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- Hank Saroyan graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a veterinary degree and began his career as a stunt writer on the “Anniversary Game,” broadcast from Kgo/ABC in San Francisco. He moved on to writing and producing at Dick Clark Productions before going into animation, where he worked for Hanna Barbera and Marvel Productions.
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Hank Saroyan was born in 1947 in Alameda, California, USA. He was a writer, known for ABC Weekend Specials (1977), Muppet Babies (1984) and The Wide World of Mystery (1973). He was married to Kathy. He died on 23 September 2022 in California, USA.
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Oct 27, 2022 · Hank Durand Saroyan, Emmy Award-winning director/producer, lover of animals, his family, and many friends, passed away Friday, September 23 from complications associated with Multiple Myeloma...
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Oct 27, 2022 · Hank Durand Saroyan, animation director and producer who won an Emmy for “Muppet Babies,” died Sept. 23 from complications of multiple myeloma cancer. He was 75.
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Hank Durand Saroyan (March 30, 1947 - Sept 23, 2022) was a writer, story editor, and voice director who contributed to Muppet Babies in various capacities for the entire run of the series. He was credited as executive in charge of the series in addition to serving as voice director, song producer, story and head writer after the departure of writer Jeffrey Scott, as well as penning occasional lyrics (including to the theme song). He was a producer as well as reprising his voice director and story editor chores on Little Muppet Monsters, and directed the voice cast (including Muppet Babies) on the special Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue.
The nephew of playwright William Saroyan, Saroyan's early 1970s TV career was spent on specials and variety shows for Dick Clark Productions (including American Bandstand) and writing the TV movie Werewolf of Woodstock. He joined Hanna-Barbera as a voice actor and/or story editor on Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo, Trollkins, and Monchichis. He moved to Marvel Productions and worked on Dungeons & Dragons, two Blondie and Dagwood specials, and Rude Dog and the Dweebs.
Outside of animation, Saroyan wrote and directed the 1993 ABC Weekend Specials installment "The Parsley Garden" (adapting a William Saroyan story), an episode of The Famous Jett Jackson, the special Animals of the NFL, and other one-off productions. He created, produced, and directed the six volume 1994 direct-to-video National Geographic series Geo-Kids (with puppeteers Julianne Buescher and Bruce Lanoil, and supplying character voices himself).
Saroyan was a producer for the Prism Awards show, honoring the accurate depictions of drugs and alcohol in television, film and music. He was given a Prism Award by the Entertainment Industries Council.
•Episode 418: Nanny's Day Off
•Episode 503: The Pig Who Would Be Queen
•Episode 513: Bug-Busting Babies
•Episode 607: Faster than a Speeding Weirdo
•Episode 608: Skeeter and the Wolf
•Episode 611: Goosetown Babies
Hank Durand Saroyan, animation director and producer who won an Emmy for “Muppet Babies,” died Sept. 23 from complications of multiple myeloma cancer. He was 75. He was born in Alameda, Calif. to Dorothy Saroyan and Henry Saroyan, brother of author William Saroyan.
Hank Saroyan, Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer, passed away at the age of 75. A nephew of William Saroyan, Hank worked in television for fifty years in many capacities, from composing music to serving as the head of production to voice acting.
Nov 16, 2008 · TV Director Hank Saroyan shares a touching story on the influence of his uncle's work at "Willian Saroyan: A Century of Saroyanesque" an event celebrating author William Saroyan's 100th...
