Doug Kincaid (b. Douglas Doerr Kincaid, 1962) is an American artist, writer, and performer best known for his work in the fields of puppetry and promotional costuming (mascot costumes). Puppetry is a form of Theatre or Performance which involves the Manipulation of Puppets. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common
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Early Influences, Education, and Career
From an early age, Kincaid was interested in the creation and depiction of imaginary characters and settings, especially in the fields of motion pictures, television, and theme parks. He lists as major artistic influences Walt Disney, animation legend Chuck Jones, acclaimed writer & "Twilight Zone" creator Rod Serling, and veteran character actor Felix Silla. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling ( December 25, 1924 &ndash June 28, 1975) was an American Screenwriter, best known Felix Silla (born January 11, 1937) is an Italian film and television Actor and stuntman, best known for his role as " Cousin In 1977, at the age of 15, he co-founded with brother Bill Kincaid The Kincaid Karacter Company, which would become one of the best known national producers of professional mascot costumes, helping to develop and manufacture such iconic American mascots as "BUDMAN" for Anheuser-Busch, "Fredbird" for The St. William Kincaid (also " Bill Kincaid " was formerly known nationally in the entertainment trade as a costume designer and after leaving the costume business in 1990 The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Fredbird is the official Mascot for the St Louis Cardinals Major league baseball team Louis Cardinals Baseball Team, the "Billiken" for Saint Louis University Basketball Team, "Elroy Elk", the national mascot of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (Elks Lodges), and "Homer", the handyman mascot of home improvement giant Home Depot. If you seek the Argentine children's magazine see Billiken (magazine The Billiken was a charm doll created by an American The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks ( BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American Fraternal order and
From 1978 to 1981, Kincaid worked with the Six Flags Theme Park in St. Six Flags Inc (commonly Six Flags) is one of the world's largest chains of Amusement parks and Theme parks, based on quantity of properties Louis, Missouri, creating and portraying costume characters, performing in the puppet theater, and designing characters and sets with brother Bill for the Six Flags haunted attractions. While attending Washington University in St. Louis in 1980, Kincaid began a 19 year relationship with CBS affiliate KMOX (later KMOV-TV), performing, writing, and creating sets, puppets, and characters (again with brother Bill) for two Emmy Award winning children's programs, "D. B.'s Delight" (1977-1988) and "Gator Tales" (1988-1999). DB's Delight was a locally-produced St Louis Missouri children's television Quiz show produced by CBS affiliate KMOX-TV (later KMOV Gator Tales (1988-1999 was a local Children's television show produced in St
Recent Projects
In addition to year-round touring and performing as a professional puppeteer, Kincaid continues to design and create mascot characters for an endless variety of organizations and applications. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Recently, he co-founded, with two fellow artists, "Implemented Arts Group" (IAG), a St. Louis based creative services studio that specializes in sets, props, murals, special effects, and the creation of three-dimensional themed environments. He currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
References
- St. Louis Post Dispatch, January 7, 1983 "Almost Live! Dodo is rare bird indeed" biographical article on Bill & Doug Kincaid
- St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Friday, July 5,1985, Living Section Front Page, "Talented brothers are creators. The St Louis Post-Dispatch is the only major city-wide Newspaper in St The St Louis Globe-Democrat (casually referred to as The Globe) was a daily newspaper based in St . . ", article on Bill and Doug Kincaid.
- St. Louis Post Dispatch, Monday March 20, 1989, "Kids Learning Responsibility With "Gator" Aid", article on Bill & Doug Kincaid and "Gator Tales" television show.
- St. Louis Business Journal, September 12, 1988, "Those Guy's at Kincaid are really Characters", article on The Kincaid Karacter Company
- St. Louis Sun TV Magazine, Oct. 28, 1989, "Gator Aid", article on "Gator Tales" and Doug Kincaid
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 7, 2006, "They Don't Come Much Bigger", article on Felix Silla & Doug Kincaid
External links
- http://www.kincaidkaracter.com The Official Website of The Kincaid Karacter Company
- http://www.thekincaidpuppets.com The Official Website of The Kincaid Karacter Puppets
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