History Creator / DavidFeiss

Following his tenure on ''Ren and Stimpy'', Feiss created the short ''No Smoking!'' for the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow''. In 1997, the short became the series ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', of which he directed every episode and co-wrote several others, mostly in collaboration with Michael Ryan. The show's b-segment ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'', would eventually get spun off into it's own show, of which he also directed every episode. His final project with Cartoon Network was the failed pilot ''Lost Cat'' in 2000 (allegedly [[ContractualObligationProject only created so Feiss could get out of his contract]] and which neither party had an interest in picking up, not helped by arguments over copyright between Feiss and his ex-wife Pilar Menendez, who wrote the story).

'''David Feiss''' (born April 16, 1959) is an American animator, best know as the creator of the classic Creator/CartoonNetwork shows ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' and ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel''.

Feiss also co-directed the animated segments of ''The Adventures of Hyperman,'' a computer game released in 1995 by IBM, as well as a handful of recognizable commercials for Kid Cuisine, Red Bull and Cheetos.

* GrossOutShow: ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'' is the 2nd most famous example of this in Western Animation of the 90s, second only to ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'' of which Feiss states ''Cow and Chicken'' would not have been made without.

Beginning with 2006's ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'', Feiss has had a steady career as both a story and storyboard artist on many animated features while occasionally returning to television.

A native of Sacramento, California, Feiss joined Hanna-Barbera in 1978 while still a teenager, working on both ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' and the revival of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' (eventually becoming a key animator on ''WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie''). There, he became acquainted with Creator/JohnKricfalusi, who would later recruit Feiss to work on his own original series ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''. Feiss would animate the pilot episode, "Big House Blues," and was an animation for the first two seasons.

Following his tenure on ''Ren and Stimpy'' and directing a handful of commercials, Feiss created the short ''No Smoking!'' for the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow''. In 1997, the short became the series ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', of which he directed every episode and co-wrote several others, mostly in collaboration with Michael Ryan. The show's b-segment ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'', would eventually get spun off into it's own show, of which he also directed every episode. His final project with Cartoon Network was the failed pilot ''Lost Cat'' in 2000 (allegedly [[ContractualObligationProject only created so Feiss could get out of his contract]] and which neither party had an interest in picking up, not helped by arguments over copyright between Feiss and his ex-wife Pilar Menendez, who wrote the story).

In addition to his animation career, Feiss has collaborated with his cousin Sam Kieth on a handful of comic books. They first collaborated on a story featured in Parody Press's 1992 one-shot comic book ''Pummeler,'' spoofing Marvel Comics' famous character The Punisher. In issues #5 and #30 of Kieth's comic book ''The Maxx'', David showcased his work with The Crappon (which looks like the Warner Bros. frog mascot Michigan J. Frog), Fred Flower and Uncle Italian Moose, which had a very similar style to Cow and Chicken (they are reprinted in WildStorm's The Maxx Volumes 1 and 5 trades).

Feiss also co-directed the animated segments of ''The Adventures of Hyperman,'' a computer game released in 1995 by IBM, as well as a handful of Kid Cuisine commercials.

Following his tenure on ''Ren and Stimpy'' and directing a handful of commercials, Feiss created the short ''No Smoking!'' for the ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow''. In 1997, the short became the series ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', of which he directed every episode and co-wrote several others, mostly in collaboration with Michael Ryan. The show's b-segment ''WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel'', would eventually get spun off into it's own show, of which he also directed every episode. His final project with Cartoon Network was the failed pilot ''Lost Cat'' in 2000 (allegedly [[AshcanCopy only created so Feiss could get out of his contract]] and which neither party had an interest in picking up, not helped by arguments over copyright between Feiss and his ex-wife Pilar Menendez, who wrote the story).

'''David Feiss''' (born April 16, 1959) is an American animator and the creator of WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken and WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel.

Feiss was born in Sacramento, California. He joined Hanna-Barbera around 1978 while still a teenager.

He worked on the 1980s revival of The Jetsons, was a key animator on the Jetsons movie, co-animated the Ren and Stimpy pilot "Big House Blues", was an animation director on WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow during its first season and created the Cartoon Network original series Cow and Chicken and its spin-off, I Am Weasel. Feiss stated that The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends was the primary influence for his work. On his shows, David directed every episode and also worked as a writer, his writing credits usually collaborated with Michael Ryan.

Feiss co-directed the animated segments of The Adventures of Hyperman, a computer game released in 1995 by IBM.

In issues #5 and #30 of his cousin Sam Kieth's comic book The Maxx, David showcased his work with The Crappon (which looks like the Warner Bros. frog mascot Michigan J. Frog), Fred Flower and Uncle Italian Moose, which had a very similar style to Cow and Chicken (they are reprinted in WildStorm's The Maxx Volumes 1 and 5 trades). Feiss also collaborated with Kieth on a story featured in Parody Press's 1992 one-shot comic book Pummeler, spoofing Marvel Comics' famous character The Punisher.

In 2006, he was the head of story for Sony's first CG animated film, WesternAnimation/OpenSeason.

He worked on the 1980s revival of The Jetsons, was a key animator on the Jetsons movie, co-animated the Ren and Stimpy pilot "Big House Blues", was an animation director on The Ren & Stimpy Show during its first season and created the Cartoon Network original series Cow and Chicken and its spin-off, I Am Weasel. Feiss stated that The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends was the primary influence for his work. On his shows, David directed every episode and also worked as a writer, his writing credits usually collaborated with Michael Ryan.

In 2006, he was the head of story for Sony's first CG animated film, Open Season.