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Ken Kessel

  • Producer
  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Ken Kessel was born on 24 October 1948 in the USA. He is a producer and director, known for The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988), Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998) and Darkwing Duck (1991).
BornOctober 24, 1948
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, and Ken Sansom in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988)
    The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
    Oh Yeah! Cartoons
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Darkwing Duck (1991)
    Darkwing Duck
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Carlos Alazraqui, Candi Milo, and Kimberly Brooks in ¡Mucha Lucha! (2002)
    ¡Mucha Lucha!
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Firehouse Tales (2005)
      Firehouse Tales
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005–2006
    • Carlos Alazraqui, Candi Milo, and Kimberly Brooks in ¡Mucha Lucha! (2002)
      ¡Mucha Lucha!
      5.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003–2005
    • Jim Cummings and John Fiedler in Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
      Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year
      6.6
      Video
      • producer (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too")
      • 2002
    • Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
      Oh Yeah! Cartoons
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • 1999–2000
    • Nancy Cartwright, Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, Dionne Quan, Kath Soucie, and Cree Summer in Rugrats (1991)
      Rugrats
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1996–1999
    • Jim Cummings and Tom Kenny in CatDog (1998)
      CatDog
      6.5
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1998–1999
    • Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit (1998)
      Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit
      8.9
      Video
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Carlos Alazraqui in Rocko's Modern Life (1993)
      Rocko's Modern Life
      7.9
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1995–1996
    • Goof Troop (1992)
      Goof Troop
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1992
    • Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, and Paul Winchell in Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991)
      Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Darkwing Duck (1991)
      Darkwing Duck
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1991
    • Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, and Ken Sansom in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988)
      The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • 1989–1991

    Animation Department

    • The Looney Tunes Show (2011)
      The Looney Tunes Show
      7.8
      TV Series
      • timing
      • 2011
    • Tim Daly, Andre Braugher, Kevin Conroy, and Summer Glau in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
      Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
      7.0
      Video
      • animation timer
      • 2010
    • Jensen Ackles and Bruce Greenwood in Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
      Batman: Under the Red Hood
      8.0
      Video
      • animation timer
      • 2010
    • The Spectre (2010)
      The Spectre
      7.1
      Short
      • animation timer
      • 2010
    • Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, Casey Kasem, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Frank Welker in Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2008)
      Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword
      6.4
      Video
      • animation timer
      • 2008
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Miguel Ferrer, John Heard, Kyle MacLachlan, David Boreanaz, Lucy Lawless, and Jeremy Sisto in Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
      Justice League: The New Frontier
      6.8
      Video
      • animation timing director
      • 2008
    • Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! (2006)
      Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
      4.6
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • 2006–2008
    • Superman: Doomsday (2007)
      Superman: Doomsday
      6.9
      Video
      • animation timer
      • 2007
    • My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday (2003)
      My Little Pony: A Charming Birthday
      6.2
      Video
      • animation timer
      • 2003
    • Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control (2002)
      Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • storyboard slugging
      • 2002
    • Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Regan Mizrahi, Caitlin Sanchez, Fatima Ptacek, and Koda Gursoy in Dora the Explorer (2000)
      Dora the Explorer
      4.5
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2001
    • Nick Bakay and Richard Steven Horvitz in The Angry Beavers (1997)
      The Angry Beavers
      7.1
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 1997
    • Toran Caudell, Spencer Klein, Jamil Walker Smith, and Phillip Van Dyke in Hey Arnold! (1996)
      Hey Arnold!
      7.6
      TV Series
      • sheet timer (segment "Field Trip")
      • 1996
    • Art Clokey, Gloria Clokey, and Dal McKennon in Gumby: The Movie (1995)
      Gumby: The Movie
      6.0
      • sheet timer
      • 1995
    • Carlos Alazraqui in Rocko's Modern Life (1993)
      Rocko's Modern Life
      7.9
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 1994

    Director

    • Carlos Alazraqui, Candi Milo, and Kimberly Brooks in ¡Mucha Lucha! (2002)
      ¡Mucha Lucha!
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003–2005
    • Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh (2004)
      Growing Up with Winnie the Pooh
      7.5
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2005
    • Fred Savage, Kathy Najimy, Jay Underwood, David L. Lander, J. Grant Albrecht, Jocelyn Blue, Sonny Chang, Mac Davis, Eddie Deezen, Debi Derryberry, Daran Norris, Richard Kind, Moir Leslie, Gary Martin, Colin McFarlane, Michael McKean, Laraine Newman, Tony Orlando, Crystal Scales, Fred Stoller, Mel Winkler, David Holt, Dan Yaccarino, Eli James Keltner, Richard Pearce, Jennifer Williams, Bingette Bunny, and Lisa Eve Huberman in Oswald (2001)
      Oswald
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2001–2002
    • Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
      Oh Yeah! Cartoons
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit (1998)
      Winnie the Pooh Friendship: Three Cheers for Eeyore & Rabbit
      8.9
      Video
      • supervising director
      • 1998
    • Winnie the Pooh Spookable Pooh (1996)
      Winnie the Pooh Spookable Pooh
      7.1
      Video
      • supervising director
      • 1996
    • Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger (1994)
      Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Detective Tigger
      7.7
      Video
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, and Ken Sansom in The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988)
      The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • supervising
      • 1989–1991

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Kenneth Kessel
    • Born
      • October 24, 1948
      • USA

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