Before revision: The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. , who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior to the creation of the Chipmunks, while writing and recording novelty records in the 1950s.
After revision: The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian , who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior to the creation of the Chipmunks, while writing and recording novelty records in the 1950s.