John Lautner, Architect Of The Greatest Animation Studio Building Ever Built, Was Born On This Day
Mr. Magoo and Gerald McBoing Boing came to life in this building.
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Mappa Opens A New 5,000 Square Feet Studio In Tokyo, Aims To ‘Improve The Work Environment’
The company is expanding its workforce, despite recent criticisms that it pays its artist rock-bottom rates.
Dreamworks’ Glendale Campus On Sale For Fourth Time Since 2015
The Glendale site is leased to the animation studio until 2035.
Netflix Animation Signs Mega-Office Lease In Burbank
The move suggests that Netflix could be moving a big part of its animation operation to Burbank.
Got $1.5 Million To Spare? The Brothers Quay’s South London Flat Could Be Yours
“Some lucky wizard is about to find a new, delightful home,” reads the realtor’s listing.
Disney And Pixar Animation President Ed Catmull Sells A Home For $12.3 Million
Disney and Pixar animation president Ed Catmull made a tidy profit on his latest real estate flip.
Take A Tour Inside Nick’s New State-of-the-Art Burbank Building, Which Officially Opened Today (11 Photos)
Check out the new digs that Nick artists are enjoying in Los Angeles.
Look Inside Ed Catmull’s New $10 Million San Francisco Mansion
He’s not inviting you to his mansion anytime soon, but at least we’ve got this video tour.
Cash-Strapped DreamWorks Sells Animation Campus…Again
DreamWorks has finally found a viable business model: selling its studio campus over and over again.
DreamWorks Animation’s Glendale Campus Is For Sale…Again
The bank that bought the campus just a few weeks ago is attempting to flip the property for a $65 million profit.
Live Like Disney/Pixar Chief Ed Catmull For Just $20 Million
Disney Animation and Pixar president Ed Catmull is listing one of his compounds in Kailua, Hawaii, just two years after building it.
Look Inside the $8 Million Apartment of ‘Simpsons’ Voice Actor Hank Azaria
It may not pay to be an artist on “The Simpsons,” but it definitely pays if you’re a voice actor on the show.
First Look at $2.4 Billion Oriental DreamWorks Complex in Shanghai
Last week DreamWorks revealed the first renderings of the Dream Center, a 40-acre, $2.4 billion development in Shanghai, China. Scheduled to open in 2017 (or early-2018), the site will house the Oriental DreamWorks production studio, which is currently working on “Kung Fu Panda 3,” as well as the world’s largest IMAX screen, eight outdoor plazas, hotels, restaurants, theaters, galleries, and tourist attractions.
Walt Disney’s Birthplace For Sale: $179,000.
Walt Disney’s first home – his family’s house on Tripp Ave. in Chicago – is for sale. This is where Walt spent the first four years of …
Lifestyles of Animation Executives: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg makes his second appearance in our Lifestyles of Animation Executives column. Unlike his Beverly Hills mansion that he …
Seth MacFarlane Profile In “The New Yorker”: 10 Revelations
The latest issue of The New Yorker (Jun. 18) offers a six-page profile of Family Guy creator and Ted director Seth MacFarlane. The …
Lifestyles of Animation Executives: Bill Damaschke
In the mid-1990s, Bill Damaschke was a struggling LA actor who found a job working as a PA on Pocahontas. Today, he is the Chief Creative …
Dick Clark is Selling His Flintstones Home
File this one under “Things I Did Not Know About Dick Clark.” Apparently, he owns a one-bedroom Flintstones-inspired home in Malibu, and …
A Tour of the Bagdasarian Compound
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured a tour of the swanky Montecito, California home of Ross Bagdasarian Jr., the son of the creator …
FOR SALE: Pixar’s “Up” House
Apparently Disney gave their okay to a local Herriman, Utah (love the town’s name!) builder, Bangerter Homes, to construct a replica of …
Buy the Home of “Peanuts” Creator Charles Schulz
Add the home of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz to the list of famous animator and cartoonist homes that have popped up on the real estate …
Buy Walt Disney’s House
Continuing our real estate listings for the legends of animation: Walt Disney’s Los Feliz Woking Way residence is up for sale. The …
Buy Snow White’s House
Another animation landmark is up for grabs – for $1.1 million. The late Adriana Caselotti, the voice of Disney’s Snow White lived in a …
Buy Joe Barbera’s Studio City Estate
Sheila Barbera, the wife of the late Hanna-Barbera co-founder Joe Barbera, has listed their Studio City estate for $6.795 million …
Henry Selick Sets Up In The Mission
Henry Selick’s new animation studio, which we reported on a couple months ago, has set up shop in San Francisco’s hip Mission District. …
Buy Jim Henson’s Townhouse for Only $28 Million
If Al Hirschfeld’s $5 million Manhattan townhouse was too rich for your blood, then you probably won’t want to hear about Jim Henson’s …
Buy Al Hirschfeld’s Pink Manhattan Townhouse
If you missed purchasing Mary Blair’s house and Ward Kimball’s house, don’t fret. The Wall Street Journal reports that caricaturist Al …
Buy Mary and Lee Blair’s Home
A little over a month we posted about Ward and Betty Kimball’s home being listed for sale. That home was purchased almost immediately. My …
Buy Ward Kimball’s House
Here’s the ultimate animation collector’s item: the San Gabriel, California home of animation legend Ward Kimball is currently for sale …
Lifestyles of Animation Executives: Adina Pitt
Continuing our lifestyles of animation executives thread, here’s some news about Cartoon Network v-p Adina Pitt and her recent purchase of a four-bedroom condo on the Upper East Side for $1.33 million.
Buy the Home of a Disney Legend
The home of Disney Imagineering legend Fred Joerger is currently on the market for just under half a million dollars. It’s located in …
Lifestyles of Animation Executives: Al Kahn and Jeffrey Katzenberg
I’ve often heard people complain that there’s no money to be made in the animation business. That’s not exactly true. It’s just that the …
For Sale: Max Fleischer’s Miami Home
Funny, the things you find for sale on the Internet. Got a spare $2 million? If so, you can afford Max Fleischer’s house in Miami. From …
