jim, is a retired reporter for the ''Akron Beacon Journal'' and a music lover whom Carney credits with introducing him to various genres. His mother, Mary Stormer, is the traffic and parking supervisor for the Akron Municipal Clerk of Courts and is a former member of the Akron Board of Education. Carney has three brothers, William, who is an Amtrak supervisor; Michael, a graphic artist who created the art for each of the Black Keys' albums until he handed over the reigns for Dropout Boogie; and Barry Stormer Jr., who is an investment banker. Carney's uncle, Ralph Carney, was a professional saxophone player, and played with Tom Waits, Marc Ribot and the B-52's among others. After Carney's parents divorced when he was 6, he lived part of the time with his mother, Mary Stormer, and part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which he won several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2014), Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film (2013), and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. This made him one of only two actors to win the latter category three times (2010, 2012, 2014) since its separation into comedy and drama.Starting with the show's second season, Paul was nominated each year he was eligible, a total of five times: 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. He has also won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television three times (2009, 2011, 2013), more than any other actor in that category. He reprised the role of Jesse Pinkman six years after the end of the series in the 2019 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul F
Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire *Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia * Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Maurice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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