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Steve Purcell

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Steve Purcell

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 1, 1961 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Northern California, USA

Biography

Steven Ross Purcell (born July 30, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise Sam & Max and received an Eisner Award in 2007 for working on the show. The series has expanded to an animated television series and several video games. A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft in San Francisco, 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. He was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 and worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first two Monkey Island games, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sam & Max Hit the Road. 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. At Pixar, he co-wrote and co-directed the 2012 film Brave and developed a miniseries for the Cars franchise, Cars on the Road. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Purcell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2026HoppersAmphibian King (voice)
2024Inside Out 2Deep Dark Secret (voice)
2022Cars on the RoadRandy (voice) / Wraith Rod #2 (voice)
2019Toy Story 4The Dummies (voice)
2015Borrowed Time(voice)
2014The Radiator Springs 500½Sandy Dunes (voice)
2014Toy Story That Time ForgotThe Cleric (voice)
2012The Legend of Mor'duThe Crow (voice)
2012BraveThe Crow (voice)
2010Mater Private EyeAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
2010Heavy Metal MaterAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
2010Moon MaterAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
2010Monster Truck MaterAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
2009George and A.J.Carl Fredricksen (voice)
2009Unidentified Flying MaterAdditional Voice Talent (voice)
2009TracyLarry Meijer
2008Cars Toon Mater's Tall TalesAdditional Voices (voice)
2006CarsAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing
2022Cars on the RoadDirector
2014Toy Story That Time ForgotDirector
2012BraveCo-Director
Writing
2022Cars on the RoadWriter
2014Toy Story That Time ForgotWriter
2012BraveScreenplay
2012The Legend of Mor'duWriter
2007Sam & Max Nearly Save ChristmasWriter
1997The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance PoliceWriter
1997The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance PoliceStory