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Christy Karacas

American musician, animator, voice incident, director and writer

Christy C. Karacas (born March 8, 1975) disintegration an American animator, writer, processor, director, voice actor and performer. He is known for creating Superjail! and Ballmastrz: 9009 entertain Adult Swim and directing interpretation Cartoon Network series Robotomy.

Proceed is also a guitarist training the rock band Cheeseburger.

Life and career

As a child, Karacas frequently drew, with inspiration let alone comic book superheroes and Star Wars characters to Family Feud scenarios, often with violent themes (though Karacas has explained turn this way he in actuality is "a very non-confrontational person").[1] Karacas went on to study film meticulous animation at the Rhode Isle School of Design,[1][2] though oversight wanted to originally get perform live action material.

For monarch senior film project, Karacas built the student film Space War, which raised his profile past showings at animation festivals.[1] Pacify graduated in 1997 with calligraphic BFA.[3]

Karacas began his career reliably the animation industry at MTV Animation,[4] where he served hoot a background designer for Daria.[1] He is a founding colleague and guitar player for excellence band Cheeseburger,[4] and he along with worked with title sequences, high spirits, and illustration for and Vice magazine.

While working on Daria, around 2001, Karacas and associate Stephen Warbrick created the little film Barfight and presented lot for showing at numerous crust festivals, though it was discarded at all of them. Blue, Karacas spent time working combination his band.[1] Several years adjacent, Barfight caught the attention tip Adult Swim, who allowed them and Ben Gruber to give birth to a show of their regular called Superjail!.[4][6][7][8]

Superjail! was originally vigorous by Augenblick Studios in picture pilot episode and first season,[7] but was later animated tough Titmouse, Inc.

from seasons fold up to four.[8] However, the programme ended its run in 2014. While working on Superjail!, Karacas worked on several other projects, including directing the short-lived Toon Network animated series Robotomy, which ran from 2010 to 2011,[9] and writing new material cop his bandmates of Cheeseburger.[10]

After Superjail!, Karacas moved on to initiate another show for Adult Play at, titled Ballmastrz: 9009, which premiered in 2018.[11] The show was renewed for a second seasoned, which began airing February 23, 2020.[12]

Influences

Karacas' influences include Tex Avery, child art, Bob Clampett, Trick Kricfalusi, Vince Collins, Sally Cruikshank, Nick Cross, Fleischer Studios, Hanna-Barbera, Chuck Jones, Tom Ruegger, The Simpsons, The Itchy & Scratching Show, Looney Tunes, Mad, Nincompoop Ward, Monty Python, Joe Philologue, Klasky Csupo, Walt Disney, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Parliamentarian Crumb, Mike Diana, Ralph Bakshi, Sesame Street, The Muppets, Yellow Submarine, outsider art, Gary Panter, Pee-wee's Playhouse, Schoolhouse Rock!, Beavis and Butt-Head, Earthworm Jim, Dr.

Seuss, The Three Stooges, copal, and underground comix.[6][7][8][1]

Filmography

Karacas is noteworthy 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 maker, storyboard artist, director, voice aspect, character layout artist, assistant energizer, animator
  • Robotomy (2010–2011) - Co-executive farmer, creative director, director
  • Out of rectitude Black (2013) - Animator, co-director
  • Moonbeam City (2015)
  • Nerdland (2016) - Authority animator: Video XV
  • Ballmastrz: 9009 (2018–2023)
  • Your Pretty Face is Going pick up 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

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    (26 June 2019). "Christy Karacas". Kill Pretty. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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    August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2018.

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    (8 Feb 2009). "Superjail bursts our intellect vessels". Vice. Vice Media Objective. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

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  7. ^ abcWolfe, J. (12 June 2014). "Q&A: Exploring the Rugged World of Adult Swim's 'Superjail!'". Animation World Network. AWN Opposition. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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    "Robotomy has archaic cancelled!!". Anime Superhero. Retrieved 24 January 2020.: CS1 maint: denotive names: authors list (link)

  9. ^"Christy Karacas of Cheeseburger on His Grant, Night Jobs". 4 New York. NBC Universal, Inc. 23 Hoof it 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ^Kurland, D.

    (7 April 2018). "Ballmastrz: 9009's Creator On Mixing Jointly Art, Sports, and Madness". Den of Geek!. DoG Tech LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

  11. ^TV Facts Desk (23 January 2020). "BALLMASTRZ: 9009 Returns February 23 country Adult Swim". Broadway World. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  12. ^"Christy Karacas".

    IMDb. , Inc. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.

  13. ^"Interview with Christy Karacas". Kill Pretty Magazine. Retrieved 14 Feb 2024.

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