Jay Stephens (born March 22, 1971) is a Canadian

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and

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currently living in

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. He is best known as the creator of

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Tutenstein ''Tutenstein'' is an American animated television series, produced by Porchlight Entertainment for Discovery Kids based on the comics by Jay Stephens. The series premiered on November 1, 2003 and ended on October 11, 2008. It features young mumm ...

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The Secret Saturdays ''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008 in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of ...

'', and the '' JetCat'' animated shorts for Nickelodeon's anthology series, '' KaBlam!''. Aside from his work in animation, Jay is known for several comic book projects, including "SIN", "The Land of Nod", "Atomic City Tales", and "Jetcat Clubhouse", and has written and drawn for licensed properties such as 'Alien', 'Star Wars', 'Felix the Cat', and 'Teen Titans'. He is the author of several drawing books for kids, including "Monsters!: Draw Your Own Mutants, Freaks & Creeps", "Heroes!: Draw Your Own Superheroes, Gadget Geeks & Other Do-Gooders", "Robots!: Draw Your Own Androids, Cyborgs & Fighting Bots", and "Freaky Fun Activities". Jay Stephens is the creator of the comic strips, "Oddville!", "Chick & Dee" (for

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), "Xtra-curricular" (for OWL magazine), and the short-lived daily newspaper strip " Oh, Brother!" with '' Slylock Fox'' creator

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(Last updated on January 15, 2010) * * * 1971 births Living people Artists from Toronto Canadian cartoonists Canadian comics artists Canadian television directors Canadian animated film directors Film directors from Toronto {{animator-stub