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Steve Purcell
Actor

Steve Purcell

1 Oct 1961Born
65Age
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Northern California, USABirthplace

Biography

Steven Ross Purcell (born July 30, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise Sam & Max and received an Eisner Award in 2007 for working on the show. The series has expanded to an animated television series and several video games.

A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft in San Francisco, Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter. He performed freelance work for Marvel Comics and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first Sam & Max comic in 1987.

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He was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 and worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first two Monkey Island games, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Sam & Max Hit the Road.

Purcell collaborated with Nelvana to create a Sam & Max television series in 1997, and briefly worked as an animator for Industrial Light & Magic after leaving LucasArts. At Pixar, he co-wrote and co-directed the 2012 film Brave and developed a miniseries for the Cars franchise, Cars on the Road.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026HoppersFilm: Amphibian King (voice)
  2. 2024Inside Out 2Film: Deep Dark Secret (voice)
  3. 2022Cars on the RoadSeries: Randy (voice) / Wraith Rod #2 (voice), Writer, Director (1 episode)
  4. 2019Toy Story 4Film: The Dummies (voice)
  5. 2015Borrowed TimeFilm: (voice)
  6. 2014Toy Story That Time ForgotFilm: The Cleric (voice), Director, Writer
  7. 2014The Radiator Springs 500½Film: Sandy Dunes (voice)
  8. 2012The Legend of Mor'duFilm: The Crow (voice), Writer
  9. 2012BraveFilm: The Crow (voice), Screenplay
  10. 2010Mater Private EyeFilm: Additional Voice Talent (voice)
  11. 2010Moon MaterFilm: Additional Voice Talent (voice)
  12. 2010Heavy Metal MaterFilm: Additional Voice Talent (voice)
  13. 2010Monster Truck MaterFilm: Additional Voice Talent (voice)
  14. 2009TracyFilm: Larry Meijer
  15. 2009Unidentified Flying MaterFilm: Additional Voice Talent (voice)
  16. 2009George and A.J.Film: Carl Fredricksen (voice)
  17. 2008Cars Toon Mater's Tall TalesFilm: Additional Voices (voice)
  18. 2007Sam & Max Nearly Save ChristmasFilm: Writer
  19. 2006CarsFilm: Additional Voices (voice)
  20. 1997The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance PoliceSeries: Writer, Creator (4 episodes)

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