Ken Cuperus (born 1972) is a Canadian television writer and producer, who is a partner with his wife Michelle Melanson in the children's television production firm Headspinner Productions.[1] He is most noted as a writer of the children's television series Happy House of Frightenstein, for which he and writing partner Sandy Jobin-Bevans won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022[2] and Best Writing in a Preschool Program or Series at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[3]
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, he began his career as a member of the sketch comedy troupe Brave New Weasels with Jobin-Bevans, Ron Moore and Matt Kippen,[4] as well as writing for the television series Freaky Stories and the short film Good Monday, for which he received a Canadian Comedy Award nomination for Best Writing in a Film at the 2nd Canadian Comedy Awards in 2001.[5]
He was subsequently a writer for television series such as Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse, Medabots, John Callahan's Quads!, George Shrinks, The Berenstain Bears, Moville Mysteries, The Doodlebops, Carl², Stargate: Atlantis and Total Drama before creating the television series The Stanley Dynamic in 2015.[6]
Cuperus and Melanson launched Headspinner in 2018.[7] The company's productions have included Happy House of Frightenstein, Denis and Me and Aunty B's House.
References
- ^ Jeremy Dickson, "Headspinner to recharge Frightenstein kid classic". Playback, May 30, 2018.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: Children’s & Animation, Lifestyle & Reality". Broadcast Dialogue, April 6, 2022.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "2023 Canadian Screen Awards: Children’s & Animation". Broadcast Dialogue, April 12, 2023.
- ^ Cam Fuller, "Hard Core Weasles". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, August 8, 1997.
- ^ "Here are the nominees for the 2001 Canadian Comedy Awards". Canadian Press, March 6, 2001.
- ^ "YTV Launches New Live Action Comedy with an Animated Twist: The Stanley Dynamic". Canada NewsWire, February 23, 2015.
- ^ Regan Reid, "Melanson, Cuperus launch indie prodco". Playback, April 18, 2018.
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