Doug TenNapel

Doug TenNapel
TenNapel in June 2011
BornDouglas Richard TenNapel
(1966-07-10) July 10, 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Animator, writer, video game designer, comic book artist
Notable works
Earthworm Jim
The Neverhood
Catscratch
Ghostopolis
Ratfist
Nnewts
AwardsEisner Award Winner
Spouse(s)
Angie TenNapel
(m. 1990)
Children4

Douglas Richard TenNapel (/təˈnpəl/ tə-NAY-pəl;[1] born July 10, 1966) is an American animator, writer, cartoonist, video game designer, and comic book artist whose work has encompassed animated television, video games, and comic books. He is best known for creating Earthworm Jim, a character that spawned a video game series, animated series, and a toy line. He is also the creator of the animated television series Catscratch (2005–2007), which aired on Nickelodeon, and was itself a loose adaptation of TenNapel's comic book limited series Gear.