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Stephen DeStefano

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  • Animation Department
  • Production Designer
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Stephen DeStefano is an Emmy award winning cartoonist and designer. He has gained notoriety through his efforts on various movies and television series, including The Ren & Stimpy Show (1992-1996), The Venture Bros. (2004-2006), Mickey's Shorts (2013-2017), and Unicorn, Warriors Eternal (2012-2013). Presently, he is acting as lead character designer on Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal (2019-2024).
BornJanuary 18, 1966
BornJanuary 18, 1966
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Aaron LaPlante in Primal (2019)
    Primal
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
    Mulan
    7.7
    • Art Department(as S.D Stefano)
    • 1998
    Demari Hunte, Tom Milligan, and Hazel Doupe in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023)
    Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Billy West in The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991)
    The Ren & Stimpy Show
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Department

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    Art Department

    • Ren and Stimpy: It's Our House Now!
      • storyboard artist
      • Pre-production
    • Demari Hunte, Tom Milligan, and Hazel Doupe in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023)
      Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
      7.2
      TV Series
      • character design
      • 2023
    • Aaron LaPlante in Primal (2019)
      Primal
      8.7
      TV Series
      • character design
      • 2019–2022
    • Frank Todaro and Tru Valentino in The Cuphead Show! (2022)
      The Cuphead Show!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Fred Tatasciore and Eric Bauza in Looney Tunes Cartoons (2019)
      Looney Tunes Cartoons
      8.0
      TV Series
      • character design
      • 2020–2022
    • Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
      Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
      6.0
      • visual development artist
      • 2022
    • Nicole Sullivan, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Phil LaMarr, Fred Tatasciore, Jason Spisak, Kari Wahlgren, Kimberly Brooks, Eddie Perino, Keith Ferguson, Mallory Low, Jessica McKenna, Myrna Velasco, and Rina Hoshino in DC Super Hero Girls (2019)
      DC Super Hero Girls
      7.3
      TV Series
      • character design
      • 2021
    • Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2021)
      Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short
      6.6
      Short
      • visual development
      • 2021
    • Kid Cosmic (2021)
      Kid Cosmic
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional art
      • 2021
    • The Mighty Ones (2020)
      The Mighty Ones
      6.6
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Primal: Tales of Savagery (2019)
      Primal: Tales of Savagery
      8.4
      TV Movie
      • character design
      • 2019
    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Mickey Mouse (2013)
      Mickey Mouse
      8.1
      TV Series
      • character and prop designer
      • character & prop design
      • character and prop design ...
      • 2013–2018
    • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Genndy Tartakovsky, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, and Andy Samberg in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
      Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
      6.3
      • visual development
      • 2018
    • Phil LaMarr and Mako in Samurai Jack (2001)
      Samurai Jack
      8.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard layout
      • layout keys
      • storyboard clean-up
      • 2017
    • Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, David Spade, Kevin James, Jonny Solomon, Keegan-Michael Key, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Sadie Sandler, and Asher Blinkoff in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
      Hotel Transylvania 2
      6.6
      • character design
      • 2015

    Animation Department

    • Fixed
      • character designer
      • Post-production
    • Candi Milo and Eric Bauza in The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
      The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
      7.0
      • character designer
      • character layout
      • 2024
    • Michael Croner, Noël Wells, and Philip Solomon in Craig Before the Creek (2023)
      Craig Before the Creek
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • character designer (as Stephen Destefano)
      • 2023
    • Demari Hunte, Tom Milligan, and Hazel Doupe in Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (2023)
      Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
      7.2
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • character designer
      • 2023
    • Fred Tatasciore and Eric Bauza in Looney Tunes Cartoons (2019)
      Looney Tunes Cartoons
      8.0
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2020–2021
    • The Mighty Ones (2020)
      The Mighty Ones
      6.6
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Aaron LaPlante in Primal (2019)
      Primal
      8.7
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2019
    • Charlie Adler, Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, and Joe Murray in Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling (2019)
      Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • character designer (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
      Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      5.9
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2018–2019
    • Mickey Mouse (2013)
      Mickey Mouse
      8.1
      TV Series
      • character and prop design
      • character designer
      • designer
      • 2013–2017
    • Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010)
      Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
      7.8
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2012
    • The Venture Bros. (2003)
      The Venture Bros.
      8.6
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2009–2011
    • Sym-Bionic Titan (2010)
      Sym-Bionic Titan
      8.1
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • layout artist
      • 2010–2011
    • Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Phil LaMarr, Lauren Tom, and Billy West in Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
      Futurama: Bender's Big Score
      7.6
      Video
      • storyboard artist (as Stephen Destefano)
      • 2007
    • The Modifyers (2007)
      The Modifyers
      7.8
      Short
      • additional character design (as Stephan DeStephano)
      • 2007
    • Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five (2007)
      Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Five
      8.6
      Video
      • layout artist
      • 2007

    Production Designer

    • Jill Scott, Mark Gale, Eric Wright, David Fino, Lindsey Z. Briggs, Rafael Rodriguez, Sarah Frechette, Carole Simms D'Agostino, Kenneth Mark Berman, Carole D'Agostino, Logan Kulick, David Stephens, Megan DeCristoforo, Michael Carolan, Abby Roderick, and Laurie Green in SeeMore's Playhouse (2006)
      SeeMore's Playhouse
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Production Designer (uncredited)
      • 2006–2008

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • DC Comics
      • Facebook
    • Alternative names
      • S. De Stefano
    • Born
      • January 18, 1966
    • Spouse
      • Siobhan MullenSeptember 26, 2009 - 2011 (divorced)
    • Other works
      Cover art for Tex Avery's Screwball Classics Volume 2.

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