Cartoon Network Announces Start of Production on Untitled Andre Benjamin Project; New Primetime Animated Series Produced by Cartoon Network, the Tom Lynch Co. and Moxie Turtle to Debut in Fall 2006.ATLANTA -- Cartoon Network For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see . Cartoon Network is a cable television network created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. announced today that production has begun on the Untitled Andre Benjamin Primetime Series. Created by Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000 of OutKast) and Tom Lynch Thomas Frank Lynch (born May 24, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football guard in the National Football League for the Seattle Seahawks and the Buffalo Bills. Lynch played college football at Boston College. (Romeo!), 12 half-hour episodes and a 1-hour premiere are being produced at Cartoon Network Studios Cartoon Network Studios is an American animated cartoon production company. A subsidiary of the Turner Broadcasting System arm of the Time Warner media conglomerate, Cartoon Network Studios focuses on producing and developing animated programs for and related to the Cartoon in Burbank, Calif. The highly anticipated primetime half-hour series features a group of musically gifted kids and an unlikely visitor that brings sunshine to their lives. The series is scheduled to debut in Fall 2006. The show title will be named at a later date. The series is produced by Cartoon Network in conjunction with the Tom Lynch Co. and Andre Benjamin's production company, Moxie Turtle. Benjamin and Lynch will serve as executive producers, and Benjamin will provide voices and musical direction for the show. The show's co-executive producer and head writer is Patric M. Verrone, a writer for Futurama, The Critic and Pinky and the Brain This article describes both the animated television series, and the characters from that series. Pinky and the Brain (sometimes abbreviated PatB or P&tB) are cartoon characters who have starred in the American animated television series and a supervising producer on Futurama. Animation veteran Donovan Cook (Two Stupid Dogs, Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers) joins the production as supervising producer. Andre Benjamin is best known as one half of the Grammy-winning musical group OutKast. His acting career has led to roles in Four Brothers starring Mark Wahlberg For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television producer. , Be Cool, starring John Travolta, and Hollywood Homicide, featuring Harrison Ford. He also lends a voice to Elwyn in the film Charlotte's Web Charlotte’s Web story of a spider who saves a young girl’s pet pig. [Am. Lit.: E. B. White Charlotte’s Web] See : Insect , which blends live-action and animation and will be released in 2006. Tom Lynch has been an innovator in the field of kids', tween tween n. A child between middle childhood and adolesence, usually between 8 and 12 years old. [Blend of teen1 and between.] and teen programming for the past 20 years. His groundbreaking debut series, KIDS Incorporated, was the first variety show for youngsters; his series The Secret World of Alex Mack was both the first series created for tweens and the first show to feature a tween girl as its central character. Since then, Lynch has continued to blaze new trails with such original programs as the Emmy-nominated Scout's Safari Scout's Safari is a children's television series that aired on the Discovery Kids Channel and Saturday mornings on NBC. The series was created by Thomas W. Lynch (The Secret World of Alex Mack, Caitlin's Way). (filmed in South Africa) and Romeo!, starring the real life musician Romeo and his father, music mogul Master P. Cartoon Network Studios is a state-of-the-art production facility that develops and produces original animated entertainment exclusively for Cartoon Network, the top-rated, 24-hour ad-supported cable service offering the best in animated entertainment. Developed with a "creator-driven, unit-based production model" in mind, Cartoon Network Studios seeks to attract the world's next generation of hot animation talent by cultivating their vision and skill within a custom-designed complex. Among the original series produced at Cartoon Network Studios are the Emmy Award-winning series Samurai Jack, Star Wars: Clone Wars and The Powerpuff Girls, along with other hit shows such as Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. In addition to the Untitled Andre Benjamin Project, Cartoon Network Studios' current production slate includes four half-hour series set to premiere on Cartoon Network in 2005 and 2006 (The Life & Times of Juniper Lee, Camp Lazlo, My Gym Partner's a Monkey My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American cartoon created by Timothy and Julie McNally Cahill and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The first episode of the series premiered on December 26, 2005, as a sneak peek into Cartoon Network's new shows for the following year. and Ben 10), three original shorts and ongoing production of hit series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (sometimes called Foster's for short, and abbreviated as "FHIF"/"FHFIF") is an Emmy Award-Winning American animated television series created and produced at Cartoon Network Studios by animator Craig McCracken, who also created and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in 88.3 million U.S. homes and 160 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc.'s ad-supported cable service offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Overnight from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 18-34. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. |
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