Mitchell Lee Schauer (pronounced "shower") (born December 18, 1955) is an American animation professional who has been involved television programs and feature films since 1978. He is perhaps best known as the creator of the critically acclaimed

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animated sitcom ''

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''. Schauer cited 1960s cartoons such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' as primary influences for his work.

Early life

Mitch Schauer graduated from Daniel Webster High School in

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in 1974. He briefly attended Tulsa Junior College, then studied with Disney's character animation program at

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('76–77). He graduated with a BFA degree in Advertising and Illustration from

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in 1980.

Art career

Besides working in animation, Schauer has also been a book illustrator including comic books (''

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'', ''

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'') children's books such as ''Pogman'', with his most recently published work being as writer/illustrator of his own graphic novel, ''Rip M.D.'' and cover artist for ''

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'' (Oct. 2011). Beginning as an animation layout artist then switching over to freelance storyboard artist, Schauer has worked for virtually every television animation production company in the industry including ''

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'' and '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures''. In 1984, he designed the intro sequence for '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show''. His first assignment as producer was ''

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'', leading to his winning of an Emmy Award in 1995 as producer of Warner Brothers' ''

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''. Schauer also worked as an assistant storyboard artist for

's ''

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'', ''

Rocko's Modern Life ''Rocko's Modern Life'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian immigrant wallaby named Rocko and his friends: the eccentric steer ...

'', and ''

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''. In 1997, he created ''

'' for Nickelodeon. His daughters, Stacy and Chelsea, voiced the Beaver brothers' younger sisters in two episodes and an unaired pilot, "Simply Sisters". Partnering with

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, he co-created and co-directed ''

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.Henson Company press release
March 10, 2008
. August 05, 2007 Having completed character model designs and storyboarding for Marvel/Lionsgate's direct-to-DVD animated features, Schauer has recently wrapped his Supervising Director chores on 52 episodes of ''

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'' for Marvel and Film Roman and begun pre-production on another Marvel series to be released through their own animation studio. He is also developing animated features based on his concepts, ''Rip M.D.'', ''TARGET! HARRY SHANKS'' and a live-action untitled horror biopic.

Personal life

Schauer has been married to Cindy Louise Schauer since 1978. Together they have three children; Stacy (born 1980), Chelsea (born 1982) and Robert (born 1986).

References

External links

Mitch Schauer's official website
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