Editing Craig McCracken (section)

{{short description|American cartoonist and animator}}
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{{Infobox person
| image        = Craig McCracken 1.jpg
| alt          =
| caption      = McCracken in January 2012
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1971|3|31|mf=yes}} <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. -->
| birth_place  = [[Charleroi, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| years_active = 1990–present
| known_for    = {{plainlist|
* ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''
* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
* ''[[Wander Over Yonder]]''
* ''[[Kid Cosmic]]''}}
| occupation   = {{hlist|Cartoonist|animator|director|writer|producer}}
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Lauren Faust]]|2004}}
| children     = 1
}}
'''Craig McCracken'''<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1778148570560143561 |user=CrackMcCraigen |title=My middle name's not Douglas, I'll tell you that. |first=Craig |last=McCracken |author-link=Craig McCracken |date=April 10, 2024}}</ref> (born March 31, 1971) is an American cartoonist, animator, director, writer, and producer known for creating [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' and ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', [[Disney Channel]] and [[Disney XD]]'s ''[[Wander Over Yonder]]'', and [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Kid Cosmic]]''.

Regarded as "one of the most successful creators of episodic comedy cartoons",<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Baron |first=Reuben |date=January 20, 2021 |title=The Powerpuff Girls' Craig McCracken Talks Entering the Streaming Age with Kid Cosmic |url=https://www.cbr.com/craig-mccracken-kid-cosmic-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120183234/https://www.cbr.com/craig-mccracken-kid-cosmic-interview/ |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2021 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR.com]]}}</ref> his style was "at the forefront of a second wave of innovative, creator-driven television animation" in the 1990s, along with that of other animators such as [[Genndy Tartakovsky]],<ref name="Lloyd">{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Robert |date=February 2, 2021 |title=Now at Netflix, 'Powerpuff Girls' Creator Savors Freedom: 'Wait. We Can Do This Now?' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-02-02/powerpuff-girls-craig-mccracken-kid-cosmic-netfix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905160842/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-02-02/powerpuff-girls-craig-mccracken-kid-cosmic-netfix |archive-date=September 5, 2021 |access-date=September 5, 2023 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> and has been credited as "a staple of American modern animated television".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maher |first=John |date=February 2, 2021 |title=Two Decades After The Powerpuff Girls, a New Superpowered Kid Learns Some Big Lessons |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/kid-cosmic-craig-mccracken-interview.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202232821/https://www.vulture.com/article/kid-cosmic-craig-mccracken-interview.html |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |access-date=February 22, 2021 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref>