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Jean Chalopin (born 31 May 1950) is a French producer and writer.[1] He was the founder of the now-defunct DiC Entertainment and is also a co-creator and co-executive producer for Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats. He was also one of the co-creators of Inspector Gadget.
Professional life[]
In 1971, Chalopin formed with the backing of Radio Television Luxembourg the company Diffusion, Information Communications (D.I.C.) which later evolved into DiC Entertainment. At DiC, he wrote and produced programs animated by overseas studios.[2][3]
In 1987, Chalopin founded the company C&D (Creative and Development, fr: Créativité et Développement) after selling his shares in DiC and continued to produce cartoons in the late 1980s and 1990s. C&D had offices in Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan while setting up Jetlag Productions as its American affiliated company.[4][5] C&D had purchased the DiC library foreign distribution rights from Saban Entertainment soon after Saban had acquired them from DiC in 1987.[2] In 1996, Chalopin sold the C&D library to Fox Kids Worldwide, while the company itself was absorbed into Saban International Paris.[4]
Personal life[]
Jean Chalopin is married to Chinese-Singaporean ex-Model, Ethel Chalopin. They have two children, Janvier and Tanis.
Credits[]
- 1984-86 - Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (co-creator / co-developer / co-producer / co-executive producer)
References[]
- ↑ BUSINESS PEOPLE; For Maker of Cartoons, A Chance to Go Public - The New York Times
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 America Toons In: A History of Television Animation - David Perlmutter - Google Books
- ↑ DIC, Computer Memories Plan Merger : Cartoon Maker Seeks Easy Way to Go Public - Los Angeles Times
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Deltec International Group - Isola Capital
- ↑ Deltec International Group - Isola Capital
| Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats Crew |
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| Alan Swayze • Andy Heyward • Bruno Bianchi • Haim Saban • Jack Hanrahan • Jean Chalopin • Junko Abe • Kenichi Araki • Marsha Goodman • Noam Kaniel • Ray Dryden • Shuki Levy • Tetsuo Katayama • Walt Kubiak |