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Kyle A. Carrozza
Carrozza in 2015
Born
Kyle Adam Carrozza

(1979-05-19) May 19, 1979 (age 45)
Catskill, New York, U.S.
Occupations
  • Animator
  • storyboard artist
  • screenwriter
  • voice actor
  • accordionist
Years active1997-present
Known forMighty Magiswords
Spouse
Lindsay Smith
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(m. 2014; sep. 2024)​

Kyle Adam Carrozza (born May 19, 1979) is an American animator and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords (2015–2019) and the animated short MooBeard: The Cow Pirate for Nickelodeon's Random! Cartoons.

Carrozza worked as a storyboard artist for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Apple TV+.[1] As a musician, he composed and performed under the name TV's Kyle, and was featured on Dr. Demento's radio show and The Funny Music Project.

In June 2024, Carrozza was arrested on two counts of child pornography possession.[2][1]

Early life

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Carrozza was born on May 19, 1979, in Catskill, New York. He graduated from Catskill High School in 1997 and in the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1999.[3]

Career

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Animation

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Carrozza created Mighty Magiswords, which premiered in 2015 and was billed as Cartoon Network's first digital series made specifically for online. The shorts were later developed into a TV series which premiered on September 29, 2016. The characters in the series were created by Carrozza in 1996,[4] and the project was first pitched to Cartoon Network in 2005–2006 (as Legendary Warriors for Hire), and to Mondo Media[5] in 2007–2008 as "Dungeons and Dayjobs",[6] before Cartoon Network picked it up in 2013. The series concluded in 2019 with the remaining duration being released on Cartoon Network Video and Boomerang.

Music

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Carrozza began producing music since the late 1990s, releasing most of his songs online under the name "TV's Kyle". His songs were played on the radio comedy show Dr. Demento and on The FuMP.[7][8]

Personal life

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He married Lindsay Smith, a character designer and voice actress, in 2014.[9][citation needed] After his arrest for child sexual abuse material possession, she filed for divorce on August 16, 2024.[10]

Arrest

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On June 20, 2024, Carrozza was arrested for possession on two counts of child pornography.[1][11][12][13] Several former colleagues, such as Mighty Magiswords storyboard artist Luke Sienkowski (professionally known as Luke Ski), and The FuMP, have announced their disassociation with him as a result.[14][15] On their X accounts, Sienkowski stated "I will no longer be working with Kyle A. Carrozza" and that "Our animation podcast has been taken down by the network that was hosting it," in reference to the podcast Carrozza and Sienkowski ran for Otaku Generations entitled Kyle and Luke Talk About Toons,[15] while The FuMP stated that "we have removed Kyle's listing from the Artists page and removed his songs from the random player at the bottom of the site. However, we are not going to delete his songs from the archive entirely. To do so would be to rewrite history and deny he was ever an important part of The FuMP."[14]

Meanwhile, Needlejuice Records, who collaborated with Carrozza on a successful Kickstarter campaign for his music, also announced their disassociation with him and have removed all his music from their roster.[16]

On December 23, 2024, Arica Houy, former colleague, collaborator and victim of Carrozza, confirmed via a private detective that Carrozza pleaded guilty, is on a 2 year probation with community service and with all electronic devices confiscated, and is subsquently registered as a sex offender for life.[17]

Influences

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Carrozza cites the works of Bob Clampett, many Spümcø alumni (e.g. John Kricfalusi, Vincent Waller, Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Chris Reccardi, Nick Cross, Eddie Fitzgerald, Lynne Naylor, etc.), Ken Mitchroney, Bill Kopp, Doug TenNapel, Bruce Timm, and Jhonen Vasquez as his main inspirations.[18] Carrozza was also heavily influenced by anime and tokusatsu shows (e.g. Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, etc.) and would frequently implant references to them in his works.

Carrozza's music styling was influenced by the works of "Weird Al" Yankovic, They Might Be Giants and numerous artists, with the two former inspiring his use of the accordion in his works.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Storyboard Artist Notes
2011 God Bless America No Actor: American Superstarz Guitarist (uncredited)
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water No Character layout artist
2024 The Casagrandes Movie Yes

Animation

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Year Title Storyboard Artist Writer Notes
1997 Animaniacs No No In-between animator and clean-up artist for "Bully for Skippy" (uncredited)
2005 Random! Cartoons Yes Yes "MooBeard: The Cow Pirate"
2005-2006 Danger Rangers Yes No Storyboard revisionist
2010–2011 Fanboy and Chum Chum Yes No Storyboard revisionist and artist
2012 Fish Hooks Yes No Storyboard artist
2013 Doc McStuffins Yes No Flash animator for episode "Big Head Hallie", storyboard artist for "The Doc Files" shorts
2015-2019 Mighty Magiswords Yes Yes Creator, show runner, story, writer, voice actor, executive producer, storyboard artist, composer, theme songwriter, character design, background design, model designer
2020-2023 Animaniacs (2020) Yes Yes Storyboard artist
2021-2024 The Snoopy Show Yes No Storyboard artist
2024 The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Yes No Storyboard artist; uncredited on digital releases
2024 Camp Snoopy Yes No Storyboard artist (Season one only)

Web series

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Year Title Role
2012 Bravest Warriors Storyboard artist: CatBug
2021 Wha Cha Got? Storyboard artist: Spatula

Video games

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Year Title Role
1999 JumpStart Explorers Character designer, animator and voice
1999 JumpStart Around the World Voice
2000 JumpStart Adventure Challenge Character designer
2007 Ratatouille Tester
2007 ABC Mouse Character designer and graphic designer

Voice roles

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Year Title Voice role
1999 JumpStart Explorers Additional voices
1999 JumpStart Around the World Brady Bear
2008 Random! Cartoons Ungus the Unpleasant / Ungentlemanly Pig (MooBeard: The Cow Pirate)
2015–2019 Mighty Magiswords Prohyas / Announcer / Grup the Dragon / Additional Voices
2018 The Powerpuff Girls Harmadillo
2023 SCOOP D'ÉTAT Sun
2024 The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Pe-Az #1 / Pe-Az #2 / Pe-Az #3 (original broadcast/release only)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Amidi, Amid (July 14, 2024). "Cartoon Network Show Creator Kyle Carrozza Arrested On Child Pornography Possession Charges". Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cartoon Network series creator arrested on charges of child pornography: report". Burbank, California: WKRC. July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Legendary Warriors for Hire". Kyle Carrozza. November 6, 2005. Archived from the original on October 27, 2015 – via deviantart.com. I created these guys back in 1996, but haven't drawn them much until now...
  5. ^ "TokuNet Podcast – Kyle Carrozza Interview". The Tokusatsu Network. September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Dungeons and Dayjobs by =TVsKyle on deviantART". April 29, 2013. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ http://dmdb.org/playlists/1996/drd96.0114.html
  8. ^ https://thefump.com/music/artists/tvs-kyle
  9. ^ Laurell, David (July 3, 2017). "On the Town: Library Bards make being nerdy cool". Burbank Leader.
  10. ^ "Case 24STFL08387 Carrozza, Lindsay Vs Carrozza, Kyle - Trellis: Legal Intelligence + Judicial Analytics". Trellis.Law. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  11. ^ Assad, Rick (July 8, 2024). "Burbank Police Log: June 17 – June 23". myBurbank.com. myBurbank.com. Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Burbank Police Department (June 20, 2024). "Daily Arrest Log". Burbank Police Department. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  13. ^ Moorman, Taijuan (July 15, 2024). "Cartoon Network 'Mighty Magiswords' creator Kyle Carrozza arrested on child porn charges". USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  14. ^ a b The FuMP (aka The Funny Music Project) (July 14, 2024). "To say we at The FuMP are all shocked to learn about the recent developments regarding Kyle Carrozza, aka TV's Kyle, would be an understatement. We are appalled and feel completely betrayed that someone who was such an integral part of our community could do something like this. We are still processing the information and it is going to take time to come to terms with it. For the time being, we have removed Kyle's listing from the Artists page and removed his songs from the random player at the bottom of the site. However, we are not going to delete his songs from the archive entirely. To do so would be to rewrite history and deny he was ever an important part of The FuMP. They can be accessed by paging through the Archive page or by searching for them. Our thoughts are with his family and friends and anyone who may have been victimized by his actions". X. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Luke Ski - Storyboard Artist. "I will no longer be working with Kyle A. Carrozza. Our animation podcast has been taken down by the network that was hosting it".
  16. ^ @needlejuicerec (July 15, 2024). "With the recent events involving TV's Kyle, we have removed the release we did with him from our site, and he is no longer an artist on our roster. Our feelings echo those of our friends in the comedy music community" (Tweet) – via Twitter./
  17. ^ https://x.com/AricaTuesday/status/1871294672368509063
  18. ^ y2jenn (September 29, 2006). "C&C Interview with tvskyle". DeviantArt. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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