Arlene Klasky
Arlene Phyllis Klasky (born May 26, 1949) is an American animator, graphic designer, producer and co-founder of Klasky Csupo with Gábor Csupó.[1] In 1999, she was named one of the "Top 25 Women in Animation" by Animation Magazine. She is most known for her work with Nickelodeon in the 1990s and 2000s. She, along with her ex-husband Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain, co-created the animated series Rocket Power and the series Rugrats as well as the 2021 revival series of the same name.
Arlene Klasky
- Animator
- graphic designer
- producer
1976–present
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Personal life[edit]
Klasky grew up in the beach towns of Orange County, California and is very familiar with the sport of surfing, which helped serve as creative inspiration for her television series, Rocket Power.[6]
She was married to her business partner Gábor Csupó before they started their animation company; they have two sons together from their marriage. Tommy Pickles' appearance from Rugrats is based on their younger son, Brandon.[7] Their older son, Jarrett Csupó, died in 2018 from liver cancer at the age of 33.[8] Klasky is of Polish-Jewish and Russian-Jewish descent.[9]
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