James Jinkins was born on August 8,1953 and is an American animator, cartoonist, and children's author.
11 Facts About Jim Jinkins
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Jim Jinkins is best known as the creator of the animated television series Doug, which was later the basis for a feature film.
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Jim Jinkins was born in Richmond, Virginia, and lived there during his childhood.
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Jim Jinkins's experiences growing up in Richmond would serve as an inspiration for the fictional town of Bluffington, Virginia, in the series Doug.
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Jim Jinkins was an actor on the old Nickelodeon series Pinwheel and Hocus Focus, and a graphic designer on By the Way and Video Comics.
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Later, Jim Jinkins worked in advertising, creating television commercials and promotions featuring a young boy and a dog, who would become the main characters of his major creation, Doug.
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Jim Jinkins had developed Doug Funnie through doodles during the early days of his career.
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Jim Jinkins established Jumbo Pictures in 1990 to produce Doug for Nickelodeon.
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Jim Jinkins served as executive producer and voice director for Doug as well as writing only two episodes.
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Jim Jinkins founded an independent company, Cartoon Pizza, which produced shows such as JoJo's Circus, Stanley, and Pinky Dinky Doo.
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Jim Jinkins is more where I feel that kids are today.