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Jean Chalopin (born 31 May 1950) is a French businessman, banker and former television producer. In 1971, he founded the production company DIC Entertainment, which specialized in children-oriented television and film productions.
1971–1982: DIC Audiovisuel. Diffusion, Information Communications (DIC) was founded in France in 1971 by Jean Chalopin as part of Radio Television Luxembourg ( RTL Group ), a well-established media company. DIC primarily focused on producing television content.
DIC Entertainment (pronounced "deek"; stylized as DiC) was an animation studio based in Burbank, California that focused on the production of animated material. It was founded by Jean Chalopin in 1971.
Jean Chalopin. This all starts with Jean Chalopin, who in 1971 with backing from Radio Television Luxembourg (RTL) created DIC (Diffusion, Information and Commercial), where he wrote and produced programs that were outsourced overseas for animation.
Inspector Gadget is an animated superhero science fiction comedy series co-created by Andy Heyward, Jean Chalopin and Bruno Bianchi, and was originally syndicated by DIC Audiovisuel and Lexington Broadcast Services Company.
Jan 22, 2024 · DIC Entertainment was a production company started by Jean Chalopin as the production division of Radio Télévision Luxembourg in 1971. The studio would then go on to produce many nostalgic (and sometimes memetic) kids' cartoons, series and cartoon blocks with the most well-known being Inspector Gadget, who also serves as the life-long mascot ...
Heyward bought DIC in 1987 when Chalopin and Bianchi left, moving all operations to America. Chalopin turned what was left of the French arm into a new animation company, Créativité & Développement .
