Everett Lee Peck (October 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is best known as the creator of ''

Duckman ''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 1 ...

'' and ''

Squirrel Boy ''Squirrel Boy'' is an American animated television series created by Everett Peck for Cartoon Network. Before the show, Peck was known for creating ''Duckman'', which aired on USA Network from 1994 to 1997. The show premiered on May 27, 2006, and ...

''.

Early life

Everett Lee Peck was born in

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, on October 9, 1950, and later earned a degree in illustration at

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. He then took over the illustration program at the

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in 1984.

Career

Peck's drawings have appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as numerous books, comics and movie posters. He participated in gallery shows in

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, and

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, and wrote animated cartoons for ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on a group of toddlers; most prominently— Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, and twins Phil and Lil, ...

'', ''

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'', and a series based on one of his own cartoon characters: ''

''. Originally created as a comic book that was first published by

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in 1990, ''Duckman'' was turned into an animated series in 1994 for the

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. During its four-year run, it won the

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, and was nominated for four

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. At the same time, various comic books were published by

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based on the TV series. These were largely written and drawn by others, including

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and

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. Topps also reprinted Peck's original 1990 ''Duckman'' comic. Peck also created the

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series ''

'', which ran from 2006 to 2007. Other work by Peck included character design for four animated TV series from

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, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Men in Black: The Series'', and '' Godzilla: The Series'', a slew of print ads for

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and

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, as well as a promotional comic strip for

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and several station IDs for

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. Samples of Peck's personal sketches appear in the book ''It's Not My Fault'', a companion piece to his 2011 solo exhibition at the

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Personal life and death

At the time of his death, he resided in

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, with his wife Helen Vita. Peck died on June 14, 2022, and his death was announced two days afterwards via his

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page. His wife stated that he had died from a long battle with

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of t ...

. Peck is survived by his wife, two children and a granddaughter. He was 71.

References

External links

Official site

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