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.

KNOWN FOR

Krazy Kat
1962
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1983
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw
1980
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine
1982
Dr. Rhinestone's Theory
1967
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City
1981
The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise
1981
A Family Circus Christmas
1979
The Berenstain Bears Play Ball
1983
The Juggler of Our Lady
1957
A Special Valentine with the Family Circus
1978
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
1960

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
16
Writing
10
Editing
1
Art
1
Visual Effects
1
Crew
1
1983
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
Director
1983
The Berenstain Bears Play Ball
Director
1982
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine
Director
1981
The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise
Director
1980
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw
Director
1979
A Family Circus Christmas
Director
1978
A Special Valentine with the Family Circus
Director
1968
Big Game Fishing
Director
1962
How to Win on the Thruway
Layout
1962
Krazy Kat
Director
1961
Fotodeath
Director
1960
Who Killed Chung Ling Soo?
Director
1959
The Fabulous Firework Family
Director
1959
Another Day, Another Doormat
Director
1958
Dustcap Doormat
Director
1957
The Juggler of Our Lady
Director