Biography
Marshall "Buzz" Potamkin (October 22, 1945 β April 22, 2012) was an American television producer and director known for founding his own television advertisement production studio, Perpetual Motion Pictures aka Buzzco Associates, and helping to establish Southern Star Productions. Along with advertisements, Potamkin focused on producing made-for-television animation, beginning with several television films based on the Berenstain Bears series of children's books. He went on to produce series for Turner Entertainment and, more specifically, Cartoon Network, including every episode of Cartoon Network's animated showcase series, What a Cartoon!, a project developed for aspiring animators to make pilot shorts that the network could choose to develop into full-fledged series.
Over the course of his 36-year career in animation, Potamkin was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Daytime Emmy Awards, and 1 CableACE Award.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 22
Producer 22
Director 3
TV Shows 3
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998)
Cow and Chicken (1997)
Tumbleweed Tex in School Daze (1996)
Dexter's Laboratory: The Big Sister (1996)
Pizza Boy in No Tip (1996)
Hillbilly Blue (1996)
Boid 'n' Woim (1996)
Mina and the Count: Interlude with a Vampire (1995)
O. Ratz: Rat in a Hot Tin Can (1995)
Shake & Flick: Raw Deal in Rome (1995)
What a Cartoon (1995)
Daisy-Head Mayzie (1995)
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994)
The Town Santa Forgot (1993)
The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (1992)
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990)
Marvin: Baby of the Year (1989)
The Berenstain Bears (1985)
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls (1983)
The Berenstain Bears Play Ball (1983)
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (1982)
The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise (1981)
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City (1981)
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw (1980)
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree (1979)
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GenderMale
Birthday1945-10-22
Deathday2012-04-22 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited States of America, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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