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Keith Vincent Chapman (born 1 December 1958) is a British television writer and producer, best known as the creator of children's television programmes Bob the Builder, Mighty Express, Fifi and the Flowertots and PAW Patrol.
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Keith Chapman is a UK-born creator of popular children's shows, such as PAW Patrol, Bob the Builder and Ozi: Voice of the Forest. He was born in December 1958 and has won five awards and received two nominations for his work.
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Keith Vincent Chapman is a British television writer and producer, and also the creator of the PAW Patrol. He also created Bob the Builder in 1999, which aired on Nickelodeon in the United States on the Nick Jr. block from 2001–2004.
Keith Chapman worked for Jim Henson International, designing characters related to the Muppets, before leaving to pursue a career in advertising.
While freelancing as an agency art director in the early 1990s, Chapman worked on his own creations, eventually showing them to Peter Orton, executive chairman of HIT Entertainment.
One of the properties he created was Bob the Builder and Orton, sensing potential in the character, acquired the intellectual property rights and created a television show based on the property. The deal saw Chapman retain a share of the copyright and also a contractual clause which sees his name appear on all merchandise related to the character.
In 2001, Chapman was the founder of Chapman Entertainment along with Greg Lynn and Andrew Haydon until it closes down in 2013 due to its acquisition by DreamWorks Animation.
was produced at Manchester's HOT Animation Studio (then from 2009 to 2011 by Woodland Hills-based studio SD Entertainment), with Curtis Jobling's unmistakable character and world designs helping propel the character, and the show, onto a global audience. The show became a huge success, generating around £1 billion in international retail sales. Chapman decided to invest his share of the profits in setting up his own television production and rights ownership company, Chapman Entertainment, stating his belief that "the closer involvement of creative talent can get more out of a property over the longer term".
In 2005, Chapman created Fifi and the Flowertots. In 2012, he took a break from the Bob the Builder franchise for the first time, in the following year, 2013, he created Nickelodeon and TVOKids' PAW Patrol. In 2015, he created the 2015 series of Bob the Builder. In 2018, he took a break from the Bob the Builder franchise for the second and last time and it is unknown if he will return for the next Bob the Builder show. In 2020, he is created Netflix's Mighty Express.
In 2013, Chapman split from his wife. He is now married to Emily, whom he married in 2019. Chapman originates from Norfolk, East Anglia, though some of his formative years were spent in Basildon, Essex. He attended art college in Great Yarmouth. He has 3 sons and a daughter and currently resides in Monaco. Chapman also has a nephew who goes by the ...
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Bob the Builder: Created by Keith Chapman. With Rob Rackstraw, Kate Harbour, Neil Morrissey, Lorelei King. Bob Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and Can-Do Crew demonstrate power of positive thinking, problem-solving, teamwork,.
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Keith Chapman is on the receiving end of a multibillion-dollar empire fuelled by shows on screen and stage, backpacks and bathing suits, cereal boxes and plastic toys. The 59-year-old lives in Monaco, the affluent principality on the Riviera.
Jul 18, 2023 · Keith Chapman’s contributions to children’s entertainment have left an indelible legacy that continues to inspire and entertain generations. His dedication to storytelling, his commitment to...
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