Steven Eric Gordon (born March 23, 1960) is an American

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and

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, who is perhaps most well known for his work with animation film director

Ralph Bakshi Ralph Bakshi (born October 29, 1938) is an American animator and filmmaker. In the 1970s, he established an alternative to mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 1992, he directed nine theatric ...

and on '' X-Men: Evolution''. Gordon was one of the directors on the first

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direct-to-video ''

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'' as well as the character designer for that DTV as well as the sequel. He was one of the directors for the TV series '' Wolverine and the X-Men''. He directed the direct-to-DVD film ''

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presents: The Condor'' featuring

Wilmer Valderrama Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama ( , ; born January 30, 1980) is an American actor, producer, and television personality. He is known for his role as Fez in the sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), Agustín Madrigal in ''Encanto'', and as Carlos ...

. He was an uncredited storyboard artist on the feature film ''

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'' and is a director on the second (yet un-aired) animated TV show ''The Avengers'' for Marvel and Starz. In 2009, he co-directed the direct-to-video sequel to ''Happily N'ever After'' at Vanguard Animation alongside

Boyd Kirkland Boyd Douglas Kirkland (November 4, 1950 – January 27, 2011) was an American television director of animated cartoons. He was best known for his work on '' X-Men: Evolution'' and '' Batman: The Animated Series''. He suffered from idiopathic ...

. It was called ''Happily N'ever After 2: Snow White Another Bite @ The Apple'' and it turned out to be a very lucrative seller on DVD. Over one million copies of the film were sold on DVD worldwide. Currently he is Supervising Director on ''

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'' airing on NickToons for Kickstart and WEP Productions. He was also one of the directors for ''Pigs Next Door'', an un-aired animated series produced by Saban Productions featuring the voices of John Goodman and Jaime Lee Curtis. He started in animation working on

's animated feature ''

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'' as a "roto-photo" artist while still in High School. He quickly moved up to work as an assistant animator and eventually animated (roto-scoped) several scenes and was given animator credit on the finished film. He worked for Ralph Bakshi on and off for years on many Bakshi films including ''

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'' and '' Fire and Ice'' (as animation director and character designer) working alongside

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and ''

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'' (as Key Animator on Holli and Lonette). He was the animation director, storyboard artist, key animator and character designer on ''

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''. He also worked on '' Space Jam: A New Legacy''. In addition, he worked on '' Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' and with the company of Don Bluth on "

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" and "

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" . Currently illustrates a

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based on The Eternal Savage, available on the website of

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In February 2013, Sequential Pulp Comics, a

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imprint distributed by

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has announced that Gordon was one of the illustrators of Jungle Tales of Tarzan, written by Martin Powell.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Steven E. Animators from California American film directors 1960 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American comics artists American television directors American animated film directors American storyboard artists