Shuki Levy ( he, שוקי לוי; born June 3, 1947) is an

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i-American music composer and

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. Levy's best known work is

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compositions for children's television programs of the 1980s, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'', and ''

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''. In the 1990s, he became known chiefly for his work on the ''

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'' franchise, '' Digimon: Digital Monsters'', '' Masked Rider'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He has also written and directed numerous episodes for some these television shows, and directed a few films, such as ''Eye of Doom'' (1987), ''Perfect Victims'' (1988) and ''Blind Vision'' (1991). He was also part of a musical duo known as Shuky & Aviva (alternatively Shuki & Aviva) with his partner Aviva Paz.

Life and career

Beginnings

Levy was born in

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(now

) in 1947. His father was an

Ashkenazi Ashkenazi Jews ( ; he, יְהוּדֵי אַשְׁכְּנַז, translit=Yehudei Ashkenaz, ; yi, אַשכּנזישע ייִדן, Ashkenazishe Yidn), also known as Ashkenazic Jews or ''Ashkenazim'',, Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: , singu ...

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originally from Ukraine, and his mother of

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origin. His career began as a singer and music performer, playing in various clubs around

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. He also appeared in the musical "

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Shuky & Aviva

During the 1970s, Levy performed in France and Germany as a duo known as "Shuki & Aviva" or "Shuky and Aviva" as written on a lot of the duos song releases. Together with his partner Aviva Paz he scored a hit single throughout Europe called "Signorina - Concertina" which sold two million copies. Levy composed "

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", the Israeli entry to the 1981 Eurovision Song Contest.

Saban Entertainment

While living in

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, he met businessman and musician

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, with the two becoming close friends and frequent collaborators. In an interview, Levy recalled "Haim said, 'We'll be co-composer. You do the composing, I'll do the deals.' I figured, 'Great. Brothers.' That was the last business conversation we had for many years. We were partners. We never had a written agreement. It was all verbal." They eventually moved to

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and founded

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, a production company responsible for numerous animated shows and Japanese adaptions, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

''. The company was sold to

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by the end of 2001. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was noted for composing a large volume of television music; according to BMI's music publishing database, he has written a combined total of 3,928 themes, background scores and songs. In a 1998 investigation by ''

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'', it was revealed that many of these compositions were

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by other composers, in order for Levy and Haim Saban to gain control of all publishing rights and music royalty revenue. On October 3, 2013, Shuki Levy started working on a TV show he created called ''Tribe Of The Wild'' which was originally set for a 2014 release, but got delayed to 2015 instead. Levy also signed a first-look production deal with

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to oversee worldwide distribution, finance and production for Levy's content in the children's and family space, ''Tribe Of The Wild'' was the first show under the deal.

Personal life

In 1977, Levy was married to

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and actress

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(''

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''), with whom he has a daughter, Tamara (born 1981). He was also in a relationship with television actress Sarah Brown (''

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''), with whom he has a second daughter, Jordan (born 1998).

Musical compositions

*Shuki Levy is credited as a composer on the following works:

Musicals

*2007. ''

Imagine This ''Imagine This'' is a musical with music by Shuki Levy, lyrics by David Goldsmith and a book by Glenn Berenbeim. Set in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II, it focuses on a family of actors trying to stage a play about the siege at ancient Mas ...

TV series

*2015. ''Tribe Of The Wild'' *2001. ''

Digimon Tamers is a Japanese anime television series and the third television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series takes place in a new setting separate from the preceding series, ''Digimon Adventure'' and ''Digimon ...

'' *2001. ''

Power Rangers Time Force ''Power Rangers Time Force'' is a television series and the ninth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 24th Super Sentai series ''Mirai Sentai Timeranger'', running for 40 half-hour episodes from February to November 2001. I ...

'' *2001. ''

Mon Colle Knights ''Mon Colle Knights'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Satoru Akahori and Katsumi Hasegawa and illustrated by Hideaki Nishikawa. The original concept was made by Hitoshi Yasuda and Group SNE. The series is based on ...

'' *2000. ''

Shinzo ''Shinzo'', known as in Japan, is an anime television series produced by TV Asahi, Toei Advertising, and Toei Animation. It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa, with Mayori Sekijima handling series scripts, Sachiko Kamimura designing the charact ...

'' *2000. ''

NASCAR Racers ''NASCAR Racers'' is an animated television series by Saban Entertainment which features two rival NASCAR racing teams, Team Fastex and Team Rexcor, competing against each other in the futuristic NASCAR Unlimited Division. The series ran from 19 ...

'' *2000. ''

Digimon Adventure 02 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to ''Digimon Adventure'', and the second anime series in the '' Digimon'' franchise. The series aired in Japan from April 2000 to March 2001. It was originall ...

'' *2000. ''

The Vision of Escaflowne is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series created by Shōji Kawamori and Sunrise Studios and directed by Kazuki Akane. It premiered in Japan on April 2, 1996 on TV Tokyo, and the final episode aired on September 24, 1996. Sony's a ...

'' *2000. ''

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'' is a television series and the eighth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 23rd ''Super Sentai'' series ''Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive'' (1999). ''Lightspeed Rescue'' had, for the first time, a ...

'' *2000. '' Action Man'' *1999. '' The Avengers: United They Stand'' *1999. ''

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the ''D ...

'' *1999. ''

Power Rangers Lost Galaxy ''Power Rangers Lost Galaxy'' is a tokusatsu television series and the seventh season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 22nd Super Sentai series ''Seijuu Sentai Gingaman''. The series was the first to follow the Sentai tradition of ...

'' *1999. ''

Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an American animated series by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man, intended as a loose sequel series to the previous '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', which ran from 19 ...

'' *1998. ''

The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs ''The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' is an American children's animated series, produced by Saban Entertainment, that aired on Fox Kids from 1998 to 1999. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, ...

'' *1998. ''

Power Rangers In Space ''Power Rangers in Space'' is a television series and the sixth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 21st Super Sentai series '' Denji Sentai Megaranger''. ''In Space'' was a turning point for the Power Rangers franchise, as th ...

'' *1998. ''

The Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first ...

'' *1997. ''

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ''Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' or as it is known in more recent editions, ''The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'', is a novel by American author Mark Twain, which was first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United St ...

'' *1997. ''

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' is an 1876 novel by Mark Twain about a boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the 1840s in the town of St. Petersburg, which is based on Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived as a boy. In the nov ...

'' *1997. ''

Power Rangers Turbo ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is a television series and the fifth season of the Power Rangers franchise. The show was prefaced with the franchise's second film, '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie''. As with its predecessors, ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is ...

'' *1997. ''

Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist ''Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist'' ((french: Les Nouvelles Aventures d'Oliver Twist, lit. "The New Adventures of Oliver Twist", also known as ''Oliver Twist'') is an animated series created by Saban Entertainment. The series first aired in th ...

'' *1997. ''

Breaker High ''Breaker High'' is a teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN's weekday "Kids" block in the United States. The series was created by Cori Stern, while David Winning directed the pilot and seven epis ...

'' *1997. '' Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation'' *1996. ''

'' *1996. '' Little Mouse on the Prairie'' *1996. ''

The Incredible Hulk The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of '' The Incredible Hulk'' (May 1962). In his comic book a ...

'' *1996. ''

Bureau of Alien Detectors ''Bureau of Alien Detectors'' (commonly initialized as ''BAD'') is a 1996 American animated series by Saban Entertainment that aired on the UPN network's weekend-morning cartoon block UPN Kids. It was touted as "X-Files meets the A-Team," and only ...

'' *1996. ''

The Mouse and the Monster ''The Mouse and the Monster'' is a 1996–97 American animated series created by Jerry Leibowitz for Saban Entertainment. It centered around a mouse named Chesbro, and a beatnik monster named Mo. The show was originally part of the UPN network's ...

'' *1996. ''

Power Rangers Zeo ''Power Rangers Zeo'' is a television series and the fourth season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 19th Super Sentai series ''Chouriki Sentai Ohranger''. It is the continuation of ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', which aired in ...

'' *1996. '' Eagle Riders'' (Dubbed version of '' Gatchaman II'' and ''

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'') *1996. ''

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 '' Dragon Ball'' anime series and adapts the latter 325 chapters of the original ...

'' *1995. ''

Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic ''Saban's Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic'' is an American animated television series that was produced by Saban Entertainment. It centers on the fictional adventures of Japanese real-life magician Princess Tenko, Mariko Itakura. After each e ...

'' *1995. ''

Space Strikers ''Space Strikers'' (french: 20,000 Lieues dans l'espace, lit ''20,000 Leagues in Space'') is a 1995 animated television series based on the 1870 Jules Verne novel ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea''. Episodes center around the crew of the sp ...

'' *1995. '' Super Pig'' *1995. ''

Iznogoud ''Iznogoud'' (pronounced "he's/is no good" with a French accent) is a French comics series featuring an eponymous character, created by the comics writer René Goscinny and comics artist Jean Tabary. The comic series chronicles the life and tim ...

'' *1995. '' Masked Rider'' *1995. ''

'' *1994. ''

Sweet Valley High ''Sweet Valley High'' is a series of young adult novels attributed to American author Francine Pascal, who presided over a team of ghostwriters to produce the series. The books chronicle the lives of identical twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefi ...

'' *1994. ''

Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker, also called Creepy Crawlers, is an activity toy made by Mattel, beginning in 1964. The toy consists of a series of die-cast metal Molding (process), moulds resembling various bug-like creatures, into which is poured a liquid chemical ...

'' *1994. ''

Teknoman is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Spa ...

'' (Dubbed version of ''Tekkaman Blade'') *1994. ''

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'' *1994. ''

BattleTech ''BattleTech'' is a wargaming and military science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2001, which was in turn acquired by Topps in 2003; and published since 2007 by Catalyst Game Labs. The trademark ...

'' *1993. '' Walter Melon'' *1993. ''

Mad Scientist Toon Club ''Mad Scientist Toon Club'' (aka ''Mad Scientist Kids Club'') is an educational children's television show produced by Saban Entertainment that aired in US syndication from September 15, 1993 to January 25, 1994. Each hour-long program mixed liv ...

'' *1993. ''

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ''Mighty Power Rangers'' (''MMPR'') is a superhero television series that premiered on August 28, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block. It is the first entry of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, and became a 1990s pop culture phenomenon along ...

'' *1993. ''

Journey to the Heart of the World ''Journey to the Heart of the World'' (french: Les Voyages de Corentin) is an animated series that ran from September 6, 1993 to 1994. It was based on the Franco-Belgian comic strip '' Corentin''. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 ...

'' *1992. ''

The Adventures of Pinocchio ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' ( ; it, Le avventure di Pinocchio ; commonly shortened to ''Pinocchio'') is a children's fantasy novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi. It is about the mischievous adventures of an animated marionette named Pinocc ...

'' *1992. ''

Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol () is a 1994 animated TV series created by Beijing Golden Panda Animation Company and dubbed by Saban Entertainment. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also ...

'' *1992. '' King Arthur & the Knights of Justice'' *1992. ''

'' *1991. '' Rock 'n Cop'' (German and Swedish dubbed versions of ''

Future Police Urashiman is a Japanese manga series written by Hirohisa Soda, illustrated by Noboru Akashi and Haruka Inui and was published by Akita Shoten in Weekly Shonen Champion. It was adapted into an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions ...

'' — no English version was released) *1991. ''

Samurai Pizza Cats ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' is an American animated television adaptation of the anime series ''Kyatto Ninden Teyandee'' (''Cat Ninja Legend Teyandee''), produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The series originally aired in Japan on T ...

'' *1991. ''

Little Shop ''Little Shop'' is a 1991 animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday morning cartoon, Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids, Fox Kids TV network, about a teenager and a giant talking plant. ''Little Shop'' was based on the 1960 ...

'' *1991. ''

Maya the Bee ''Maya the Bee'' () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ame ...

'' *1991. ''

Space Cats ''Space Cats'' is a 1991–1992 animated television series (with some live-action puppetry sequences) created by Paul Fusco, that aired on Saturday mornings on NBC. It is a comedy show about alien felines helping mankind. Charles Nelson Reilly mad ...

'' *1990. ''

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes'' is a 1978 American parody film produced by J. Stephen Peace and John DeBello, and directed by John DeBello based upon an original idea by Costa Dillon. The screenplay was written by Dillon, Peace, and DeBello ...

'' *1990. ''

Lucky Luke ''Lucky Luke'' is a Western ''bande dessinée'' series created by Belgian cartoonist Morris in 1946. Morris wrote and drew the series single-handedly until 1955, after which he started collaborating with French writer René Goscinny. Their par ...

'' *1990. '' Adventures of the Little Mermaid'' *1989. ''

The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation of ...

'' *1989. ''

The Legend of Zelda ''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...

'' *1989. ''

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', also known as ''Grimm Masterpiece Theater'' (グリム名作劇場 ''Gurimu meisaku gekijō'') in the original version and ''The Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (in Australia and New Zealand), is a Japanese anime antholo ...

'' *1989. ''

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' is an American live-action/animated television series airing from September 4 to November 30, 1989, on syndication. The series is based on the video games ''Super Mario Bros.'' and '' Super Mario Bros. 2'' by ...

'' *1989. ''

Camp Candy ''Camp Candy'' is a 1989-1992 animated television series produced by DIC Animation City, Saban Entertainment and Worldvision Enterprises, in association with Frostbacks Productions, with comedian John Candy providing the voice for an animated versi ...

'' *1989. ''

The Karate Kid ''The Karate Kid'' is a 1984 American martial arts drama film written by Robert Mark Kamen and directed by John G. Avildsen. It is the first installment in the ''Karate Kid'' franchise, and stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue an ...

'' *1989. '' Ring Raiders'' *1989. '' Captain N: The Game Master'' *1989. ''

Dragon Warrior previously published as ''Dragon Warrior'' in North America until 2005, is a franchise of Japanese role-playing video games created by Armor Project (Yuji Horii), Bird Studio ( Akira Toriyama) and Sugiyama Kobo (Koichi Sugiyama) to its publ ...

'' *1988. ''

ALF Tales ''ALF Tales'' is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series that aired on NBC from September 10, 1988, to December 9, 1989. The show is a spin-off of '' ALF: The Animated Series'' which featured characters from that series playing various chara ...

'' *1988. ''

Noozles ', also known as ''The Wondrous Koala Blinky'', is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year-old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and Pinky, ...

'' *1988. '' COPS'' *1988. '' RoboCop: The Animated Series'' *1988. '' Hey Vern, It's Ernest!'' *1987. ''

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an animated series based on the Japanese character Hello Kitty, produced by DIC Enterprises and animated by Toei Animation. The series involves Hello Kitty and her friends (and occasionally family) doing the ...

'' *1987. '' ALF: The Animated Series'' *1987. ''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animation, animated children's television program produced by DIC Entertainment, DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from ...

'' *1987. ''

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. History Beginning and growth At the beginning ...

'' *1987. ''

Maxie's World ''Maxie's World'' is a 1987 American animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Claster Television and Saban International and originally aired in first-run syndication in the United States from Septemb ...

'' *1987. ''

The New Archies ''The New Archies'' is an American animated sitcom produced by DIC Animation City, based upon the characters by Archie Comics. The series, originally produced for NBC's Saturday morning schedule and broadcast from September 12 to December 5, 198 ...

'' *1987. ''

Maple Town ''Maple Town'', also known as , is a 1986 Japanese anime series created by Chifude Asakura and directed by Junichi Sato. The series, animated by Toei Animation, consists of 52 half-hour episodes, which aired on TV Asahi in Japan from January ...

'' *1987. ''Diplodo'' *1987. '' Lady Lovelylocks And The Pixietails'' *1987. '' Starcom: The U.S. Space Force'' *1986. '' Dennis The Menace'' *1986. '' Zoobilee Zoo'' *1986. ''

'' *1986. ''

Rambo and the Forces of Freedom ''Rambo: The Force of Freedom'' (also known simply as ''Rambo'') is a 1986 American animated series based on the character of John Rambo from David Morrell's book ''First Blood (novel), First Blood'' and the subsequent films ''First Blood'' (1982) ...

'' *1986. ''

Popples Popples is a toy and television franchise created by Those Characters From Cleveland (TCFC), a subsidiary of American Greetings. Popples resemble brightly colored marsupial teddy bears with long tails ending in a pom-pom. Each Popple character ...

'' *1985. ''

'' *1985. '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' *1985. ''

Rainbow Brite ''Rainbow Brite'' is a media franchise by Hallmark Cards, introduced in 1984. The animated ''Rainbow Brite'' television series first aired in 1984, the same year Hallmark licensed Rainbow Brite to Mattel for a range of dolls and other merchand ...

'' *1985. ''

It's Punky Brewster ''It's Punky Brewster'' is a 1985–1986 animated spin-off of the live action television sitcom ''Punky Brewster''. It was animated by Ruby-Spears Productions. The show uses the same premise and main cast as its parent series, but also includes a ...

'' *1985. ''

Kissyfur ''Kissyfur'' is an American animated children's television series which aired on NBC. It was produced by Jean Chalopin and Andy Heyward and created by Phil Mendez for DIC Animation City. The series was based on a half-hour NBC special called ' ...

'' *1984. ''

Punky Brewster ''Punky Brewster'' is an American Situation comedy, sitcom television series about a young girl (Soleil Moon Frye) being raised by a foster parent (George Gaynes). The show ran on NBC from September 16, 1984, to March 9, 1986, and again in Broad ...

'' *1984. '' Going Bananas'' *1984. ''

Pole Position In a motorsports race, the pole position is usually the best and "statistically the most advantageous" starting position on the track. The pole position is usually earned by the driver with the best qualifying times in the trials before the rac ...

'' *1984. ''

Kidd Video ''Kidd Video'' (originally in development as ''Hot Rocks'') is an American Saturday morning live action/cartoon created by DIC Enterprises in association with Saban Productions. The series originally ran on NBC from 1984 to 1985. Reruns conti ...

'' *1984. '' Heathcliff &

The Catillac Cats The Catillac Cats is the name of a group of characters that starred in the secondary segment (officially billed ''Cats & Co.'' on the end credits) of the 1984 animated series of '' Heathcliff''. Most episodes revolve around Riff-Raff's get-rich-qui ...

'' *1984. ''

The Get Along Gang ''The Get Along Gang'' is a group of characters created in 1983 by Tony Byrd, Tom Jacobs, Ralph Shaffer, Linda Edwards, Muriel Fahrion, and Mark Spangler for American Greetings' toy design and licensing division, "Those Characters from Cleveland" ( ...

'' *1984. ''

Photon A photon () is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. Photons are massless, so they always ...

'' *1983. ''

Mister T Mr. T (born Laurence Tureaud, May 21, 1952), is an American actor. He is known for his roles as B. A. Baracus in the 1980s television series ''The A-Team'' and as boxer Clubber Lang in the 1982 film ''Rocky III''. He is also known for his di ...

'' *1983. ''

The Littles ''The Littles'' is a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. Sixteen years later, Peterson's books were adapted into ''The Littles'', an animated series by DIC Entertainment. The t ...

'' *1983. ''

Saturday Supercade ''Saturday Supercade'' is an American animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. It ran for two seasons on CBS. Premise Each episode is composed of several shorter segments featuring video game characte ...

'' *1982. ''

Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were published in 34 ''tankōbon'' volume ...

(aka "Lamù, La Ragazza Dello Spazio") (Italian dub only) *1982. '' Bomber X'' (additional music, French dub only) *1982. ''

'' *1981. '' Spider Woman'' (French and Italian dub only) *1981. ''

Ulysses 31 (french: link=no, Ulysse 31) is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovis ...

'' *1980. '' Heathcliff'' *1975. '' Steel Jeeg'' *1975. ''

Time Bokan is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30pm, with a total of 61 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Productions in partnership with Topcraft ...

TV

*2000. '' Final Ascent'' *1997. '' Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might'' *1994. '' Blindfold: Acts of Obsession'' *1994. '' Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders'' *1994. '' Guns Of Honor'' *1993. '' Under Investigation'' *1992. ''

Revenge on the Highway Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' *1987. '' Bay Coven'' *1985. '' He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special''

Videos

*2003. '' Itty Bitty Heartbeats'' *1996. '' Spider-Man: Sins of the Fathers'' *1991. '' Sugar & Spice: The Wizard of Oz'' *1991. '' Sugar & Spice: Alice in Wonderland'' *1991. '' Sugar & Spice: Cinderella'' *1991. '' Sugar & Spice: Heidi'' *1991. '' Sugar & Spice: Snow White'' *1989. ''

Little Golden Book Land ''Little Golden Book Land'' is an animated syndicated special produced by DIC Animation City and Western Publishing Company in 1989. The special stars many popular characters from the Little Golden Books, a beloved children's book series. It wa ...

'' *1986. ''

My Favorite Fairy Tales is a Japanese fantasy original video animation (OVA) series of fairy tales and other classic stories produced by Studio Unicorn in 1986. Originally consisting of 10 episodes played both in Japanese and English languages, with the purpose of teac ...

'' *1985. '' Punky Brewster: More For Your Punky'' *1980. '' Goldwing''

Films

*2000. '' Digimon: The Movie'' *1998. '' Rusty: The Great Rescue'' *1996. '' Susie Q'' *1995. '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' *1992. '' Round Trip to Heaven'' *1992. '' Blind Vision'' *1992. '' Prey Of The Chameleon'' *1989. '' Trapper Country War'' *1988. ''

Perfect Victims Perfect commonly refers to: * Perfection, completeness, excellence * Perfect (grammar), a grammatical category in some languages Perfect may also refer to: Film * ''Perfect'' (1985 film), a romantic drama * ''Perfect'' (2018 film), a science ...

'' *1987. '' Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World'' *1987. '' Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth'' *1986. '' Heathcliff: The Movie'' *1985. ''

Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer ''Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer'' is a 1985 American animated fantasy film directed by Bernard Deyriès and Kimio Yabuki. The film was produced by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and Hallmark Cards, and was released in the United States on November ...

'' *1985. '' He-Man And She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword'' *1985. ''

Here Come the Littles ''Here Come the Littles'' is a 1985 animated fantasy film produced in France by DIC Enterprises, Inc. and distributed by Atlantic Releasing. It was directed by Bernard Deyriès and adapted by Woody Kling from John Peterson's series of books, ' ...

'' *1984. ''

Fatal Games ''Fatal Games'' (originally known as ''The Killing Touch'' and also known as ''Olympic Nightmare'') is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Michael Elliott and starring Sally Kirkland, Lynn Banashek, Sean Masterson, Michael O'Lea ...

'' *1984. ''

The Secret of the Selenites ''The Secret of the Selenites'' (french: Le secret des sélénites) is a 1984 French animated comedy film directed by Jean Image, his last film before he died 5 years later. It is also known as ''Moon Madness'' in the United States and ''Moontrek ...

'' *1983. '' Les Dalton En Cavale'' *1982. ''

Blood Tide ''Blood Tide'' is a 1982 British horror film directed by Richard Jefferies (screenwriter), Richard Jefferies, and starring James Earl Jones, José Ferrer, Lila Kedrova, Mary Louise Weller, Martin Kove, and Deborah Shelton. Its plot follows a y ...

'' *1981. '' Dawn of the Mummy''

Screenwriting credits

Television

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Wolf Rock TV ''Wolf Rock TV'' is a 1984 American live action/animated series produced by DIC Enterprises and Dick Clark Productions, featuring the voice of Wolfman Jack. The series ran for seven episodes on ABC before it was canceled due to low ratings. ''Wol ...

'' (1984) * ''

'' (1985) * ''

'' (1993-1996) * '' Masked Rider'' (1995) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

'' (1997)

Film

* ''Perfect Victims'' (1988) * ''Blind Vision'' (1992) * ''Round Trip to Heaven'' (1992) * ''Someone to Die For'' (1995) * '' Susie Q'' (1996) * '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' (1997) * '' Exception to the Rule'' (1997) * '' Rusty: A Dog's Tale'' (1998) * ''Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure'' (2009)

Director

Television

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'' (1993-1995) * ''

'' (1994) * '' Masked Rider'' (1995) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

'' (1997)

Film

* ''Perfect Victims'' (1988) * ''Blind Vision'' (1992) * '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie'' (1997) * '' Rusty: A Dog's Tale'' (1998) * '' Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure'' (2009)

Discography

(As part of duo Shuky & Aviva)

Albums

*''Love Is Like'' (1974) *''Shuky & Aviva'' (1976) *''Shuky & Aviva Album N°2'' (1977) ;Compilation albums *''The Very Best Of Shuki & Aviva'' (1974) *''The Hits Collection'' (1990) *''Best of Shuky & Aviva'' (2002) *''Shuky & Aviva'' (4xCD) (2013)

Singles

*"L' amour c' est la musique de la vie" (1972) *"Viens que je t'embrasse" / "La separation" (1972) *"Signorina Concertina" / "I'll Never Let You Go" (1972) *"Here Comes Summertime" (1972) *"When I'm Dreaming" (1973) *"Sixteen Brothers" / "On My Own" (1973) *"Listen to the Children" / "Ecoutez les enfants" (1973) *"Ca ne suffit pas" / "C'est trop tard" (1973) *"Did I ever say goodbye" / "Roller Coaster" (1974) *"Did I Hear You Say Good-Bye" (1974) *"Bye, Bye, a bientôt" / Des dimanches d'amour" (1975) *"Bye Bye Ciao My Love" (1975) *"Je t'aime un peu trop" (1975) *"Prends ma chemise" (1976) *"Fête d'amour" / Ils ne mont parlé que de toi" (1976) *"Comme Si" (The Air That I Breath) (1976) *"

Hotel California "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). Joe Walsh came ...

" / "S'aimer comme on s'aime" (1977) *"Mais bien sur je t'aime" / "J'aime quelqu'un d'hereux" (1977) *"Je ne fait que passer" / "C'est beaucoup mieux comme ça" (1977) *"Fallait fallait pas" (1978) ;in German *"Lern' Mit Den Augen Der Kinder Zu Sehen" (1973) *"Ein Platz Für Die Liebe" (1974) *"Wir Glauben An Das Leben" (1974) *"Du Und Ich Und Zwei Träume" (1975) *"Zum Glück Gibt Es Musik" (1975) *"Ich Liebe Dich Ja Viel Zu Sehr" (1976)

References

External links

Shuki Levy Online

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