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{{Short description|American cartoonist and video game designer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Steve Purcell
| image              = Steve Purcell GDC 08.jpg
| caption            = Purcell at the 2008 [[Game Developers Conference]] in San Francisco
| birth_name         = Steven Ross Purcell
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1961|07|30}}
| occupation         = Cartoonist, animator, game designer, voice actor, director, writer
| years_active       = 1984–present
| alma_mater         = [[California College of the Arts|California College of Arts and Crafts]]
| employer           = {{Unbulleted list|[[LucasArts]] (1988–1997)|[[Nelvana]] (1997–2000)|[[Pixar Animation Studios]] (2000–2023)<ref name=layoffs/>}}
| notable_works      = [[Sam & Max]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|Collette Michaud|1993}}
| children           = 2
| website            = {{Official website|http://spudvisionblog.blogspot.com/|name=Personal blog}}
}}

'''Steven Ross Purcell'''<ref name="S&MUK interview">{{cite web|url=http://samandmax.co.uk/2010/04/interview-with-steve-purcell/|title=Interview with Steve Purcell|author=Staff|publisher=Sam & Max.co.uk|date=2010-04-29|access-date=2010-04-29}}</ref> (born July 30, 1961)<ref>{{cite web |title=Personal Facebook page |url=https://www.facebook.com/steve.purcell.77/posts/pfbid0pgvpSukMENGdvZ1722L8Vpz9jZrpGaewjxk9cgKEyUu2UxdXuLKww6tTmgWFJbtvl |website=Facebook |access-date=1 August 2024}}</ref> is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor. He is the creator of the media franchise ''[[Sam & Max]]'' and received an [[Eisner Award]] in 2007 for working on the show. The series has expanded to an animated television series and several video games.

A graduate of the [[California College of the Arts|California College of Arts and Craft]] in [[San Francisco]], Purcell began his career creating comic strips for the college newsletter. He performed freelance work for [[Marvel Comics]] and Fishwrap Productions before publishing his first ''Sam & Max'' comic in 1987. He was hired by [[LucasArts]] as an artist and animator in 1988 and worked on several [[LucasArts adventure games]], including the first two ''[[Monkey Island]]'' games,  ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' and ''[[Sam & Max Hit the Road]].''

Purcell collaborated with [[Nelvana]] to create a ''Sam & Max'' television series in 1997, and briefly worked as an animator for [[Industrial Light & Magic]] after leaving LucasArts. At [[Pixar]], he co-wrote and co-directed the 2012 film ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'' and developed a miniseries for the ''[[Cars (franchise)|Cars]]'' franchise, ''[[Cars on the Road]]''.