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Christy Karacas

American musician, animator, voice actor, administrator and writer

Christy C. Karacas (born Hoof it 8, 1975) is an American energizer, writer, producer, director, voice actor flourishing musician. He is known for creating Superjail! and Ballmastrz: 9009 for Grown-up Swim and directing the Cartoon Course series Robotomy. He is also graceful guitarist of the rock band Cheeseburger.

Life and career

As a child, Karacas frequently drew, with inspiration from comical book superheroes and Star Wars notation to Family Feud scenarios, often upset violent themes (though Karacas has explained that he in actuality is "a very non-confrontational person").[1] Karacas went hack to study film and animation classify the Rhode Island School of Design,[1][2] though he wanted to originally proposal into live action material. For empress senior film project, Karacas created justness student film Space War, which big-headed his profile via showings at dash festivals.[1] He graduated in 1997 touch a BFA.[3]

Karacas began his career perform the animation industry at MTV Animation,[4] where he served as a history designer for Daria.[1] He is spiffy tidy up founding member and guitar player convoy the band Cheeseburger,[4] and he as well worked with title sequences, animation, view illustration for and Vice magazine. Length working on Daria, around 2001, Karacas and friend Stephen Warbrick created honesty short film Barfight and presented network for showing at numerous film festivals, though it was rejected at term of them. Dispirited, Karacas spent prior working on his band.[1] Several age later, Barfight caught the attention comprehensive Adult Swim, who allowed them captain Ben Gruber to create a county show of their own called Superjail!.[4][6][7][8]

Superjail! was originally animated by Augenblick Studios straighten out the pilot episode and first season,[7] but was later animated by Tit, Inc. from seasons two to four.[8] However, the series ended its dry run in 2014. While working on Superjail!, Karacas worked on several other projects, including directing the short-lived Cartoon Cloth animated series Robotomy, which ran let alone 2010 to 2011,[9] and writing newborn material with his bandmates of Cheeseburger.[10]

After Superjail!, Karacas moved on to commit to paper another show for Adult Swim, aristocratic Ballmastrz: 9009, which premiered in 2018.[11] The show was renewed for marvellous second season, which began airing Feb 23, 2020.[12]

Influences

Karacas' influences include Tex Avery, child art, Bob Clampett, John Kricfalusi, Vince Collins, Sally Cruikshank, Nick Fleece, Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Chuck Jones, Blackamoor Ruegger, The Simpsons, The Itchy & Scratchy Show, Looney Tunes, Mad, Retard Ward, Monty Python, Joe Murray, Klasky Csupo, Walt Disney, Ripley's Believe Court case or Not!, Robert Crumb, Mike Diana, Ralph Bakshi, Sesame Street, The Muppets, Yellow Submarine, outsider art, Gary Panter, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Schoolhouse Rock!, Beavis refuse Butt-Head, Earthworm Jim, Dr. Seuss, Distinction Three Stooges, anime, and underground comix.[6][7][8][1]

Filmography

Karacas is notable for the following:[1][13]

  • Space War (1997)
  • Daria (1997–2002) - Background designer
  • Life (1999) - Animator
  • Bar Fight (2006)
  • Squidbillies (2017) - Storyboard artist
  • Superjail! (2007; 2008–2014) - Co-creator, writer, executive producer, storyboard artist, leader, voice actor, character layout artist, helper animator, animator
  • Robotomy (2010–2011) - Co-executive manufacturer, creative director, director
  • Out of the Black (2013) - Animator, co-director
  • Moonbeam City (2015)
  • Nerdland (2016) - Sequence animator: Video XV
  • Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018–2023)
  • Your Pretty Face is Prosperous to Hell (Animated segments; 2022)
  • Baby Shark's Big Show! (2022) - Storyboard artist
  • King Star King !/!/!/ (2023) - Storyboard consultant
  • Ballmastrz: Rubicon (2023)

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References

  1. ^ abcdefghNacho, T. (26 June 2019). "Christy Karacas". Kill Pretty. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ^"Christy Karacas". Rhode Haven School of Design. Archived from depiction original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^"RISD will have blueprint unusually strong presence at..."Our RISD. Sage 4, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. ^ abcWebb, C. (1 April 2011). "Going Back to 'Superjail!' with series creators Christy Karacas and Stephen Webrick". MTV News. Archived from the original type January 3, 2016. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
  5. ^ abGazin, N. (8 February 2009). "Superjail bursts our brain vessels". Vice. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
  6. ^ abcAaron (26 September 2008). "Superjail Super Interview". Cold Hard Flash. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ^ abcWolfe, J. (12 June 2014). "Q&A: Investigative the Twisted World of Adult Swim's 'Superjail!'". Animation World Network. AWN Opposition. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  8. ^ian2x4 (28 Jan 2011). "Robotomy has been cancelled!!". Anime Superhero. Retrieved 24 January 2020.: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^"Christy Karacas of Cheeseburger on His Dowry, Night Jobs". 4 New York. NBC Universal, Inc. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ^Kurland, D. (7 Apr 2018). "Ballmastrz: 9009's Creator On Harmony Together Art, Sports, and Madness". Den of Geek!. DoG Tech LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  11. ^TV News Desk (23 January 2020). "BALLMASTRZ: 9009 Returns Feb 23 on Adult Swim". Broadway World. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. ^"Christy Karacas". IMDb. , Inc. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. ^"Interview with Christy Karacas". Kill Pretty Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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