Lou Scheimer
| Lou Scheimer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Louis Scheimer October 19, 1928 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | October 17, 2013 (aged 84) Tarzana, California, US |
| Other names | Erik Gunden, Erika Lane |
| Occupation | Animator and voice actor |
| Years active | 1957–1994 |
| Spouse(s) | Jay Scheimer |
| Children |
Erika Scheimer Lane Scheimer |
Louis "Lou" Scheimer (October 19, 1928 – October 17, 2013) was an American producer, one of the original founders of Filmation, an animation company, and also credited as an executive producer of many of its cartoons.
Scheimer (SHY-mer) was the son of a German Jew who, according to family legend, had to leave Germany in the early 1920s after punching a young Adolf Hitler in the Beer Hall Putsch.
Scheimer graduated from Carnegie Tech University (now Carnegie-Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 1952.
Early in Filmation's history, Scheimer also contributed a number of guest or secondary voices for the various productions. Amongst these was the voice of N'kima, Tarzan's monkey companion in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–81).
Scheimer played a significant role in the creation of the cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and Bravestarr. Aside from being the executive producer, he was also co-credited for the series' musical score under the pseudonym "Erika Lane" (which combined the names of his daughter Erika and son Lane), and it had also been used as a character name on the 1967 Filmation series Fantastic Voyage. He 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". The last name was taken from his father's original surname: "Gundenscheimer" (which was later shortened to Sheimer). The first name was Lou's middle name, which he was not given by his parents, but instead by his wife Jay, who felt that he should have one. Scheimer's contribution to the cast was in fact most notable as he voiced several supporting characters, including Orko (and other characters with a similar Smurfs-voice), Stratos, King Randor and others.
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