Kevin Eastman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kevin Eastman
Occupation	Animator
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1962(1962-05-30)
Age	62
Birthplace	Springvale
Country	United States
Birth City	Maine
Horoscope	Gemini

Kevin Eastman Biography

Kevin Eastman is one of the most popular and richest Animator who was born on May 30, 1962 in Springvale, Maine, United States. Co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise with Peter Laird. They self- published the premiere issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in May 1984 in black and white. He later became the owner, editor, and publisher of Heavy Metal magazine.

He modeled and named a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character after famous Italian artist Michelangelo.

In 1983 he worked in a restaurant while he searched for publishers for his comics. He met a waitress who was attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst and followed her to Northampton, Massachusetts. While searching for a local underground newspaper to publish his work, he began a professional relationship with Peter Laird, and the two collaborated for a short time on various comics projects.

Eastman purchased his first piece of original artwork (“a couple of pages that were penciled by Michael Golden and inked by Bob McLeod for Marvel Comics’ Howard the Duck”) at the Atlanta Fantasy Fair, the convention he and Laird attended in 1984. Collecting subsequently became “quite an addiction” for him, and combined with his experiences in getting his, and others’, comics work recognised as “Art,” led to him founding the Words & Pictures Museum, which operated as a brick-and-mortar museum from 1992–1999.

He married actress and model Julie Strain, but the two eventually divorced, even though they continued to collaborate creatively on such projects as the animated adaptation of Eastman’s Heavy Metal magazine. He later married his second wife Courtney Eastman.

Kevin Eastman Net Worth

Kevin Eastman is one of the richest Animator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Eastman 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He and future comic book artist Steve Lavigne were classmates at Westbrook High School in Westbrook, Maine. He met Laird while attempting to find a local underground newspaper willing to publish his art. He also worked at a restaurant to support himself.

He and Laird garnered media attention for their creation by putting together a four-page press kit that was sent to 180 TV and radio stations and the Associated Press and United Press International.

Kevin Brooks Eastman (born May 30, 1962) is an American comic book artist and writer best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with Peter Laird. Eastman is also the editor and publisher of the magazine Heavy Metal.

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Who is Kevin Eastman Dating?

According to our records, Kevin Eastman married to Courtney Eastman , Julie Strain. As of December 1, 2023, Kevin Eastman’s is not dating anyone.

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In January 1988, Eastman and Laird visited Playmates Toys, who wished to market action figures based on the comic book and animated cartoon series, further cementing the Turtles’ place in history and making Eastman and Laird extremely successful.

Facts & Trivia

Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Animator. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kevin Eastman celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

Multiple other Turtles comics, toys, books, games, and other merchandising items have subsequently appeared, overseen and sometimes fully created by Eastman and Laird. Among these are five live-action films: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016), with Eastman making a brief cameo in the latter. Four more television series were also created: Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation (1997), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012), in which Eastman wrote the fifth season episode “Lone Rat and Cubs”, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There was also an animated feature film, TMNT (2007).

Does Kevin Eastman own TMNT?

In 2000, Eastman sold part of his ownership rights on Mirage Studios and the TMNT , in part because he wanted to finance other projects. In 2006, he and Julie Strain received a divorce. Eastman gained custody over their only son. In 2008, he sold the rest of his ownership rights on Mirage Studios and the TMNT.

Did Kevin Eastman buy a tank?

Conversation. Watching The Toys that Made Us episode on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and apparently one of the first things Kevin Eastman bought with his initial million dollar check from action figure sales was a TANK.

Does Kevin Eastman still own heavy metal?

Eastman sold the magazine to digital and music veteran David Boxenbaum and film producer Jeff Krelitz in January 2014. Eastman continued to serve as publisher of the magazine and is a minority investor in the new Heavy Metal, which is now published by Heavy Metal Media, LLC.

Who owns the rights to TMNT?

Nickelodeon acquired the global rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from the Mirage Group and 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. and announced a new CGI- animated TMNT television series.

Who is Kevin Eastman's favorite turtle?

It seems that everyone has their favorite Turtle – mine is Michelangelo because I always thought nunchucks were cool – but do you have a personal favorite? Kevin Eastman: Yes, absolutely. Raphael has been my favorite.