Gabriel Simon Garcia (born April 5, 1954 - January 12, 2023) , known by his pseudonym Geo G., was an American cartoonist, voice actor, animator, and producer best known for the franchises Gabriel Garza, BJ and Wally, Niz Chicoloco, TeenV, Zina and the Vivid Crew, Imagimals, The Nightmare On The West and Addie. He is currently the CEO and chairman of Gingo Animation and Glass Ball Productions.
History[]
Geo G. was born on April 5, 1954, the eldest of 7 children to Robert "Bob" Garcia I (July 5, 1925-September 8, 1996) and Cynthia "Cindy" Garcia (McKinley) (April 9, 1932-January 2, 2020), and was introduced to animation through many studios (Disney specifically), by his uncle Ronald (May 17, 1924-March 23, 2001). In the late 1970s, he began his animation career, starting with working at Hanna-Barbera after graduating from CalCarts in 1978. He left the studio in the late 1980s (although he came back to produce a few shorts which would later become Gabriel Garza) to found his own production company/animation studio Gingo Animation. In 1984, he met Katharine Haughton, a then psychology student at UCLA and married her in Nevada in 1985. They have 4 children, Gabriel Jr., Audrey, Jessica, and Sean. He became a grandfather on April 14, 2014 by the birth of Gabriel III. He has 6 grandchildren, Geo G. died on January 12, 2023 at Age 68 from Natural Causes.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Topia | Character animator | |
| 1982 | Landing | Short film Director, producer and writer | |
| 1989 | The Special Visitor | The Boy | |
| 1990 | Spot | ||
| 1992 | A Tiny Bite | ||
| 1994 | Romeo and Juliet | Producer | |
| Bob & Tom | Short film Producer | ||
| 1995 | Ghost Vision | Additional voices | Director, producer and writer |
| 1996 | Tifi | Short film Producer | |
| 1997 | Lo and the Short Island | ||
| Ama and the Mysterious Crystal | Special thanks | ||
| 1999 | Paint World | Additional voices | Executive producer, story and character designer |
| 2002 | The Gabriel Garza Movie | Executive producer, screenplay and story | |
| 2003 | The TeenV Movie | Phil / Additional voices | Director, screenplay and story |
| 2004 | Zina and the Vivid Crew | Boldie | Director, producer, screenplay and story |
| 2005 | Metro Cone | Melvin | Producer, story |
| 2006 | BJ and Wally | Larry | Director |
| 2007 | Zoe Tarr: The Drinking Detective | Executive producer | |
| 2008 | Metro Cone 2 | Melvin | Producer |
| FusionMania | Director and writer | ||
| 2009 | 10 Feet | Producer | |
| The Pandemoniums Movie | Executive producer and story | ||
| 2011 | Gabriel Garza | Elves / Additional voices | Director and story |
| Metro Cone 3: The Mystery to New York | Executive producer | ||
| 2013 | Workers | Producer and story | |
| 2014 | Gabriel Garza 2 | Elves | Director, writer and story |
| Archot | Beasts / Bystander | Producer and story | |
| 2015 | Metro Cone Forever | Additional voices | Executive producer and story |
| 2016 | Imagimals | The Great Voko | Director and story |
| 2017 | 3 Simple Doods | Executive producer | |
| Gabriel Garza 3 | Executive producer and story | ||
| The Emoji Movie | Creative consultant (uncredited) | ||
| 2018 | Gabriel and the Big Hero 6 | Direct-to-video Executive producer | |
| Computeropolis: The Deep Web | Special thanks | ||
| Cool Spot | Lez | Executive producer | |
| Real Tag | |||
| 2019 | Addie | Dr. James Larza | Director, writer and story |
| Havoc on the Planet of the Apes | Executive producer | ||
| Imagimals 2 | |||
| Ico | |||
| 2020 | 3 Simple Doods 2 | ||
| Addie 2 | Producer | ||
| 2021 | Cool Spot 2 | Executive producer | |
| The Boy and the Ape | Producer | ||
| Castle | Executive producer | ||
| 2022 | UglyDog | Director and writer | |
| Untitled Niz Chicoloco film | Executive producer |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-2002;
2018-2023 |
Gabriel Garza | Also creator, writer, executive producer | |
| 1996–2002 | Hatty | Executive producer and character designer | |
| 1998–2005 | Niz Chicoloco | Executive producer | |
| 1998-2023 | TeenV | Various | Also creator, writer, executive producer Also appeared in 2 episodes as himself |
| 1999–2000 | Puyo Puyo | Series developer | |
| 1999-2023 | GGTV | Writer and animator | |
| 2000–2001 | Paint World | Series developer | |
| 2001–2004 | Jenny Zoom | Series developer and executive producer | |
| 2001–2006 | Cookie and Cream | Series developer | |
| 2002–2003 | Planetokio | Also series developer, writer, executive producer | |
| 2003–2009 | Critter Mockers | Series developer | |
| 2004 | BJ and Wally Shorts | Writer | |
| 2004–2008 | DreamWorks' Sinbad | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | Limo Dude | ||
| 2005–2009 | Adventures of Zina and the Vivid Crew | Various | Also creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2007–2012 | The BJ and Wally Show | Executive producer | |
| 2008–2014 | Computeropolis: Adventures of Peri and Nicky | 5 episodes; storyboard artist | |
| 2013-2014;
2018-2023 |
College University | Various | Also creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2015–2017 | Gabriel & Friends | Executive producer | |
| The Hatty Weasel Show | |||
| 2018-2023 | Imagimals: The Series |
Video games[]
Coming soon!
Bibliography[]
Graphic novels[]
Coming soon!
Comic strips[]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1996 | BJ and Wally |
Children's books[]
Coming soon!
|- | rowspan="4" | 2019 | Addie | Dr. James Larza | Director, writer and story |- | Havoc on the Planet of the Apes | | rowspan="4" | Executive producer |- | Imagimals 2 | |- | Ico | |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 | 3 Simple Doods 2 | |- | Addie 2 | | Producer |- | rowspan="3" | 2021 | Cool Spot 2 | | Executive producer |- | The Boy and the Ape | | Producer |- | Castle | | Executive producer |- | rowspan="2" | 2022 | UglyDog | | Director and writer |- | Untitled Niz Chicoloco film | | Executive producer |- | 2023 | Zina and the Vivid Crew 2: Zina's True Story | | Director |- | rowspan="2" | TBA | Untitled Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas reboot | | rowspan="2" | Executive producer |- | Untitled Eris spin-off film | |}
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-2002;
2018-2023 |
Gabriel Garza | Also creator, writer, executive producer | |
| 1996–2002 | Hatty | Executive producer and character designer | |
| 1998–2005 | Niz Chicoloco | Executive producer | |
| 1998-2023 | TeenV | Various | Also creator, writer, executive producer Also appeared in 2 episodes as himself |
| 1999–2000 | Puyo Puyo | Series developer | |
| 1999-2023 | GGTV | Writer and animator | |
| 2000–2001 | Paint World | Series developer | |
| 2001–2004 | Jenny Zoom | Series developer and executive producer | |
| 2001–2006 | Cookie and Cream | Series developer | |
| 2002–2003 | Planetokio | Also series developer, writer, executive producer | |
| 2003–2009 | Critter Mockers | Series developer | |
| 2004 | BJ and Wally Shorts | Writer | |
| 2004–2008 | DreamWorks' Sinbad | Executive producer | |
| 2004 | Limo Dude | ||
| 2005–2009 | Adventures of Zina and the Vivid Crew | Various | Also creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2007–2012 | The BJ and Wally Show | Executive producer | |
| 2008–2014 | Computeropolis: Adventures of Peri and Nicky | 5 episodes; storyboard artist | |
| 2013-2014;
2018-2023 |
College University | Various | Also creator, writer, executive producer |
| 2015–2017 | Gabriel & Friends | Executive producer | |
| The Hatty Weasel Show | |||
| 2018-2023 | Imagimals: The Series |
Video games[]
Coming soon!
Bibliography[]
Graphic novels[]
Coming soon!
Comic strips[]
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1996 | BJ and Wally |
Children's books[]
Coming soon!