Christy Karacas

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Christy Karacas
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Karacas at the Magic City Comic Con in 2015
Born
Christy C. Karacas

(1975-03-08) March 8, 1975 (age 50)
New Hampshire, U.S. [1]
Alma mater Rhode Island School of Design (BFA)
Occupation(s)Animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor, musician
Years active1997–present
Known for Superjail!
Robotomy
Ballmastrz: 9009

Christy C. Karacas (born March 8, 1975) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor and musician. He is known for creating Superjail! and Ballmastrz: 9009 and Robotomy for Cartoon Network, the former two for its programming block Adult Swim. He is also a guitarist of the rock band Cheeseburger.

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Life and career

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

Karacas began his career in the animation industry at MTV Animation, [4] where he served as a background designer for Daria . [1] He is a founding member and guitar player for the band Cheeseburger, [4] and he also worked with title sequences, animation, and illustration for VBS.tv and Vice magazine. [5] While working on Daria, around 2001, Karacas and friend Stephen Warbrick created the short film Barfight and presented it for showing at numerous film festivals, though it was rejected at all of them. Dispirited, Karacas spent time working on his band. [1] Several years later, Barfight caught the attention of Adult Swim, who allowed them and Ben Gruber to create a show of their own called Superjail!. [4] [6] [7] [8]

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

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

Influences

Karacas' influences include Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, John Kricfalusi, Max Fleischer, Chuck Jones, Matt Groening, Jay Ward, Joe Murray, Walt Disney, Robert Crumb, Mike Judge, and Dr. Seuss. He also included references from Jim Henson's The Muppets, Paul Reubens' Pee-Wee Herman, Monty Python and The Three Stooges. [6] [7] [8] [1]

Filmography

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Nacho, T. (June 26, 2019). "Christy Karacas". Kill Pretty. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Christy Karacas". Rhode Island School of Design. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "RISD will have an unusually strong presence at..." Our RISD. August 4, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Webb, C. (April 1, 2011). "Going Back to 'Superjail!' with series creators Christy Karacas and Stephen Webrick". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ McPheeters, S.; Karacas, C. (October 2, 2011). "Survival of the Streets: Snake Plissken, the Cro-Mags, and the Persistence of Megatoilet Nostalgia" (PDF). Vice. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Gazin, N. (February 8, 2009). "Superjail bursts our brain vessels". Vice. Vice Media Group. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Aaron (September 26, 2008). "Superjail Super Interview". Cold Hard Flash. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 Wolfe, J. (June 12, 2014). "Q&A: Exploring the Twisted World of Adult Swim's 'Superjail!'". Animation World Network. AWN Inc. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  9. ↑ ian2x4 (January 28, 2011). "Robotomy has been cancelled!!". Anime Superhero. Retrieved January 24, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Christy Karacas of Cheeseburger on His Day, Night Jobs". 4 New York. NBC Universal, Inc. March 23, 2012. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  11. ↑ Kurland, D. (April 7, 2018). "Ballmastrz: 9009's Creator On Mixing Together Art, Sports, and Madness". Den of Geek!. DoG Tech LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  12. ↑ TV News Desk (January 23, 2020). "BALLMASTRZ: 9009 Returns February 23 on Adult Swim". Broadway World. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Christy Karacas". IMDb. IMDb.com, Inc. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Interview with Christy Karacas". Kill Pretty Magazine. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
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