Ivy Supersonic
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 Ivy Supersonic |
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| Born: | 1967 New York |
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| Occupation: | Fashion Designer Entertainer Animated Character Creator |
Ivy Supersonic (Born "Ivy Selberstein" in 1967) is a New York fashion designer, entertainer, publicist, promoter, event planner, and animated character designer. Ivy is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. During her college years she launched launched the denim brand I.B.I.V.. The jeans impressed then-Vogue fashion editor Elizabeth Salzman and within three months of their launch, the jeans were featured on the cover of Women's Wear Daily. Her jeans were also featured on MTV, Beverly Hills 90210 and Good Morning America.[1]
[edit] Sqrat controversy
- See also: Scrat
Ivy contends that the idea for the character Scrat from the movie Ice Age was stolen from her after she pitched her character Sqrat, a cross between a squirrel and a rat that she claims to have seen in Central Park, to 20th Century Fox movie executives. Ivy claims she created the character in 1999. A CNN report by Jeanie Moos of Ivy's discovery was aired in 2000, 2 years before Ice Age 2 went into development [2]]. Ivy was offered a $300,000 settlement by Fox but turned it down, and subsequently lost the case. The case is currently in appeal (Case # 04401 Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, NYC). Ivy has continued her ""Make Rupert Murdoch Pay"" campaign in hopes of still receiving damages for her perceived infringement.
[edit] Trivia
- Has designed hats for Pamela Anderson, Carmen Electra, Snoop Dogg, Hillary Clinton [3], George Clinton, and P. Diddy among others. [4]
- Omarosa wore a hat designed by Ivy on the season finale of The Apprentice.
- Has thrown parties for Gene Simmons, Wyclef Jean, Tongue Magazine, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Mira! Magazine, and adult actress Gina Lynn.
- Had 17 tattoos done in 30 days to protest the Sqrat case.
- Had a cartoon character of herself tattooed on her body for the tv show Miami Ink by tattoo artist Kat Von D. The Ivy Supersonic cartoon originated at Universal Music Group. Supersonic bought the cartoon of herself back from Universal in 2002, when they had a high staff turn over. [5]
- Daughter of Jerome Selberstein, owner of Silberstein, Awad & Miklos.[6]
- Is a frequent guest and caller to the Howard Stern Show.
- Once slept with Simpsons producer Sam Simon after Simon promised her he would produce one of her cartoons (but never followed through after the rendevous). [7] [8]
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