Founder Bob Kurtz | ||
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Founded 1972, Burbank, California, United States | ||
Kurtz & Friends is an animation studio founded by Bob Kurtz in 1972. Based in Burbank, California, the studio is known for producing films and television commercials. Kurtz & Friends has created/produced animated theatrical titles for most major studios including The Walt Disney Company, Universal Studios, MGM, Sony Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group and Warner Bros.. Titles include The Pink Panther, Are We Done Yet?, Four Rooms, George of the Jungle and City Slickers. Kurtz & Friends created the animation for the Emmy-winning specials David Macaulay: Roman City and Edith Ann’s Christmas (Just Say Noël) which won a Peabody Award. The company also created animated sequences for Carlin on Campus, Jurassic Park and Minority Report. Bob Kurtz is the director on all Kurtz & Friends projects, and sometimes designs and writes as well.