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Dan Farr

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Dan Farr (right) with Patrick Stewart at the Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience in 2014

Dan Farr (born February 15, 1967) is an entrepreneur, known for co-founding Daz 3D,[1] a 3D content and software company, and for founding Salt Lake Comic Con.[2]

Career

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Dan Farr co-founded Daz 3D Inc. in 2000.[3] Daz 3D is a company that develops and publishes 3D digital content and software for creative professionals and hobbyists.[4] Two of the products Farr helped create while at DAZ were Daz Studio and Genesis Platform.[5]

In 2005 Farr, along with his partners at Daz 3D, created an illustrated Christmas book entitled Mr. Finnegan’s Giving Chest using Daz 3D's products and featured actor Dick Van Dyke.[6]

Shortly after leaving Daz 3D in the spring of 2012, Farr began planning Salt Lake Comic Con, a biannual comic book convention. The name of the convention was changed to FanX after a lawsuit was filed by Comic-Con International (CCI), the nonprofit that runs San Diego Comic-Con.[7] In 2018, Farr announced he would reduce his roles in FanX after allegedly mishandling a sexual harassment complaint.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Daz 3D: why we gave our software away for free". CGChannel.com. 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  2. ^ "Utah's largest convention: Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience returns". The Digital Universe. 2015-01-24. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. ^ "Daz 3D Embraces 3D Printing for Their Popular Figurines". 3DPrint.com. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. ^ "Daz 3D Embraces 3D Printing for Their Popular Figurines". 3DPrint.com. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. ^ "DAZ Studio Enhanced for Creating Characters, Art and Animation". Graphics.com. 2011-05-30. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  6. ^ Farr, Dan; Dyke, Dick Van (2005-10-25). Google Books: Mr. Finnegan's Giving Chest. ISBN 9781590385555. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  7. ^ "Jury Decides for San Diego Comic-Con in Trademark Suit".
  8. ^ "After sexual-harassment controversy, FanX says its founders are stepping back and it will donate to Time's Up". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2024-08-29.