Craig McCracken

Birthday: 31 March 1971, Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA

Craig McCracken has been interested in drawing and animation since the age of three. Some of his sources of inspiration are Japanese anime, Super Friends (1973), Pee-wee's Playhouse (1986) and Little Golden Books. After briefly considering a career as a comic book illustrator, McCracken studied animation at Cal Arts in LA (along with fellow classmate and Dexter's Laboratory (1996) creator Genndy Tartakovsky. His most famous creation, The Powerpuff Girls (1998), began life in a student film under the less-cutesy title, Whoopass Stew! (1992), it was quickly renamed The Powerpuff Girls (1998). Show less «

Essentially The Powerpuff Girls (1998) is just a superhero show. You know? Good guys and bad guys.

Genndy Tartakovsky took a chance with [Samurai Jack (2001)] and said, "I want to do this type of sto...Show more »

Genndy Tartakovsky took a chance with [Samurai Jack (2001)] and said, "I want to do this type of storytelling with mostly visuals." It's one of the most beautiful and elegant cartoons I've ever seen. Show less «

[on the popularity of "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998)_] A friend of my mother's was on a trip in the Am...Show more »

[on the popularity of "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998)_] A friend of my mother's was on a trip in the Amazon and said she saw kids wearing Powerpuff shirts and it's just like. I had no idea it would ever get that huge. Show less «

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