Steve Purcell

Birth Name:

Steven Ross Purcell

Profession

Actor, Writer, Director, Art department, Animation department, Soundtrack

Graduated from California College of the Arts in 1982
His first job for LucasArts was to work on a role-playing game featuring "cat-head babes" that was cancelled shortly after he was hired
Worked as a freelance illustrator and a comic book artist for Marvel for several years
His iconic "Sam & Max" characters originally grew from him completing the comics his little brother would leave around the house when they were children
Quote: "I'm still taken aback when I receive a photo of anyone with a 'Sam & Max' tattoo․ That demonstrates a level of commitment that I don't know that I would ever be able to reach about anything․"
Quote: "Though comics are satisfying to create, in other mediums there's the potential for a much bigger audience․"
Best known as a cartoonist and the creator of comic book characters "Sam & Max․"
Collaborated with LucasArts and Telltale Games to bring his comic creation "Sam & Max" to television and computer screens
Was credited for "whip research" on the "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade" video game because he bought a handmade bullwhip while making the game and would practice with it behind the stable house on Skywalker Ranch
Painted the cover for the video game "The Secret of Monkey Island․"

2013Annie - Writing in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated
2013IOMA - Best Animated Feature Film (Miglior film d'animazione):Nominated
2015Annie - Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production:Nominated

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