Evan Spiridellis is an American animator, artist, media and technology entrepreneur, director, and producer. He co-founded the digital entertainment studios JibJab and StoryBots with his brother Gregg Spiridellis.[1][2]JibJab gained public attention in 2004 for its viral animated political parody, This Land.[3][4][5] The brothers sold JibJab to Catapult Capital in 2018 and StoryBots Netflix in 2019.[6][7][8]
He graduated from Parsons School of Design in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration. While at Parsons, he studied under master illustrators David J. Pasalacqua and Bob Levering.[1]
In 1999, Gregg and Evan Spiridellis founded JibJab in Brooklyn.[9][10] The company gained prominence in 2004 with an animated parody of the U.S. presidential election featuring George W. Bush and John Kerry set to Woody Guthrie's This Land Is Your Land.[11] The video prompted a copyright dispute with Ludlow Music that was settled with the Electronic Frontier Foundation representing JibJab.[12][13] The company also produced ElfYourself for OfficeMax.[14][15]
In 2012, the Spiridellis brothers launched StoryBots, an educational media brand for children.[21] The brand launched on YouTube and expanded to Netflix with the series Ask the StoryBots, which launched in August 2016.[22] In 2018 Wired Magazine called the show “one of the funniest, smartest, most delightful children’s shows of recent memory.[23] Netflix acquired the StoryBots company in May 2019.[24][25] Spiridellis voiced Hap, the stressed out boss, as well as a host of secondary characters.[26][27]
Spiridellis authored children's books: Are You Grumpy, Santa? and The Longest Christmas List Ever!, both published by Disney-Hyperion.[32][33]
Awards and recognition
In 2004, ABC News named Gregg and Evan Spiridellis People of the Year.[34]
Ask the StoryBots was a finalist for the 76th Peabody Awards[35] and won the Annie Award for Best Animated Television Production for Children at the 47th Annie Awards.[36]
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