Kyle A. Carrozza
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Kyle A. Carrozza | |
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| Born | Kyle Adam Carrozza May 19, 1979 Catskill, New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–2024 |
| Known for | Mighty Magiswords |
Kyle Adam Carrozza (born May 19, 1979), known professionally as Kyle A. Carrozza, is an American former animator and convicted sex offender. He is best known as the creator of Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords (2015–2019) and the animated short for Nickelodeon's Random! Cartoons, "MooBeard: The Cow Pirate".
Carrozza worked as a storyboard artist for Fanboy and Chum Chum, the Animaniacs reboot series, The Casagrandes Movie and The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, as well as a character layout artist for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
He is also a professional musician and frequently makes songs under the name "TV's Kyle". They were featured on the comedy music Dr. Demento show and on The FuMP.
In June 2024, he was convicted for over 600 counts of possessing child pornography, and other allegations of blackmail and harassment.[1]
Early life
Carrozza was born on May 19, 1979 in Catskill, NY. His father worked as a teacher for Catskill Middle School and as a photographer. He studied under cartoonist Brian Mitchell during the summertime. He graduated from Catskill High School in 1997 and in the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1999.
Career
Animation
Carrozza's first animation profession was as an in-between animator and clean up artist for Jon McClenahan's StarToons, specifically working on the original Animaniacs series episode "Bully for Skippy" albeit uncredited. Carrozza would eventually return to the franchise as a storyboard artist for the reboot series in 2020.
Carrozza also worked for Knowledge Adventure under their Funnybone Interactive division doing character designs, animation and voice-over for selective CD-Rom titles such as JumpStart. He would later produce and develop his own animated short for Nickelodeon's Random! Cartoons, "MooBeard: The Cow Pirate".
He went on to be a storyboard artist for Fanboy and Chum Chum, Fish Hooks, Doc McStuffins, Bravest Warriors, The Casagrandes Movie and The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish, and a character layout artist for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
Carrozza went on to create the animated series Mighty Magiswords, which premiered in 2015 and was billed as Cartoon Network's first digital series made specifically for online. The shorts eventually green-lit into a TV series which premiered on September 29, 2016 in Cartoon Network. The characters in the series were created by Carrozza in 1996,[2] and was pitched to Cartoon Network in 2005–2006 under the names "Legendary Warriors for Hire", and to Mondo Media[3] in 2007–2008 as "Dungeons and Dayjobs",[4] before Cartoon Network picked it up in 2013. The series concluded in 2019 with the remaining duration being released on Cartoon Network Video and Boomerang.
Music
Carrozza began producing music since the early 1990s, releasing most of his songs online under the name "TV's Kyle". He is proficient in the accordion, keyboards and music software such as GarageBand. Many of his songs can be heard on his BandCamp, and are frequently played on the comedy music Dr. Demento show and on The FuMP.
Personal life
He is married to Lindsay Smith, character designer and voice artist who also worked on Magiswords in character design and as a recurring voice artist.[citation needed]
Legal Issues
Child pornography charges and arrest
On June 20, 2024, Carrozza was charged and arrested for possession of more than 600 images of child pornography, he also has other allegations including blackmail and harassment.[5][6][7] Several former colleagues such as animation artist Nico Colaleo, Magiswords storyboard artist and writing/voice talent Luke Ski and The FuMP have announced their disassociation with him as a result.[8][9][10]
Influences
Carrozza cites the works of Bob Clampett, many Spümcø alumni (e.g. Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Eddie Fitzgerald, Lynne Naylor, etc), Doug TenNapel, Bill Kopp, Bruce Timm and Jhonen Vasquez as his main inspirations.[11] Carrozza is also heavenly influenced by anime and tokusatsu shows (e.g. Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, etc.) and would frequently implant references to them in his works.
Carrozza's music styling was influenced by the works of "Weird Al" Yankovic, They Might Be Giants and numerous artists, with the two former inspiring his use of the accordion in his works.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Storyboard Artist | Notes |
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| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | No | Character layout artist |
| 2024 | The Casagrandes Movie | Yes |
Animation
| Year | Title | Storyboard Artist | Writer | Notes |
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| 1997 | Animaniacs | No | No | In-between animator and clean-up artist for "Bully for Skippy" (uncredited) |
| 2005 | Random! Cartoons | Yes | Yes | "MooBeard: The Cow Pirate" |
| 2005-2006 | Danger Rangers | Yes | No | Storyboard revisionist |
| 2010–2011 | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Yes | No | Storyboard revisionist and artist |
| 2012 | Fish Hooks | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
| 2013 | Doc McStuffins | Yes | No | Flash animator for episode "Big Head Hallie", storyboard artist for "The Doc Files" shorts |
| 2015-2018 | Mighty Magiswords | Yes | Yes | Creator, show runner, story, writer, voice actor, executive producer, storyboard artist, composer, theme song writer, character design, background design, model designer |
| 2020-2023 | Animaniacs (2020) | Yes | Yes | Storyboard artist |
| 2021-2024 | The Snoopy Show | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
| 2023-2024 | The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
| 2024 | Camp Snoopy | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2012 | Bravest Warriors | Storyboard artist: CatBug |
| 2021 | Wha Cha Got? | Storyboard artist: Spatula |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1999 | JumpStart Explorers | Character designer, animator and voice |
| 1999 | JumpStart Around the World | Voice |
| 2000 | JumpStart Adventure Challenge | Character designer |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Tester |
| 2007 | ABC Mouse | Character designer and graphic designer |
Voice roles
| Year | Title | Voice role |
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| 1999 | JumpStart Explorers | Additional voices |
| 1999 | JumpStart Around the World | Brady Bear |
| 2008 | Random! Cartoons | Ungus the Unpleasant / Ungentlemanly Pig (MooBeard: The Cow Pirate) |
| 2015-2019 | Mighty Magiswords | Prohyas / Announcer / Grup the Dragon / Additional Voices |
| 2018 | The Powerpuff Girls | Harmadillo |
| 2024 | SCOOP D'ÉTAT | Sun |
| 2024 | The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Pe-Az #1 / Pe-Az #2 / Pe-Az #3 |
References
- ^ https://x.com/AricaTuesday/status/1812254773581902050
- ^ "Legendary Warriors for Hire". Kyle Carrozza. November 6, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015 – via deviantart.com.
I created these guys back in 1996, but haven't drawn them much until now...
- ^ "TokuNet Podcast – Kyle Carrozza Interview". The Tokusatsu Network. September 12, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Dungeons and Dayjobs by =TVsKyle on deviantART". April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/law/cartoon-network-show-creator-kyle-carrozza-arrested-on-child-pornography-possession-charges-241930.html
- ^ https://myburbank.com/burbank-police-log-june-17-june-23/
- ^ https://www.burbankpd.org/file.aspx?DocumentId=8709
- ^ https://x.com/thefump/status/1812541298273853808
- ^ https://x.com/thegreatlukeski/status/1812601484066066498
- ^ https://x.com/NicoColaleo/status/1812253277200994595
- ^ y2jenn (September 29, 2006). "C&C Interview with tvskyle". DeviantArt. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
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