Cartoonist, animator, game designer, voice actor, director, writer
Years active
1984–present
Employers
LucasArts (1988–1997)
Nelvana (1997–2000)
Pixar Animation Studios (2000–2023)[1]
Notable work
Sam & Max
Spouse
Collette Michaud
(m. 1993)
Children
2
Website
Personal Blog
Steven Ross Purcell[2] (born October 1, 1961)[3] is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise Sam & Max, for which Purcell received an Eisner Award in 2007. The series has grown to incorporate an animated television series and several video games.
A graduate of the California College of Arts and Craft, 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. Purcell was hired by LucasArts as an artist and animator in 1988 and worked on several LucasArts adventure games, including the first three 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.
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