John Kricfalusi: Summary

Recent Role:: Gramdpa Cramp on The Cramp Twins

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 9-9-1955

Birthplace:: Chicoutimi, Qu�bec, Canada

Birth Name:: Michael John Kricfalusi

AKA:: John K, John Krisflushi, Raymond Spum

Canadian-born cartoon cartoonist Kricfalusi began his career by working on low end Saturday morning cartoons like the Jetsons revivial and Fat Albert and the Cosby kids. In 1987, Kricfalusi's mentor, 'Ralph Bakshi' , "saved" him by hiring him as supervising director on his show "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse. The show was canceled after a scene where Mighty Mouse sniffed a flower to get superpowers and some people thought he was using cocaine. Soon afterwards, Nickelodeon bought his twisted brainchild The Ren and Stimpy Show. But after continuous battles over script content and control, he was "fired" from his own show in 1992 (actually John Kricfalusi claims that Nickelodeon stopped paying him and others and moved things from Spumco to form their own studio. They asked him if he could do voices and consult and he said no). After he was fired, he furthered his fight for creative freedom by founding a website where he sold dolls of his other characters. He then hired some of his old Ren and Stimpy co-workers and produced the first 'made for the web' cartoon series The Goddamn George Liquor Show. He also created and produced "Weekend Pussy Hunt" another 'made for the web' series. Other work includes directing a Yogi Bear short for Cartoon Network, directing a music video for Bjork. And in 2001 he returned to TV with the Saturday morning cartoon for Fox Kids called The Ripping Friends, which he created and produced. As of 2006, his company, Spumco, is closed. He is trying a new expiriment and that is to do more fleelancing with the artists he knows.
Canadian-born cartoon cartoonist Kricfalusi began his career by working on low end Saturday morning cartoons like the Jetsons revivial and Fat Albert and the Cosby kids. In 1987, Kricfalusi's mentor, 'Ralph Bakshi' , "saved" him by hiring him as supervising director on his show "The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse. The show was canceled after a scene where Mighty Mouse sniffed a flower...

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ryanwitham
member since: Jun 29, 2006
John Kricfalusi is the creator of THE REN AND STIMPY SHOW(1991),THE RIPPING FRIENDS(2001) and the more recent REN AND STIMPY ADULT PARTY CARTOON(2003), among other flash cartoons(THE GODDAMN GEORGE LIQUOR PROGRAM(1996)and WEEKEND **** HUNT(1997)) ...Continue »
John "John K." Kricfalusi is indeed the more talented Co-Star voicing Ren Hoek in "The Ren and Stimpy Show" in the 1991-1993 seasons,1 & 2(After that he was fired by Nickelodeon who was tired of having to censor nearly every spisode and having John miss all his deadlines(which happened partially to the fact that John and Nick were arguing over censorship for such long periods of time) and Ren's voicing went to (at the time) Stimpy voice Billy West)John K. returned in June, 2003 for the short-lived "The Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon", and he proved once again that he was the more talented co-star(voicing Ren Hoek again), although alongside new Stimpy voice, Eric Bauza.(Billy West declined John's offer to return as Stimpy)
08/05/07 11:26am | report abuse
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starman100
member since: Jun 20, 2007
John Kricfalusi is amazingly skilled and talented. To say he's brilliant is truly and understatement. ...Continue »
This guy gave birth (not literally) to Ren and Stimpy. The two greatest cartoon characters of all time. He sure has my deepest sympathy.

It seems that he feels quite annoyed impatient with todays standards. But why the hell shouldn't he be, I would. Just look any of his amazing artwork that still goes unrecognized, then look at and simple stuff like Family Guy. Yeah I'd be pretty annoyed too!

John K is definitely, by far, my favourite animator of all time. He's also the most talented.

This man created my favourite show of all time, which was then to be ruined by Nickelodeon.
08/05/07 04:42am | report abuse
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Spongeyfan
member since: Aug 29, 2005
I've got three words to say Best...Cartoonist..ever ...Continue »
John Kricfalusi is one of the best cartoonists ever second to Matt Groening Stephen Hillenburg and Joe Murray he is mostly famous for his Ren and Stimpy creation that was really really a great show on Nickelodeon it's a shame Nick fired him and gave it to Games which those eps sucked 12 years later Spike TV asked him if he could do an adult version of Ren and Stimpy and he agreed but sadly those eps sucked as well but still Ren and Stimpy rocks he also did a great job of voicing Ren in the early episodes.
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zillaman23
member since: Jul 25, 2006
My animation hero ...Continue »
John Kricfalusi is the best cartoonist ever. He is the creator
of one of the greatest shows ever Ren and Stimpy. Without Ren and Stimpy I don't know what my life would be like. He does an awsome job as the voice of my favorite character Ren Hoek got to love that Peter Lorre accent. You have got to feel sorry when Nick fired him because they thought his show wasen't right for kids but that doesn't mean Nick had the right to take over the show if you ask me they should have let him stay. John you will always be a hero to me.
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llithium6
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The Best cartoonest. ...Continue »
My favorite cartoonest of all time. He had a twisted mind like no other. You can go around the world and you will find out that he is one of the only people on the planet who makes creative cartoons. I swear, go around the world. The only others I know are, David Feiss, Jhonen Vasquez, Vincent Waller, Maxwell Adams, and Butch Hartman.
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