15 Facts About Gary Leib

Gary David Leib was an American underground cartoonist, animator, and musician.

Gary Leib was a founding member of the Grammy Award-nominated band Rubber Rodeo, which recorded two albums for Mercury Records.

Gary Leib created original music for independent and feature films, including the critically acclaimed Ironweed.

Gary Leib was born in Chicago, Illinois, the eldest of four children, and grew up in Lincolnwood.

Gary Leib's influences growing up included EC Comics, MAD, and Zap Comix.

Gary Leib went to Niles North High School and the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating in 1977.

Gary Leib was a founding member of Rubber Rodeo in 1980 with RISD friends Doug Allen, Bob Holmes, Barc Holmes, and Trish Milliken.

Gary Leib contributed to David Greenberger's Duplex Planet Illustrated and the 1995 award-winning comic jam, The Narrative Corpse.

Gary Leib created his animation studio Twinkle in 1993; Twinkle has produced animation and titles for film, TV series, music videos, and websites.

From 1993 until his death, Gary Leib created a series of short animations, accompanied by jazz, about New York City, which were hosted on the New York Times website, a network ID for MTV, and a documentary for PBS.

Gary Leib created the animated sequences in the film American Splendor, often working in collaboration with his old partner Doug Allen.

Gary Leib designed a popular line of promotional toys for The Hershey Company.

Gary Leib taught in the graduate computer animation program at the School of Visual Arts and the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan.

Gary Leib died of a heart attack on March 19,2021, aged 65.

Gary Leib was survived by his wife, the painter Judy Glantzman, their daughter Lila, and his three siblings Beth, Alan, and Joel.