Ken Spears

Ken Spears

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
Birthdaymars 12, 1938
Death2020-11-06
BiographyCharles Kenneth Spears (March 12, 1938 – November 6, 2020) was an American animator, writer, television producer and sound editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the Scooby-Doo franchise, together with Joe Ruby. In 1977, they co-founded the television animation production company Ruby-Spears Productions. Spears and Ruby created many other shows such as Jabberjaw, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Fangface. Spears also worked on the shows Sectaurs, Mister T and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

Spears career began in 1959 when he started to work for Hanna-Barbera as a sound editor, at Hanna-Barbera. Spears met Ruby when Life Magazine was interviewing members at the studio and they worked together on animated projects. Spears worked for several other companies before Ruby-Spears such as DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Sid and Marty Krofft.

In 2020, Ruby died on August 26, and Spears died on November 6, 2020, from Lewy body dementia three months later. He was 82 years old.

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