Gábor Csupó

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Gábor Csupó (IPA: [ga:bɔr tʃupo:]) (b. 1952) is a Hungarian-born animator and co-founder of the animation studio Klasky Csupo, which has produced shows like Rugrats and Duckman.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, Csupó is a big fan of Frank Zappa and credits Zappa with helping him learn the English language. His collection of Zappa albums were the only items he took with him when he fled his native Hungary for the United States in the late 1970s. While working in Sweden, after fleeing Hungary, he met Arlene Klasky, an American-born animator. The two subsequently started their own company, Klasky Csupo, which produced many popular animated television shows. He was credited as "animation executive producer" and "supervising animation director" for several episodes of The Simpsons in the early seasons before the show switched over to Film Roman.

His record label, Tone Casualties, released several fine ambient and experimental music releases, including discs by Holger Czukay, Paul Schütze, Borut Kržišnik, Andras Wahorn and his own works.

He recently directed a live action film, Bridge to Terabithia.

He now has four sons and one daughter. His youngest son was born July 4,2006.

In early 2006, Gabor bought a house in Honalulu, Oahu, Hawaii.