Jerry Eisenberg
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Born | Los Angeles, California , U.S. | December 14, 1937
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1956–present |
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Jerry Eisenberg (born December 14, 1937)character designer, primarily known for his work at Hanna-Barbera Productions and Ruby-Spears Productions.[2]
Eisenberg was the son of
inbetweener for MGM, in 1956.[2] The studio closed seven months after Eisenberg's hire, and he went on to work as an assistant to Ken Harris at Warner Bros. Cartoons.[1]
In 1961, Eisenberg was hired at
The Peter Potamus Show, designed the characters on Wacky Races and Super Friends, and worked in layout on programs such as The Jetsons, The Huckleberry Hound Show, Jonny Quest, and Wacky Races.[2] In 1977, Hanna-Barbera alumnae Joe Ruby and Ken Spears started their own studio, Ruby-Spears Productions, and hired Eisenberg as producer and character designer for Fangface, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show, and Thundarr the Barbarian.[2]
Eisenberg later worked as a writer, storyboard artist, and/or designer and layout artist for a number of productions at various studios, including Muppet Babies at Marvel Productions, House of Mouse at Walt Disney Television Animation and Dilbert (Idbox/Columbia TriStar Television). He has also worked on a number of productions for Hanna-Barbera and its successor, Warner Bros. Animation, including Johnny Bravo, Tom & Jerry Kids, and a number of Scooby-Doo direct-to-video films.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Jerry Eisenberg interview (parts one through six)". YOWP: Stuff About Early Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ^ Scott Shaw!, and Earl Kresswere all former employees of Hanna-Barbera over the years, and relate the history of the studio to host Stu Shostak
External links
- Jerry Eisenberg at IMDb