- Gábor Csupó
Gábor Csupó (IPA2|ga:bɔr tʃupo:) ( _hu. Csupó Gábor) (
29 September 1952 inBudapest ) is a Hungarian-bornanimator and co-founder of the animation studioKlasky Csupo , which has produced shows like "Rugrats ", "Duckman ", and "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ".He was born in
Budapest ,Hungary , in 1952, and after four years at the Pannónia animation studios, fled to the West in 1975 [cite web|title=Honey, I shrunk the cartoons|publisher="The Independent"|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/honey-i-shrunk-the-cartoons-602695.html|accessdate=2008-02-08] . While working inSweden he metArlene Klasky , an American-bornanimator . The two subsequently started their own company, Klasky Csupo, which produced many popular animated television shows. He was credited as "animation executive producer" and "supervising animation director" for several episodes of "The Simpsons " [cite web|title= Prime-Time Cartoon of Unbeautiful People|publisher="The New York Times"|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3DF153EF932A15751C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2|accessdate=2008-02-08] in the early seasons before the show switched over toFilm Roman .His record label, Tone Casualties, released several industrial, noise, ambient and experimental music releases, including discs by
Holger Czukay ,Drew Neumann ,Paul Schütze , Borut Kržišnik, Wahorn, Controlled Bleeding and his own works.He directed a
live action film, "Bridge to Terabithia". He is currently working on "The Secret of Moonacre ".The character design of
Dr. Nick Riviera (from "The Simpsons") is based somewhat on Csupó. The animators mistakenly believed the character's voice actor, Hank Azaria, was impersonating Gábor, when in fact the voice was actually a bad imitation ofRicky Ricardo from "I Love Lucy ".Personal life
He now has four sons (two of which are from his business partner and ex-wife,
Arlene Klasky ) and one daughter. His youngest son was bornJuly 4 ,2006 .Csupó is a big fan of
Frank Zappa and credits Zappa with helping him learn theEnglish language . His collection of Zappa albums were the only items he took with him when he fled his native Hungary for theUnited States in the late 1970s.In early 2006, Gábor bought a house in
Honolulu ,Oahu ,Hawaii .References
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