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Duckman
''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. The series later gained a cult following throughout the years. Plot In a universe where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist, the series centers on Eric Tiberius Duckman (voiced by Jason Alexander), a widowed, lewd, self-hating, egocentric anthropomorphic duck who lives with his family in Los Angeles (as mentioned in the episode "Bev Takes a Holiday") and works as a private detective. The tagline of the show, seen in the opening credits, is "Private Dick/Family Man". Main characters include Cornfed (voiced by Gregg Berger), a pig who is Duckman's Joe Friday–esque business partner and best friend; Ajax (voiced by Dweezil Zappa), Duckman's eldest, slow-witted teenage son; Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duckman Characters
''Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on the USA Network from March 5, 1994, through September 6, 1997. It was created and developed by Everett Peck, and is based on characters he created in his 1990 one-shot comic book published by Dark Horse Comics. The series later gained a cult following throughout the years. Plot In a universe where humans and anthropomorphic animals coexist, the series centers on Eric Tiberius Duckman (voiced by Jason Alexander), a widowed, lewd, self-hating, egocentric anthropomorphic duck who lives with his family in Los Angeles (as mentioned in the episode "Bev Takes a Holiday") and works as a private detective. The tagline of the show, seen in the opening credits, is "Private Dick/Family Man". Main characters include Cornfed (voiced by Gregg Berger), a pig who is Duckman's Joe Friday–esque business partner and best friend; Ajax (voiced by Dweezil Zappa), Duckman's eldest, slow-witted teenage son; C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everett Peck
Everett Lee Peck (October 9, 1950 – June 14, 2022) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is best known as the creator of '' Duckman'' and '' Squirrel Boy''. Early life Everett Lee Peck was born in San Diego, California, on October 9, 1950, and later earned a degree in illustration at California State University. He then took over the illustration program at the Otis College of Art and Design in 1984. Career Peck's drawings have appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''Playboy'', and ''Time'', as well as numerous books, comics and movie posters. He participated in gallery shows in Tokyo, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C., and wrote animated cartoons for ''Rugrats'', '' The Critic'', and a series based on one of his own cartoon characters: '' Duckman''. Originally created as a comic book that was first published by Dark Horse in 1990, ''Duckman'' was turned into an animated series in 1994 for the USA Network. During its four-year run, it won the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klasky Csupo
Klasky-Csupo, Inc. (stylized as KLaSKY CSUPO INC., doing business as Klasky Csupo, ) is an American animation studio located in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and Hungarian animator Gábor Csupó (hence the company's name) in a spare room of their apartment and grew to 550 artists, creative workers and staff in an animation facility in Hollywood. During the 1990s and 2000s, they produced and animated era-defining shows for the children's network, Nickelodeon, such as ''Rugrats'' (which was one of the channel's original animated series, known as Nicktoons), '' Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', '' The Wild Thornberrys'', ''Rocket Power'', '' As Told by Ginger'' and ''All Grown Up!''. They also animated the early seasons of ''The Simpsons'' for 20th Century Fox and Gracie Films, as well as '' Duckman'' on USA Network. In 2008, Nickelodeon ended their long-running partnership with Klasky Csupo and its shows ceased production, resulting in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Alexander
Jay Scott Greenspan (born September 23, 1959), known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, host and director. An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series '' Seinfeld'' (1989–1998), for which he was nominated for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. His other roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film '' Pretty Woman'' (1990), comic relief gargoyle Hugo in the Disney animated feature '' The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), and the title character in the animated series '' Duckman'' (1994–1997). He has made guest appearances on shows such as '' Dream On'' (1994), '' Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2001, 2009), and '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2019). For his role in ''Dream On'', he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for "The Bad Guys?" on ''Brainwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Avanzino
Peter Avanzino (born May 26, 1962) is an American animation director. He has directed several episodes of ''Futurama'', and served as supervising director on the 6th and 7th seasons of the series. Avanzino works for Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California. He has also directed episodes of ''Drawn Together'', ''Duckman'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He was also a storyboard artist on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' and ''The Simpsons''. Also, he directed the Christmas movie "How Murray Saved Christmas." Avanzino currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and kids. Credits Supervising Director * ''Drawn Together'' * ''Duckman'' * ''Napoleon Dynamite'' * '' Sit Down, Shut Up'' (with Rich Moore) * ''Futurama'' (seasons 6-present) * ''Clash-a-Rama'' (season one) * ''Disenchantment'' (with Dwayne Carey-Hill) Director * How Murray Saved Christmas 2014 ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' *"Helen and Sue's High School Reunion" ''Drawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated Sitcom
An animated sitcom is a subgenre of the sitcom that is animated instead of live action and is generally made or created for adult audiences in most cases. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Simpsons'', ''South Park'', and ''Family Guy'' are four of the longest-running animated sitcoms. History Early history ''The Flintstones'', which debuted in 1960, is considered the first example of the animated sitcom genre. A similar cartoon, '' The Jetsons'', which took place in the future rather than the past, followed in 1962. Marc Blake argued it started the "science fiction sitcom sub genre". Animated sitcoms have been more controversial than traditional cartoons from the onset. ''The Flintstones'' was originally oriented at parents, as an animated version of ''The Honeymooners'', though it was primarily popular with children. David Bennett argued that when it was originally released, it was aimed at an adult audience, and called it the "direct ancestors" of current adult animation, becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Musick
Patricia Anne Musick is an American voice actress, who has provided numerous voices in many television shows, films and video games. She and her husband, Jeff Whitman, a personal manager and set construction coordinator, are the parents of actress and singer Mae Whitman. Career Musick’s first role was in the 1981 film '' The Loch Ness Horror''. She played a number of cartoon characters, such as Snappy Smurf in ''The Smurfs'' and Harold Frumpkin in ''Rugrats''. As Tony Toponi While casting for Don Bluth’s film ''An American Tail'', Musick was one of the women chosen to play Tony Toponi, becoming one of her well-known works. She based his voice on a friend she knew from grade school. In the early 1990s, Musick was unable to recast as Tony following her then-current responsibility of her daughter Mae Whitman, who was just born in 1988, causing the use of her character to be limited in the first sequel and completely unused in ''Fievel's American Tails'' until the direct-to-vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Hill
Dana Hill (born Dana Lynne Goetz; May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American actress. She was known for playing Audrey Griswold in '' National Lampoon's European Vacation'', and also known for her roles in ''Shoot the Moon'' and '' Cross Creek''. As a voice actress, she was known for her work as Max Goof in '' Goof Troop''. Hill had diabetes that affected physical growth, which meant that she often played children into adolescence and beyond. Early life and health issues Dana Lynne Goetz was born on May 6, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, to Theodore Arthur "Ted" Goetz, a director of commercials, and Sandy Hill. A diagnosis of Type I diabetes at an early age ended her athletic career; a 1982 article in ''People'' magazineBacon, Doris Klein (March 8, 1982).Diabetes Has Slowed Her Growth but Not Her Talent — Dana Hill Is Big Enough to ''Shoot the Moon''". ''People''. Retrieved August 10, 2020. reported that Hill, at age 10, had placed third nationwide in the 880-yard run and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregg Berger
Gregory Alan Berger (born December 10, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht from ''Final Fantasy X'' and the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' games, Grimlock from '' The Transformers'', Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', Odie from various ''Garfield'' animated media, Cornfed Pig from '' Duckman'', Bill Licking from '' The Angry Beavers'', Agent Kay from '' Men in Black: The Series'', The Gromble from ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', Captain Blue from '' Viewtiful Joe'', Eeyore from ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Hunter the Cheetah (1999–2002) and Ripto from ''Spyro the Dragon'', as well as The Thing, Galactus, and Attuma from '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''. Early life Berger was born on December 10, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri to an observant Russian-Jewish family. He graduated from University City High School in 1968. Career Voice acting and ''Garfield'' Berger started his career in 1978. He provided the voice of Adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animated Sitcom
An animated sitcom is a subgenre of the sitcom that is animated instead of live action and is generally made or created for adult audiences in most cases. ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', ''The Simpsons'', ''South Park'', and ''Family Guy'' are four of the longest-running animated sitcoms. History Early history ''The Flintstones'', which debuted in 1960, is considered the first example of the animated sitcom genre. A similar cartoon, '' The Jetsons'', which took place in the future rather than the past, followed in 1962. Marc Blake argued it started the "science fiction sitcom sub genre". Animated sitcoms have been more controversial than traditional cartoons from the onset. ''The Flintstones'' was originally oriented at parents, as an animated version of ''The Honeymooners'', though it was primarily popular with children. David Bennett argued that when it was originally released, it was aimed at an adult audience, and called it the "direct ancestors" of current adult animation, becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymie Muzquiz
Donald Raymie Muzquiz (born December 21, 1960) is an American animation director. He has directed several episodes of ''Futurama'', and served as supervising director on the Cartoon Network series ''Clarence'' during the first season. He has also directed episodes of ''Drawn Together'', ''Duckman'', ''Hey Arnold!'', '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', and ''Rugrats''. He was also a storyboard artist on ''Futurama'', ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'', ''Despicable Me'' and ''The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, ...''. Also, he directed the television movie ''The Electric Piper''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * American animated film directors American animators 1960 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gábor Csupó
Gábor Csupó ( , ; born September 29, 1952) is a Hungarian-American animator, writer, director, producer and graphic designer. He is co-founder of the animation studio Klasky Csupo, which has produced shows like ''Rugrats'', ''Duckman'', '' Stressed Eric'', and ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters''. Early life Csupó was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1952. Career After four years at the Pannónia Filmstúdió animation studios, Csupó emigrated to the West in 1975. While working in Sweden he met Arlene Klasky, an American-born animator. The two subsequently started their own company, Klasky Csupo, which produced many popular animated television shows. Before starting Klasky Csupo he emigrated to the United States in the late 1970s and began working as an animator for Hanna-Barbera on a few shows such as '' Casper and the Angels'', '' Scooby and Scrappy-Doo'', and '' The World's Greatest Super Friends''. Klasky Csupo animated the short cartoons about the Simpson family which appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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