Earl Kress
- Writing
- August 22, 1951 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- September 19, 2011
Biography
American writer who worked on various Warner Animation Group projects (Looney Tunes, Animaniacs, Pinky & The Brain, Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, etc...) and the Walt Disney Company (Kim Possible, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, The Muppets, etc...). He died Sept. 19, 2011 due to complications from liver cancer at 60. Kress won two Emmy Awards and an Annie Award for writing episodes of “Pinky and the Brain” for Warner Bros. and was nominated for an episode of “Animaniacs.” He wrote the last Road Runner short, 2000’s “Little Go Beep.” He produced several DVDs of Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. classic cartoons and penned comicbooks for “The Simpsons” and Looney Tunes.
Known for
Filmography
- Diamonds are a Bean's Best Friend · Writer
- Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse · In Memory Of, Screenplay
- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes · Screenplay
- Hornswiggle · Writer
- Random! Cartoons · Writer
- Tom and Jerry Tales · Writer, Story
- Krypto the Superdog · Writer
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers · Writer
- Dave the Barbarian · Writer
- Baby Looney Tunes · Writer
- Kim Possible · Writer
- Little Go Beep · Writer
- Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish · Writer
- Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain · Writer
- Road Rovers · Writer
- Pinky and the Brain · Writer, Story
- Yuckie Duck: Short Orders · Diner Guy
- What a Cartoon! · Diner Guy (Voice)
- Animaniacs · Writer, Story
- Mother Goose and Grimm · Writer
- Back to the Future · Writer
- Yo Yogi! · Writer
- Taz-Mania · Writer
- Tiny Toon Adventures · Writer
- Camp Candy · Writer
- Ewoks 4: Wicket's Adventures as He Becomes a Warrior · Writer
- DuckTales · Writer
- The Berenstain Bears · Teleplay
- Yogi's Treasure Hunt · Writer
- The Transformers · Teleplay, Writer
- The Fox and the Hound · Story
- The Muppet Movie · Additional Muppet Performer
- The Oddball Couple · Writer