Arlene Klasky

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Arlene Klasky is an animator, graphic designer, Television producer and co-founder of Klasky-Csupo with Gabor Csupo. Arlene Klasky is one of the television industry’s leading advocates for quality animated programming that entertains children. In 1999, she was named one of the “Top 25 Women in Animation” by the industry’s leading publication, Animation Magazine. She is most commonly known for co-creating the animated series Rugrats with her (now ex-) husband Gabor Csupo and Paul Germain.

Klasky and her partner, Gabor Csupo, formed Klasky Csupo, Inc. in 1981. Combining their respective talents in graphic design and character animation proved to be a long-lasting successful formula. Today, she continues to work on new project development for television and features. She oversees the studio’s projects in broadstrokes on a daily basis along with Csupo. Klasky was the creative force behind the box-office hits “The Rugrats Movie” and “Rugrats in Paris: The Movie.”

Klasky played a major role as co-creator and executive producer on the two-time Emmy Award-winning “Rugrats” and designed several of the series’ major characters. Her vision has inspired other distinctive productions including, “Rugrats,” “AAHHH!!! Real Monsters,” “Santo Bugito,” “Rocket Power” and “The Wild Thornberrys.”

Klasky’s diverse career shares common origins with the special effects/film graphics industry. After studying animation at the California Institute of the Arts, Klasky gained her first professional experience as a designer of signage and logos for architectural projects. She entered the music industry as a designer for major record labels such as A & M Records.

After stints as a magazine and advertising art director, Klasky made the transition into film, joining the legendary Robert Label & Associates doing special effects and graphics for film. She quickly progressed to freelance title design for New World Pictures and then for Marks & Marks and California Film, another company she co-founded, designed on-air promos, station Ids and graphic titles.

[edit] Personal Life

She is a vegan and straight edge. She was once married to her business partner, Gabor Csupo, since before they started their animation company. They have two sons together from their 16-year marriage. Since the couple filed for divorce in 1995, Csupo has remarried. They continue to remain business partners.