Jerry Beck
Animation Historian
Hollywood, CA
See also: CartoonResearch.com
Biography:
Jerry Beck is a noted animation historian and cartoon producer. As a film distributor, his company Streamline Pictures brought Miyazaki's Totoro and Otomo's Akira to the U.S. His over 15 books on animation history include The Animated Movie Guide, Looney Tunes: The Ultimate Visual Guide, and The 50 Greatest Cartoons. He currently teaches animation history at Cal Arts, UCLA, and Chapman University; curates a monthly "Cartoon Club" for Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema in Hollywood; and edits two blogs, Animation Scoop and Cartoon Research. And each year he presents "The Worst Cartoons Ever" at Comic-Con.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Comic-Con International: San Diego 2023 - July 20-23, 2023 in San Diego, CA
- Anime Expo 1992 - July 3-6, 1992 in San Jose, CA
- AnimeCon 1991 - August 30 - September 2, 1991 in San Jose, CA
- Project: A-Kon 1991 - May 24-26, 1991 in Dallas, TX