Klasky Csupo
The Los Angeles studio that made Rugrats, one of Nickelodeon's first three Nicktoons.
Klasky Csupo, Inc. is an American animation studio in Los Angeles, founded in 1982 by producer Arlene Klasky and her then-husband, the Hungarian animator Gabor Csupo, in a spare room of their apartment. It grew to some 550 artists and staff at a facility in Hollywood.
Quick Facts
- Former name
- Klasky & Csupo (legal name, 1982-1991)
- Founded
- 1982 (original); 2012 (current)
- Defunct
- 2008 (original)
- Fate
- Dormancy (original)
- Founders
- Arlene Klasky; Gábor Csupó
- Headquarters
- 1238 North Highland Avenue; Los Angeles, California; 90038
- Key people
- Terry Thoren (CEO, 1994–2006)
- Tracy Kramer
- Norton Virgien
- Brandon Scott (vice president)
- Industry
- Animation
Lore & Background
Through the 1990s and 2000s the studio produced Rugrats, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger and All Grown Up! for Nickelodeon, and also animated the first three seasons of The Simpsons and Duckman. Nickelodeon ended the partnership in 2008. The Pickles' on-screen address, 1258 N. Highland, was the studio's original Los Angeles address.
More in Production & Legacy
Elsewhere in Rugrats
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