Biography
Gifted young animation auteur whose style harkens backs to the golden era of animation (i. e. Warner Bros., Tex Avery). Kricfalusi moved to Hollywood from his native Canada in 1980. He promptly started working for different studios on such cartoons as the remakes of "Heckle and Jeckle" and "The Jetsons". Kricfalusi moved from studio to studio doing small animation jobs until Ralph Bakshi made him the director of CBS' revisionist "The New …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Created and voiced characters on the Fox animated series "The Ripping Friends" |
1999 | Wrote, directed and provided voices for the Cartoon Network specials "A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith" and "Boo Boo Runs Wild" |
1992 | Released from duties on "Ren & Stimpy" due to "creative differences" between Nickelodeon and Spumco |
1991 | Signed by Nickelodeon to produce "Ren & Stimpy" cartoon |
1990 | Made short film "Ren Hoek and Stimpy in 'Big House Blues'" |
1990 | Formed Spumco, an independent animation house |
1989 | Designed the opening title sequence for "Camp Beverly Hills" |
1988 | Hired by ABC to helm the revival of "Beany and Cecil" |
1987 | Director of "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse" |
1986 | Worked as layout artist on "The Smurfs Christmas Special" |
1983 | Storyboard artist for the feature "Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase" |
1980 | Moved to Hollywood; joined Filmation |
Awards
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) in The Ren & Stimpy Show |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) in The Ren & Stimpy Show |