| Kyle A. Carrozza | |
| Birth Name: | Kyle Adam Carrozza |
| Birth Date: | 1979 5, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Catskill, New York, U.S. |
| Yearsactive: | 1997–2024 |
| Known For: | Mighty Magiswords |
Kyle Adam Carrozza (born May 19, 1979) is an American former animator, and voice actor.[1] He is best known as the creator of Cartoon Network's Mighty Magiswords (2015–2019) and the animated short MooBeard: The Cow Pirate for Nickelodeon's Random! Cartoons.
Carrozza worked as a storyboard artist for Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Apple TV+. As a musician, he composed and performed under the name TV's Kyle, and was featured on Dr. Demento's radio show and The Funny Music Project.
In June 2024, Carrozza was arrested on two counts of child pornography possession.[2] [3]
Carrozza was born on May 19, 1979, in Catskill, New York. He graduated from Catskill High School in 1997 and in the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1999.[4]
Carrozza created Mighty Magiswords, which premiered in 2015 and was billed as Cartoon Network's first digital series made specifically for online. The shorts were later developed into a TV series which premiered on September 29, 2016. The characters in the series were created by Carrozza in 1996,[5] and the project was first pitched to Cartoon Network in 2005–2006 (as Legendary Warriors for Hire), and to Mondo Media[6] in 2007–2008 as "Dungeons and Dayjobs",[7] before Cartoon Network picked it up in 2013. The series concluded in 2019 with the remaining duration being released on Cartoon Network Video and Boomerang.
Carrozza began producing music since the early 1990s, releasing most of his songs online under the name "TV's Kyle". His songs were played on the radio comedy show Dr. Demento and on The FuMP.
He is married to Lindsay Smith, a character designer and voice actress.[8]
On June 20, 2024, Carrozza was arrested for possession on two counts of child pornography.[3] [9] [10] [11] Several former colleagues, such as animation artist Nico Colaleo, Mighty Magiswords storyboard artist Luke Sienkowski (professionally known as Luke Ski), and The FuMP, have announced their disassociation with him as a result.[12] [13] [14] On their Twitter accounts, Sienkowski stated "I will no longer be working with Kyle A. Carrozza" and that "Our animation podcast has been taken down by the network that was hosting it," in reference to the podcast Carrozza and Sienkowski ran for Otaku Generations entitled Kyle and Luke Talk About Toons, while The FuMP stated that "we have removed Kyle's listing from the Artists page and removed his songs from the random player at the bottom of the site. However, we are not going to delete his songs from the archive entirely. To do so would be to rewrite history and deny he was ever an important part of The FuMP."
Meanwhile, Colaleo stated that "I've avoided hanging out with Kyle Carrozza for the 15 years I've known him", alleging that this was because "he gave me a weird vibe". Needlejuice Records, who collaborated with Carrozza on a successful Kickstarter campaign for his music, also announced their disassociation with him and have removed all his music from their roster.[15]
| Year | Title | Storyboard Artist | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | God Bless America | Actor: American Superstarz Guitarist (uncredited) | ||
| 2015 | Character layout artist | |||
| 2024 | The Casagrandes Movie |
| Year | Title | Storyboard Artist | Writer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Animaniacs | In-between animator and clean-up artist for "Bully for Skippy" (uncredited) | |||
| 2005 | Random! Cartoons | "MooBeard: The Cow Pirate" | |||
| 2005-2006 | Danger Rangers | Storyboard revisionist | |||
| 2010–2011 | Fanboy and Chum Chum | Storyboard revisionist and artist | |||
| 2012 | Fish Hooks | Storyboard artist | |||
| 2013 | Doc McStuffins | Flash animator for episode "Big Head Hallie", storyboard artist for "The Doc Files" shorts | |||
| 2015-2019 | Mighty Magiswords | Creator, show runner, story, writer, voice actor, executive producer, storyboard artist, composer, theme songwriter, character design, background design, model designer | |||
| 2020-2023 | Animaniacs (2020) | Storyboard artist | |||
| 2021-2024 | The Snoopy Show | Storyboard artist | |||
| 2024 | Storyboard artist; uncredited on digital releases | ||||
| 2024 | Camp Snoopy | Storyboard artist (Season one only) |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bravest Warriors | Storyboard artist: CatBug | |
| 2021 | Wha Cha Got? | Storyboard artist: Spatula |
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | JumpStart Explorers | Character designer, animator and voice | |
| 1999 | JumpStart Around the World | Voice | |
| 2000 | JumpStart Adventure Challenge | Character designer | |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Tester | |
| 2007 | ABC Mouse | Character designer and graphic designer |
| Year | Title | Voice role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | JumpStart Explorers | Additional voices | |
| 1999 | JumpStart Around the World | Brady Bear | |
| 2008 | Random! Cartoons | Ungus the Unpleasant / Ungentlemanly Pig (MooBeard: The Cow Pirate) | |
| 2015–2019 | Mighty Magiswords | Prohyas / Announcer / Grup the Dragon / Additional Voices | |
| 2018 | The Powerpuff Girls | Harmadillo | |
| 2023 | SCOOP D'ÉTAT | Sun | |
| 2024 | Pe-Az #1 / Pe-Az #2 / Pe-Az #3 |