David Feiss


David Feiss is an American animator and the creator of Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel.

Biography

Feiss was born in Sacramento, California. He joined Hanna-Barbera around 1978 while still a teenager.
He worked on the 1980s revival of The Jetsons, was a key animator on the, co-animated the Ren and Stimpy pilot "Big House Blues", was an animation director on The Ren & Stimpy Show during its first season and created the Cartoon Network original series Cow and Chicken and its spin-off, I Am Weasel. Feiss stated that The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends was the primary influence for his work. On his shows, David directed every episode and also worked as a writer, his writing credits usually collaborated with Michael Ryan.
Feiss co-directed the animated segments of The Adventures of Hyperman, a computer game released in 1995 by IBM.
In issues #5 and #30 of his cousin Sam Kieth's comic book The Maxx, David showcased his work with The Crappon, Fred Flower and Uncle Italian Moose, which had a very similar style to Cow and Chicken. Feiss also collaborated with Kieth on a story featured in Parody Press's 1992 one-shot comic book Pummeler, spoofing Marvel Comics' famous character The Punisher.
In 2006, he was the head of story for Sony's first CG animated film, Open Season.

Filmography