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Craig McCracken
McCracken at the 2008 Comic-Con International
Born	March 31, 1971 (1971-03-31) (age 38) Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
Occupation	animator, writer
Known for	The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Craig McCracken (March 31, 1971) is an American animator and creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

[edit] Biography

Craig McCracken was born on March 31, 1971 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. After his father died when he was seven years old, he and his family moved to Whittier, California.

Craig became interested in drawing at an early age. Upon graduation of high school, he attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he honed his animation skills. There he met classmate Genndy Tartakovsky, with whom he would occasionally collaborate throughout his career. During his freshman year, he created a series of short cartoons featuring a character named No Neck Joe, which were were picked up by Spike and Mike's Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation. While at CalArts, he also created a short entitled Whoopass Stew!, which would become the basis for The Powerpuff Girls.

In 1993, Craig was tapped by Cartoon Network to work as art director 2 Stupid Dogs, as well as Tartakovsky's Dexter's Laboratory. He began producing The Powerpuff Girls, which premiered as a short in 1995 on What a Cartoon!, and full half-hour episodes in 1998. The show has won both Emmy and Annie awards.

In 2004, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends began airing on Cartoon Network. This series also won Emmy and Annie awards. In April 2008, he became executive producer of a new Cartoon Network showcase project called Cartoonstitute.

After fifteen years of employment, he has left his job at Cartoon Network,^{[citation needed]} after its focus switched to reality programming. McCracken is married to Lauren Faust, who worked alongside him on Foster's and The Powerpuff Girls.

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[edit] External links

• Craig McCracken at the Internet Movie Database
• Craig McCracken's "WANDER OVER YONDER"
• Craig McCracken's deviantART account
• Craig's wife's Galaxy Girls site

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