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Lou Scheimer (born October 19, 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American producer, one of the original founders of Filmation, an animation company, and also an executive producer of many of its cartoons (though only by name due to standardized crediting in most cartoons; Hal Sutherland received similar treatment). Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the unrelated isometric graphics engine used by Ultimate Play the Game in their 8-bit computer games see Filmation engine. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production Hal Sutherland was an Animator who became a director of animated productions at Filmation in the late 1960's

Scheimer (pronounced SHY-mer) was most pro-active in the creation of the cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American Animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel 's successful Aside from being the executive producer, he also became a voice actor for the show (as he had done for many of his company's previous productions), going under the pseudonym Erik Gunden. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Scheimer's contribution to the cast was in fact most notable as he singlehandedly voiced nearly all supporting characters, including Orko (and other characters with a similar Smurfs-voice), Stratos, King Randor and others, due to severe budget restrictions. Orko ( IPA: US /ˈɔːrkoʊ/ is a Fictional character from the popular Masters of the Universe franchise The Smurfs ( Les Schtroumpfs) are a fictional group of small Sky blue creatures who live in Smurf Village somewhere in the woods The animated series also pioneered a type of programming known as first-run syndication. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Also a first was the storyline being based on an action figure toy; prior to this time, FCC regulations had prohibited any type of children's programming being based on a toy. An action figure is a posable character Figurine, made of Plastic or other materials and often based upon a movie, Comic book, Video game Scheimer transformed He-Man from a graphically violent version of Conan the Barbarian into a pro-social character, who imparted a life lesson to impressionable viewers in each episode. Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland Cimmeria) is a Fictional character often associated with

Erika Scheimer, Lou's daughter, also did supporting female voices and occasional voice-acting for young boy characters. Erika Scheimer (born "Erica" Schiemer circa 1960 is an occasional voice-actress in the cartoons of the defunct Filmation animation-studio She would later star in the follow-up series She-Ra, which Scheimer also produced. She-Ra is a Fictional character and the Heroine in the series of toys produced by Mattel called She-Ra Princess of Power.

In the late 1990s, Scheimer returned to the field of animation. A Dutch investment company, Dreamweavers, NV. , approached Lou with a concept based on an off-kilter Dutchman's renderings of characters aimed at young adults. Scheimer went into production on an animated feature film entitled Robin and the Dreamweavers. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Robin, the first human ever born in cyberspace, battled the evil siren "Triple XXX" who desired an earthly body and gained power through mankind's baser carnal desires. The film, however, was never distributed.

Shortly thereafter, Scheimer underwent quadruple bypass surgery and was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease or PD) is a degenerative disorder of the Central nervous system that often impairs the sufferer's Erika Scheimer quickly took control of her father's company and shut it down.

Currently, Scheimer is currently providing consultation work for Gang of Seven (G7) Animation.

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Other voice roles

Lou Scheimer voiced characters for other Filmation cartoons besides He-Man. Most notably, he provided the voice to "Dumb Donald" on the long running Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created produced and hosted (in Live action bookends by comedian Bill Cosby, who also He was also the voice of Legal Eagle and Brown Hornet sidekick Stinger. The European hornet Vespa crabro, commonly known simply as the " Hornet " is the largest European eusocial Wasp. He was used as the voice-over narrator during the opening credits of the majority of Filmation shows and cartoons. Opening credits, in a television program motion picture or videogame are shown at the beginning and list the most important members of the production In Jason of Star Command and Space Academy, he was consistently heard as generic voices over intercoms. Jason of Star Command was a live action Television show by Filmation which ran between 1978 and 1981. Space Academy was a live-action Sci-fi Children's television program produced by Filmation and airing on CBS television on Saturday In the live action Ghost Busters series, he was the voice of "Zero", the unseen boss of the main characters. Not to be confused with Ghostbusters. The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's Television series that ran from

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