
Jay Stephens (born March 22, 1971) is a Canadian
cartoonist
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and
animator
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currently living in
Guelph
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,
Ontario
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. He is best known as the creator of the comic ''Tutenstein'', which was later adapted into the
Discovery Kids animated television series
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of the same name, as well as the creator of
Cartoon Network
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's animated television series ''
The Secret Saturdays
''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens and produced by PorchLight Entertainment for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008, in the United States. The series follows ...
'',
and the ''
JetCat'' animated shorts for
Nickelodeon
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's anthology series, ''
KaBlam!''.
Aside from his work in animation, Jay is known for several comic book projects, including "SIN", "The Land of Nod", "Atomic City Tales", and "Jetcat Clubhouse", and has written and drawn for licensed properties such as 'Alien', 'Star Wars', 'Felix the Cat', and 'Teen Titans'. He is the author of several drawing books for kids, including "Monsters!: Draw Your Own Mutants, Freaks & Creeps", "Heroes!: Draw Your Own Superheroes, Gadget Geeks & Other Do-Gooders", "Robots!: Draw Your Own Androids, Cyborgs & Fighting Bots", and "Freaky Fun Activities". Jay Stephens is the creator of the comic strips, "Oddville!", "Chick & Dee" (for
Chickadee magazine), "Xtra-curricular" (for
OWL magazine), and the short-lived daily newspaper strip "
Oh, Brother!" with ''
Slylock Fox'' creator
Bob Weber, Jr. ''
References
External links
Archive of official websitetaken May 17, 2014 (site is no longer functional)
Blog(Last updated on January 15, 2010)
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1971 births
Living people
Artists from Toronto
Canadian animators
Canadian comics artists
Canadian television directors
Canadian animated film directors
Film directors from Toronto
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