Ralph Bakshi Biography
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29th, 1938) is an American manager of animated and live-action movies. In the 1970s, he established an option for mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 2015, he managed ten theatrically launched features movies, six of which he wrote. He has been involved in various TV projects as a manager, author, creator, and animator.
Ralph Bakshi Age and Birthday
Bakshi was born on October 29th, 1938 in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel). He is currently 81 as of 2019, and he will be turning 82 on October 29th, 2020. He always celebrates his birthday on October 29th, every year.
Ralph Bakshi Height and Weight
Ralph stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 11 inches and an estimated weight of 75kg. This information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as his other body measurements are available.
Ralph Bakshi Education
Bakshi went to the Thomas Jefferson High School where he demonstrated to be a vandalism maker. So thee principal had him transferred to Manhattan’s School of Industrial Art from where he graduated with an award in cartooning in 1956.
Ralph Bakshi Parents
Ralph was born on October 29th, 1938, in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) to Russian Jew parents. His family moved to New York to escape World War II in 1939. In 1947 his family migrated to a predominantly black neighborhood in Washington D.C. so he made various black friends and felt one with them.
Ralph Bakshi Wife
Bakshi married the love of his life Elaine when he was only 21 and was a father to a son, Mark, by the following year. But their marriage soon untangled due to his hectic schedule and the love birds separated.
Facts And Body Measurements About Ralph Bakshi
Here are some interesting facts you don’t want to miss about Bakshi:
- Full Names: Ralph Bakshi
- Age/How Old: 81 years
- Place of Birth: Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine
- Date of Birth: October 29th, 1938
- Nationality: American
- Marital Status: married to Elaine
- Children: Mark
Ralph Bakshi Career
Starting his career at the Terrytoons TV cartoon studio as a cel polisher, he was ultimately encouraged to animator, and then director. He moved to the animation division of Paramount Pictures in 1976 and developed his own studio, Bakshi Productions, in 1968.
Through producer Steve Krantz, he made his introduction appearance movie, Fritz the Cat, launched in 1972. It was the first animated movie to get an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent animated appearance of all time.
Over the next 11 years, Ralph directed seven additional animated appearances. He is famously known for such movies as Wizards (1977), The Lord of the Rings (1978), American Pop (1981) and Fire and Ice (1983). In 1987, he came back to TV service, creating the episodes Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, which ran for two years.
After a nine-year interruption from appearances movies, he managed Cool World (1992), which was largely rewritten during production and got poor reviews. Ralph came back to TV with the live-action movie Cool and the Crazy (1994) and the anthology episodes Spicy City (1997).
During the 2000s, he concentrated widely on fine art and painting and in 2003 co-founded The Bakshi School of Animation with his son Eddie and Jess Gorell. He acquired various awards for his work, including the 1980 Golden Gryphon for The Lord of the Rings at the Giffoni Film Ceremony, the 1988 Annie Award for separated contribution to the Art of Animation, and the 2003 Maverick Tribute Award at the Cinequest Film Festival.
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Ralph Bakshi Movies And TV Shows
- Wizards
- Fritz the Cat
- The Lord of the Rings
- Cool World
- Fire and Ice
- Coonskin
- American Pop
- Heavy Traffic
- Hey Good Lookin’
- Last Days of Coney Island
- Cool and the Crazy
- Christmas in Tattertown
- Trickle Dickle Down
- Imagining America
- The Butter Battle Book
- Malcom and Melvin
- This Ain’t Bebop
- Ralph Bakshi: The Wizard of Animation
Ralph Bakshi Lord Of The Rings
This animated movie by Ralph introduces the first part of J.R.R. Tolkiens’s known fantasy tale. The wise old wizard, Gandalf, entrusts the young hobbit, Frodo, with a magical ring. Soon dark forces are after Frodo, so he must leave his peaceful home and travel to the ominous Mount Doom, where the ring must be destroyed. Followed by a trio of hobbit friends, Frodo is also assisted by the mysterious Aragon and other heroic alliance.
Initial release: 15 November 1978 (USA)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Box office: 30.5 million USD
Budget: 8 million USD
Story by: J. R. R. Tolkien
Ralph Bakshi Coonskin
An old-timer (Scatman Crothers) tells a fable of brothers Bear, Fox, and Rabbit in Harlem.
Initial release: 20 August 1975 (USA)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Initial DVD release: 2012 (USA)
Budget: 1.6 million USD
Screenplay: Ralph Bakshi
Ralph Bakshi Fritz The Cat
Fritz the Cat is a 1972 American adult animated comedy movie written and managed by Ralph. It was Bakshi’s appearance movies introduced and is loosely based on the Fritz the Cat comedy strips by Robert Crumb.
Initial release: 25 January 1972 (New York City)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Box office: 90 million USD
Story by: Robert Crumb
Characters: Winston Schwartz, Duke the Crow, Lizard Leader,
Ralph Bakshi American Pop
This animated trek across the musical landscape of the 20th, century started with young citizenship Zalmie arriving in New York. He is addicted to showing business, but an accident ruins his voice. He marries a bartender (Lisa Jane Persky) and their son, Benny, becomes a jazz keyboardist. Although Benny is killed in World War II, his son, Tony, goes on to great accomplishment as a singer during the 60s, as does Tony’s son, Pete, in the 80s.
Initial release: 13 February 1981 (USA)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Screenplay: Ronni Kern
Music composed by Lee Holdridge
Ralph Bakshi Hobbit|The Lord of the Rings
This animated movie by Bakshi introduces the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s known fantasy tale. The wise old magician, Gandalf, assures the young hobbit, Frodo, with a magical ring. Soon dark forced are after Frodo, so he must leave his peaceful home and travel to the ominous Mount Doom, where the ring must be destroyed. Accompanied by a trio of hobbit friends, Frodo is also assisted by the mysterious Aragorn and other heroic assistance.
Initial release: 15 November 1978 (USA)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Box office: 30.5 million USD
Budget: 8 million USD
Story by: J. R. R. Tolkien
Ralph Bakshi Cool World
After the freaky incident, Frank Harris is transported into the cartoon domain of Cool, where he remains the only human among different animated roles for years. Ultimate, artist Jack Deebs also enter Cool World and sets his lustful sights on his own creation, a blond bombshell known as Holli Would. However, excessive intermingling between cartoons and humans is said to lead to dire results, a risk Jack seems ready to take.
Initial release: 10 July 1992 (USA)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Box office: 14.1 million USD
Budget: 30 million USD
Screenplay: Michael Grais, Mark Victor, Larry Gross
Ralph Bakshi Wizards
After the passing of his mother, the evil mutant magician Blackwolf finds some long-lost military technologies. Full of ego and ambition, Blackwolf claims his mother’s throne, assembles an army and sets out to brainwash and conquer Earth. Meanwhile, Blackwolf’s gentle twin brother, the bearded and sage Avatar calls upon his own wizard abilities to foil Blackwolf’s plans for world domination, even fit means destroying his own flesh.
Initial release: 9 February 1977 (USA)
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Narrator: Susan Tyrrell
Box office: 9 million USD
Ralph Bakshi Net Worth
Bakshi’s current Net Worth as of 2019 – 2020 stands at $1 million – $5 million approximately, and his previous Net Worth as of 2018, is $100,000 – $1 million.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ralph Bakshi
Who is Ralph Bakshi?
Ralph Bakshi (born October 29th, 1938) is an American manager of animated and live-action movies. In the 1970s, he established an option for mainstream animation through independent and adult-oriented productions. Between 1972 and 2015, he managed ten theatrically launched features movies, six of which he wrote. He has been involved in various TV projects as a manager, author, creator, and animator.
How old is Ralph Bakshi?
Bakshi was born on October 29th, 1938 in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel). He is currently 81 as of 2019, and he will be turning 82 on October 29th, 2020. He always celebrates his birthday on October 29th, every year.
How tall is Ralph Bakshi?
Ralph stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 11 inches and an estimated weight of 75kg. This information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as his other body measurements are available.
Is Ralph Bakshi married?
Bakshi married the love of his life Elaine when he was only 21 and was a father to a son, Mark, by the following year. But their marriage soon untangled due to his hectic schedule and the love birds separated.
How much is Ralph worth?
Bakshi’s current Net Worth as of 2019 – 2020 stands at $1 million – $5 million approximately, and his previous Net Worth as of 2018, is $100,000 – $1 million.
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