Arlene Klasky
Arlene Klasky Csupo (born May 26, 1949) is an American animator, graphic designer, producer and co-founder of Klasky Csupo with Gábor Csupó. In 1999, she was named one of the "Top 25 Women in Animation" by "Animation Magazine". She is most known for her work with Nickelodeon in the 1990s and 2000s. She, along with her ex-husband Gábor Csupó and Paul Germain, co-created the animated series "Rugrats" as well as the 2021 revival series of the same name. Career. Klasky Csupo. Klasky Csupo was formed with Gábor Csupó in the couple's two-bedroom Hollywood  apartment in 1980. The company later was moved to Seward Street in Hollywood. They designed the logos for "21 Jump Street", "Anything but Love" and "In Living Color"; produced music videos for Beastie Boys and Luther Vandross; "Simpsons" shorts for "The Tracey Ullman Show"; shorts for "Sesame Street"; and the opening titles for "In Living Color". In 1989, after the birth of Klasky and Csupo's two sons, Klasky Csupo was asked by Nickelodeon for ideas, but Klasky felt she didn't have any since she mainly watched her sons go to the bathroom. "Rugrats" was inspired by the boys  and what they would say if they could talk. The series started in August 1991 with the unaired pilot "Tommy Pickles and the Great White Thing". "Rugrats" went on to become one of Nickelodeon's most iconic and successful television series, winning three Emmy Awards. Klasky was the creative force behind the box-office hits "The Rugrats Movie" and "". "Aaahh!!! Real Monsters" premiered on Halloween in 1994, their second cartoon show to be aired on Nickelodeon. In 2003 she made the spin-off "All Grown Up!"; in the United States, it aired from 2003–2009 on The N, 2003–2006 on Nickelodeon , and 2004–present on Nicktoons TV. Personal life. She was married to her business partner Gábor Csupó before they started their animation company and have two sons together from their marriage. Tommy Pickles' appearance from "Rugrats" is based on her younger son, Brandon. Her older son's name was Jarrett. She is of Polish-Jewish and Russian-Jewish descent.