Arlene Klasky facts for kids
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Arlene Klasky
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Klasky in June 2011
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Arlene Phyllis Klasky
May 26, 1949 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
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Arlene Phyllis Klasky (born May 26, 1949) is an American animator, graphic designer, and producer. She is famous for co-founding the animation studio Klasky Csupo with Gábor Csupó.
In 1999, Animation Magazine named her one of the "Top 25 Women in Animation." She is best known for her work with Nickelodeon in the 1990s and 2000s. Arlene Klasky, along with her ex-husband Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain, helped create popular animated shows. These include Rocket Power and the classic series Rugrats. She also worked on the 2021 revival series of Rugrats.
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Career Highlights
Starting Klasky Csupo
Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó started their company, Klasky Csupo, in 1980. They began in their two-bedroom apartment in Hollywood. Later, their company moved to a bigger office on Seward Street in Hollywood.
They designed logos for TV shows like 21 Jump Street and In Living Color. They also made music videos for artists such as Beastie Boys. Klasky Csupo produced Simpsons shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show. They also created short cartoons for Sesame Street.
Creating Iconic Cartoons
In 1989, after Arlene and Gábor had two sons, Nickelodeon asked them for new cartoon ideas. Arlene found inspiration by watching her own children. She wondered what babies would say if they could talk.
This idea led to Rugrats. The show started in August 1991 with a pilot episode. Rugrats became one of Nickelodeon's most famous and successful shows. It won three Emmy Awards. Arlene Klasky was a key creative person behind the popular movies The Rugrats Movie and Rugrats in Paris: The Movie.
Their second cartoon show for Nickelodeon was Aaahh!!! Real Monsters. It first aired on Halloween in 1994. In 2003, Arlene Klasky created a spin-off show called All Grown Up!. This series showed the Rugrats characters as teenagers. It aired on Nickelodeon from 2003 to 2008.
Arlene and Gábor also created the Rocket Power television series. This show was inspired by watching their own kids. Their sons were very interested in extreme sports like skateboarding and surfing.
About Arlene Klasky
Arlene Klasky grew up in a beach town in Orange County, California. She knows a lot about surfing. This experience helped her create the TV series Rocket Power.
She was married to her business partner, Gábor Csupó, before they started their animation company. They have two sons together. The character Tommy Pickles from Rugrats was inspired by their younger son, Brandon. Arlene Klasky has Polish-Jewish and Russian-Jewish family roots.
See also
In Spanish: Arlene Klasky para niños
