Al Kouzel

Biography

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.

Directed

1. A Family Circus Christmas (1979) — Director
2. Fotodeath (1961) — Director
3. The Juggler of Our Lady (1957) — Director
4. A Special Valentine with the Family Circus (1978) — Director
5. The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (1980) — Director
6. Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (1983) — Director
7. The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise (1981) — Director
8. Big Game Fishing (1968) — Director
9. The Fabulous Firework Family (1959) — Director
10. Dustcap Doormat (1958) — Director
11. The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (1982) — Director
12. The Berenstain Bears Play Ball (1983) — Director
13. Another Day, Another Doormat (1959) — Director
14. Krazy Kat (1962) — Director
15. Who Killed Chung Ling Soo? (1960) — Director