Al Kouzel was an American animator. Born in Manhattan, he started out at Terrytoons in 1957, working on animated shorts. During the 60s, he worked for a while at Studio Deitch in Prague, on Krazy Kat and Popeye. In 1967, he founded Ariel Productions with Eli Bauer and created animation for TV commercials and animated shorts for "Sesame Street". During the '80s, he was a director on a number of series including The Transformers, G.I. Joe, Jem, Muppet Babies and a number of "Berenstain Bears" TV movies.
Al Kouzel has 29 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Signature works include Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls, The Berenstain Bears Play Ball, The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
