1. Jerry Beck was born on February 9,1955 and is an American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer.
16 Facts About Jerry Beck
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Jerry Beck is an authority on the making of modern films, with his books detailing the art of Mr Peabody and Sherman, DreamWorks' Madagascar, and Bee Movie.
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Jerry Beck is an entertainment industry consultant for TV and home entertainment productions and releases related to classic cartoons and operates the blog "Cartoon Research".
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Early in his career, Jerry Beck collaborated with film historian Leonard Maltin on his book Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Revised and Updated Edition.
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In 1987, Jerry Beck was instrumental in the creation of Animation Magazine.
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Jerry Beck went on to write for other magazines including: Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Whole Toon Catalog, Animation Blast, Animator, Wild Cartoon Kingdom and Animation World Network.
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Jerry Beck is an authority on the making of modern films, with his books detailing the art of Mr Peabody and Sherman, DreamWorks' Madagascar, and Bee Movie.
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Jerry Beck sold his co-ownership in Cartoon Brew in February 2013 and started an IndieWire blog, Animation Scoop, for reports on current animation while continuing to write about classic animation at Cartoon Research.
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Jerry Beck co-produced or was a consultant on many home entertainment compilations of Looney Tunes, MGM Cartoons, Disney Home Video, Betty Boop, and others.
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In 2006, Jerry Beck created and produced an animated pilot for Frederator Studios at Nickelodeon.
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In 1993, Jerry Beck became a founding member of the Cartoon Network advisory board and he currently serves as Vice President of the ASIFA-Hollywood board.
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On June 25,2021, Jerry Beck married voice actress Cheryl Chase, his girlfriend of 33 years.
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In 2008, Jerry Beck was the recipient of the June Foray Award.
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In 2014, Jerry Beck received the Independent Publisher Book Award for Popular Culture.
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In 2015, Jerry Beck was the recipient of the Comic-Con International Inkpot Award.
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Jerry Beck was the 2019 honoree of the Los Angeles Animation Festival.