Kevin Gamble (born 14 June 1973) is a filmmaker,

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producer, and co-creator/co-star of the

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podcast A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing ...

Tiki Bar TV ''Tiki Bar TV'' was a web series distributed in the pioneering field of video podcasting or "vodcast." Each episode features a problem that is rectified by the episode's namesake cocktail, which is scribbled on a prescription pad by ''Dr. Tiki'' ...

, in which he plays the role of Johnny Johnny the

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. On October 14, 2005, during the Macworld 2005 Keynote presentation (which introduced the new iPod with Video)

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showcased

to the audience as an example of a "Video Podcast" (which, at that point in time, was a relatively new media format) as something that could be loaded onto the new video iPod using Apple's proprietary iTunes software for no charge. The next day, Tiki Bar TV moved to the #1 slot in the iTunes Podcast charts, and as such Tiki Bar TV was one of the first user generated programs to gain worldwide popularity via the iTunes distribution model. Additionally, the still from Tiki Bar TV (specifically, Kevin's image) appeared on the front webpage of Apple.com, and was composited inside of a

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). For approximately one month, Kevin's image remained on the Apple homepage next to pictures of iPods featuring U2's

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, ABC's

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and a picture of an audio book of

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. Kevin's press mentions & appearances include Wired Magazine, The National Post, Tilzy, Epic-Fu and Tubefilter. Television mentions & appearances include CBC, CTV, G4 Tech TV(Canada) and CBS News and NBC News (United States). In addition to his work in the new media & podcasting space, Kevin actively works in the children's television & animation arena. He has been the Producer of several Television Series and TV Specials including "

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", " The Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular", "

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created ''The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show''. The character George was inspired by the story of Tarzan and a cartoon char ...

" and " Casper's Scare School". His DVD animated feature credits as Producer include "

Kung Fu Magoo ''Kung-Fu Magoo'' is a 2010 animated action comedy film based on the '' Mr. Magoo'' character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. It was also produced by ...

" and several of the popular "

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" series (including the most recent DVD in the " Minnesota Cuke" line, which parody the ''

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'' movie franchise). In November 2009, he was named VP of Development for Disney Television Animation. On January 27, 2008, Kevin saved a woman who had fallen on the track of a

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station by lifting her back onto the platform and performing

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. On January 30, 2016, Kevin was seen successfully performing the

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on an unknown woman in downtown Vancouver restaurant, Gyu Kaku. The woman recovered fully and the pair continued their dinner. He currently resides in

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Panels, Presentations, Conferences

*Vidfest Digital Expo 2006, panel; "Tiki Bar TV" *Macworld 2007, panel; "Tiki Bar TV serves Podcasting Secrets" *Pittsburg Podcamp 2007; guest of honor *DivX presents Tiki Bar TV at Stage6, presentation; Consumer *Electronics Show 2007 *Vidgest Digital Expo 2007, panel; "Convergence: Maintaining IP *Integrity Across Platforms" *San Diego Comic-Con 2007, panel; "Pitching your animated series idea" *San Diego Comic-Con 2007, panel; "Masters of Podcasting" *NYC Podcamp 2008, presentation; "Behind the Scenes of Tiki Bar TV"

References

External links

Official biography
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* ttp://www.tikibartv.com Tiki Bar TV Official Sitebr>Kevin's "day job" SiteDJ Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamble, Kevin 1973 births Living people American filmmakers American podcasters Animation producers People from Vancouver