Steve Purcell | |
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 Purcell at the 2008 Game Developers Conference | |
| Born | Steven Ross Purcell July 30, 1961 |
| Alma mater | California College of Arts and Crafts |
| Occupation(s) | Cartoonist, animator, game designer, voice actor, director, writer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Employers |
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| Notable work | Sam & Max |
| Spouse |
Collette Michaud (m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | Personal Blog |
Steven Ross Purcell[2] (born July 30, 1961)[3] is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise Sam & Max, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has grown to incorporate an animated television series and several video games.
A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft, Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter. He performed freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987. Purcell was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 and worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first two Monkey Island games, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sam & Max Hit the Road.
Purcell collaborated with Nelvana to create a Sam & Max television series in 1997, and briefly worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic after leaving LucasArts.
At Pixar, he co-directed the 2012 film Brave and developed a miniseries for the Cars franchise, Cars on the Road.
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- ^ "Personal Facebook page". Facebook. Retrieved 1 August 2024.