Ralph Bakshi
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| Known for: |
The Lord of the Rings, Wizards, Cool World |
| Birthday: |
29 October 1938,
Haifa, Palestine |
Trivia
He directed The Rolling Stones' "The Harlem Shuffle" music video.
Was the inspiration for the voice of the Comic Book Guy from
The Simpsons.
He left Hollywood and filmmaking to spend his remaining life painting pictures, but during the back-to-back recording for a guest appearance on
Ren & Stimpy 'Adult Party Cartoon' and the DVD commentary for his 1977 film
Wizards, he was bit by the animation bug again, and has recently (2005) begun work on his latest feature, currently titled "Last Days of Coney Island."
Father-in-law of
Jonathan Yudis.
Father of
Preston Bakshi,
Eddie Bakshi, Mark Bakshi and
Victoria Bakshi. Mark Bakshi is president of Paramount production.
Famous fans include directors
Spike Lee and
Quentin Tarantino. Lee is a big fan of Bakshi's film,
Coonskin, and Tarantino has made many references to Bakshi's films in his own (most notably
Kill Bill: Vol. 2).
Greatly dislikes and is very critical of Don Bluth's films.
Is an avid fan of Jean-Luc Goddard.
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