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    Steve Purcell

    1961-10-01 (63 years old) in Northern California, USA

    Steve Ross Purcell is an American cartoonist, animator and game designer. He is most widely known as the creator of Sam & Max, an independent comic book series about a pair of anthropomorphic animal vigilantes and private investigators, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has since grown to incorporate an animated television series and several video games. A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft, Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter. He performed freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987. Purcell was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988, working on several titles within the company's adventure games era. Purcell collaborated with Nelvana to create a Sam & Max television series in 1997, and briefly worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic after leaving LucasArts. He is currently employed in the story development department at Pixar. His main work for the animation studio has been with the 2006 film Cars and spin-off materials such as shorts and video games. Despite his employment with Pixar, Purcell has continued to work with comic books and came together with Telltale Games in 2005 to bring about new series of Sam & Max video games.

    Movies

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    Inside Out 2
    76 %|Jun 11, 2024
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
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    Toy Story 4
    75 %|Jun 19, 2019
    Family, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
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    Borrowed Time
    73.16 %|Oct 31, 2015
    Animation, Drama, Western
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    Toy Story That Time Forgot
    70 %|Dec 2, 2014
    Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
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    The Radiator Springs 500½
    62.92 %|May 20, 2014
    Animation, Family, Comedy
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    The Legend of Mor'du
    59.489999999999995 %|Nov 13, 2012
    Animation, Family
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    Brave
    70.19 %|Jun 21, 2012
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Action, Fantasy
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    Mater Private Eye
    63 %|Nov 2, 2010
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery
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    Moon Mater
    63 %|Nov 2, 2010
    Animation, Comedy
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    Heavy Metal Mater
    60 %|Oct 8, 2010
    Animation, Comedy
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    Monster Truck Mater
    61.92 %|Jul 30, 2010
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure, Action
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    Unidentified Flying Mater
    62 %|Nov 20, 2009
    Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
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    George and A.J.
    58.239999999999995 %|Nov 10, 2009
    Animation, Family, Comedy
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    Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
    68.08 %|Oct 27, 2008
    Animation, Comedy, Family
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    Cars
    69.84 %|Jun 8, 2006
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

    Series

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    Cars on the Road
    75 %|Sep 8, 2022
    Animation, Comedy, Action & Adventure, Family, Kids