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Mike Lazzo Biography

Birth Name:Michael Harriet Lazzo

Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession Producer, Production manager, Actor, Writer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Started out at Cartoon Network when it launched in October 1992
  • Ran away from home at the age of 15 and found work at a movie theater in Atlanta
  • Quote: "There's a thousand roads through life, but there's generally only a couple of right ones․"
  • Was named executive vice president and creative director of Adult Swim in 2013
  • Best known as the creator and executive producer of "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" and the executive producer of "Sealab 2021," "Robot Chicken," and "Aqua Teen Hunger Force․"
  • Supervised the development of many popular cartoon series, including "Samurai Jack," "The Powerpuff Girls," and "Courage the Cowardly Dog․"
  • The idea to have simple text on a black screen as the packaging for Adult Swim cartoons grew out of he and Michael Cahill wanting to allocate as much money as possible to the people actually making the shows
  • Launched Adult Swim in 2001 to air cartoons geared toward adult audiences

Awards

  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: winner
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: winner
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: winner
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: winner
  • 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: winner
  • 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: winner
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: nominated
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program: winner
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: nominated