Bagdasarian Productions
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Bagdasarian Productions is an American
production company
which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks
(with DVD distribution licensed to Paramount Pictures
) and related intellectual property assets. It is owned and operated by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
and Janice Karman
. It was founded in 1961 as Bagdasarian Film Corporation, which was owned and founded by the late Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (also known as David Seville). It adopted its current name in 1981. Its latest projects, Alvin and the Chipmunks
and its sequel, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
were released to theaters on December 14, 2007 and December 23, 2009 by 20th Century Fox
respectively.
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Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
which holds the rights to Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...
(with DVD distribution licensed to Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
) and related intellectual property assets. It is owned and operated by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. is an Armenian-American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist and the son of the Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.-Life and career:...
and Janice Karman
Janice Karman
Janice Felice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian, Jr....
. It was founded in 1961 as Bagdasarian Film Corporation, which was owned and founded by the late Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (also known as David Seville). It adopted its current name in 1981. Its latest projects, Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks (film)
Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the animated series of the same name, the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and...
and its sequel, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. The film stars Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, and the voices of Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler, and Anna Faris...
were released to theaters on December 14, 2007 and December 23, 2009 by 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
respectively.
Television shows
- The Alvin ShowThe Alvin ShowThe Alvin Show is an American animated television series. It was the first to feature the singing characters Alvin and the Chipmunks, although a series with a similar concept The Nutty Squirrels Present had aired a year earlier...
(1961–1962) (co-production with Format FilmsFormat FilmsFormat Films was a television animation studio which was founded by Herbert Klynn in 1959 with Jules Engel as vice president, Herb McIntosh and Joseph Mugnaini. It was most active during the 1960s, producing episodes of The Alvin Show, Popeye, and The Lone Ranger...
) - Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin and the Chipmunks (TV series)Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated television series featuring The Chipmunks, produced by Bagdasarian Productions in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises from 1983–87, and DIC Entertainment from 1988-90....
(1983–1990) (co-production with Ruby-Spears ProductionsRuby-Spears ProductionsRuby-Spears Productions is a Burbank, California-based entertainment production company that specializes in animation...
, later with Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, and then with DIC EntertainmentDiC EntertainmentDIC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated television shows such as Ulysses 31 , Inspector Gadget , The Littles , The Real Ghostbusters , Captain Planet and the Planeteers , and the first two seasons of the English adaptation of...
)
Television specials
- A Chipmunk ChristmasA Chipmunk ChristmasA Chipmunk Christmas is an animated christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It aired on the NBC television network in 1981, nine years after the death of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. . This was the first time that Alvin, Simon and...
(1981) - I Love the Chipmunks Valentine Special (1984)
- A Chipmunk ReunionA Chipmunk ReunionA Chipmunk Reunion is a 1985 animated special produced by Bagdasarian Productions, in association with Ruby-Spears Enterprises, and is spun off of NBC's popular animated series, Alvin & the Chipmunks, starring The Chipmunks and The Chipettes....
(1985) - Rockin' Through the DecadesRockin' Through the DecadesRockin' Through the Decades is a live-action and animated television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was directed by Steve Karman, produced by Bagdasarian Productions, premiered on NBC in 1990, and released on VHS by Buena Vista Home Video in 1992 as Rockin' with the...
(1990) - Trick or Treason (1994)
- A Chipmunk Celebration (1994)
- The Easter Chipmunk (1995) (last Chipmunks production with the company's logo)
Theatrical films
- The Chipmunk AdventureThe Chipmunk AdventureThe Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 American animated film featuring the characters from NBC's Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Chipmunk Adventure was directed by Janice Karman from a screenplay by Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr....
(1987, animated) - Alvin and the ChipmunksAlvin and the Chipmunks (film)Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the animated series of the same name, the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and...
(2007, live-action) - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelAlvin and the Chipmunks: The SqueakquelAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. The film stars Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, and the voices of Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler, and Anna Faris...
(2009, live-action) - Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedAlvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is an upcoming 2011 American comedy film. The film stars Jason Lee. It is to be distributed by 20th Century Fox, and produced by Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Productions...
(2011, live-action)
Direct-to-video films
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet FrankensteinAlvin and the Chipmunks Meet FrankensteinAlvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is a 1999 animated horror-themed direct-to-video film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks...
(1999, animated) - Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the WolfmanAlvin and the Chipmunks Meet the WolfmanAlvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman is a 2000 animated horror-themed direct-to-video film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks...
(2000, animated) - Little Alvin and the Mini-MunksLittle Alvin and the Mini-MunksLittle Alvin and the Mini-Munks is a 2004 direct-to-video film based on the Chipmunks' 1983-1990 television series, Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was written and created by Janice Karman, produced by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., and directed by Jerry Rees. It was produced by Bagdasarian Productions, and...
(2004, live-action)