1. Craig McCracken was born on March 31,1971 and is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating Cartoon Network's The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Disney Channel and Disney XD's Wander Over Yonder, and Netflix's Kid Cosmic.
Craig McCracken attended California High School in Whittier, California, and the California Institute of the Arts, where he met his friend and future collaborator, Genndy Tartakovsky.
In 1993, McCracken was hired by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons as an art director on the Turner Broadcasting System series 2 Stupid Dogs, alongside Tartakovsky.
Craig McCracken recalled that the network could not market a show with the word "ass" in it, so two of his friends came up with The Powerpuff Girls as a replacement for the original title.
The first short to be picked up by the network was Tartakovsky's Dexter's Laboratory, which Craig McCracken would contribute to in early seasons.
In 2002, Craig McCracken directed The Powerpuff Girls Movie, a prequel to his series.
Craig McCracken left The Powerpuff Girls after four seasons, focusing on his next project, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Craig McCracken developed the series with wife Lauren Faust and Mike Moon.
Craig McCracken created Wander Over Yonder for Disney Television Animation and Disney Channel in August 2013.
Craig McCracken then pitched his idea to Netflix and it was greenlight under the name of Kid Cosmic.
Craig McCracken pitched 10 projects to Netflix in August 2021, but eventually left by April 2022 due to mass layoffs at Netflix Animation.
On July 18,2022, it was announced that Craig McCracken began developing reboots of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends at Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
In 2023, Craig McCracken received the Winsor McCay Award at the Annie Awards ceremony for his "unparalleled achievement and exceptional contributions to animation".
Craig McCracken liked to present "the contrast of cute characters being strong and tough".