Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
| Ross Bagdasarian Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ross Dickran Bagdasarian Jr. Fresno, California, United States |
| Residence | Montecito, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Actor, filmmaker, musician, film producer, voice artist, record producer |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Employer | Bagdasarian Productions Chipmunk Records |
| Known for | President of Bagdasarian Productions and Chipmunk Records Son of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr. |
| Television | See full List below |
| Spouse(s) | Janice Karman (m. 1979) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1919–72) Armen Bagdasarian (née Kulhanjian) |
Ross Dickran Bagdasarian Jr. is an American filmmaker and musician, best known for his work on the Alvin and the Chipmunks franchise. He is the son of the franchise's creator, Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Bagdasarian was born in Fresno, California, the son of Armenuhi (née Kulhanjian) and Ross Bagdasarian Sr. He is of Armenian descent. As a child, he worked with his father on The Alvin Show by helping edit and coordinate the soundtracks and falsetto voice-overs of The Chipmunks.
Bagdasarian went to law school but after his father's death in 1972, succeeded him as the President of Bagdasarian Productions, which had fallen into obscurity after significant success between 1958 and the late 1960s. His wife Janice Karman, whom he married in 1979, is co-president. Bagdasarian and Karman have two children and live in Montecito, California.
Under Bagdasarian's supervision, new Chipmunks records were created shortly after his marriage to Karman, including Chipmunk Punk. In 1981, the Chipmunks returned to television in the cartoon special A Chipmunk Christmas. Three years later, Ruby-Spears Productions' Alvin and the Chipmunks Saturday morning cartoon series debuted on NBC. Based on that series, a feature film, The Chipmunk Adventure was released in 1987. Bagdasarian voices Alvin, Simon, and Dave Seville, and Karman voices Theodore and The Chipettes (Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor).
Bagdasarian and Karman hold tight creative and financial control over the Chipmunk franchise, reviewing each and every business contract in great detail. In the mid-90s, Bagdasarian bought the Chipmunk rights from brother Adam and a sister (a stay-at-home mother), to take complete control.
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