Craig Bartlett

TV Producer

Birthday October 18, 1956

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Seattle, WA

Age 68 years old

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About

Producer and animator of the popular children's series Rugrats and Hey Arnold! on Nickelodeon and Dinosaur Train on PBS.

Before Fame

He learned stop-motion animation on his first job, which was at Will Vinton Studios in Portland. He took that knowledge to Pee Wee's Playhouse on CBS.

Trivia

He based the character of Brainy on Hey Arnold! on himself.

Family Life

He married Lisa Bartlett, sister of The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and the woman after whom Lisa Simpson was named.

Associated With

He created the preschooler show Jim Henson's Dinosaur Train, which was picked up by PBS Kids in 2008.