Benjamin "Ben" Bocquelet (born June 27, 1980) is a French-born English writer, producer, and animator. Around here, he is best known as the creator of the show, The Amazing World of Gumball. He described the idea for the show as being "the fruit of a really lucky work experience."

Contents 1 Animation career 1.1 Studio AKA 1.2 The Amazing World of Gumball 2 Trivia 3 External links

Animation career

Studio AKA

Before creating The Amazing World of Gumball, Bocquelet worked on commercials at Studio AKA, where he met people (like Mic Graves) who would later take part in the making of his show. He never won a job, as the competition was too strong, but he met people and learned a lot about

animation and such.

The Amazing World of Gumball

After leaving Studio AKA, Phil Hunt, the creative director there, encouraged him to join the new Cartoon Network studio in London. He helped other people pitch their ideas, and came up with his own idea while doing so. He pitched his idea to the producers. His idea was an Adult Swim show called Gumball about reject cartoon characters attending a remedial school, but producers felt this concept was too sad. He then revised this idea and made it more cheery, taking on the structure of a family sitcom. The producers liked this idea, and work went underway for what would become The Amazing World of Gumball.

Cartoon Network US aired a sneak peek on May 3, and the series officially premiered on May 9 with The Responsible and The DVD. Cartoon Network UK aired The Mystery on May 2 as a sneak peek, and the show officially premiered on September 5 with The DVD and The Third. In March 2011, two months before it aired, the show was renewed for a second season. He, along with the rest of the cast and crew, is currently working on the second season.

Trivia

• In an interview, Bocquelet stated that his favorite character in the show (outside of the main family) is Sussie, because he feels that the character is both elusive and funny, and because she is portrayed by his girlfriend, Aurelie Charbonnier.
• In a magazine interview, he states that his favorite episode is The End because it never fails to make him laugh.
• At the 2012 BAFTA awards, he states that he is allergic to cats, which is ironic considering the main character in his show is a cat.
• He stated on his Twitter that his favourite film is Akira, and in the 2012 BAFTA awards, he also stated that his favourite 80's film is probably E.T..

External links

• Ben's official Twitter
• Wikipedia Page
• Interview with him from April, 2011
• The Hell's Kitchen (his first short)

v • e Staff Members
Voice Actors	Logan Grove • Kwesi Boakye • Teresa Gallagher • Kyla Rae Kowalewski • Jessica McDonald • Hugo Harold-Harrison • Dan Russell • Rupert Degas • Brian Blessed • Aurelie Charbonnier • Sandra Searles Dickinson • Kerry Shale • Lewis MacLeod • Adam Long • Max Cazier • John Kassir • Nicky Jones
Show Staff	Aurelie Charbonnier • Ben Bocquelet • Mic Graves • Richard Overall • James Lamont • Rob Latimer • Jon Foster • George Gendi • Chuck Klein • Michael Carrington • Benjamin Marsaud • Amandine Pécharman • Daniel Lennard • Ben Locket
Writers	Ben Bocquelet • Mic Graves • James Lamont • Rob Latimer • Jon Foster • Chuck Klein
Guest Stars	Brian Blessed • John Kassir