Kyle Adam Carrozza (born May 19, 1979) is an American former animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, musician and voice actor. 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, effectively ending his career.
Early life Carrozza was born on May 19, 1979, in Catskill, New York. His father worked as a teacher for Catskill Middle School and as a photographer. He studied under cartoonist Brian Mitchell during the summertime. He graduated from Catskill High School in 1997 and in the Art Institute of Philadelphia in 1999.
Career Animation 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, and the project was first pitched to Cartoon Network in 2005–2006 (as Legendary Warriors for Hire), and to Mondo Media in 2007–2008 as Dungeons and Dayjobs, 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.
Music Carrozza began producing music in the late 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 Funny Music Project.
Personal life Carrozza married Lindsay Smith, a character designer and voice actress, in 2014. She filed for divorce on August 16, 2024, two months after his arrest.
Arrest On June 20, 2024, Carrozza was arrested for possession on two counts of child pornography. Several former colleagues, such as Mighty Magiswords storyboard artist Luke Sienkowski (professionally known as Luke Ski), and The FuMP, announced their disassociation with him as a result. On their X 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, 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./
Influences Carrozza cites the works of Bob Clampett, Jamie Hewlett, many Spümcø alumni (e.g. John Kricfalusi, Vincent Waller, Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Chris Reccardi, Nick Cross, Eddie Fitzgerald, Lynne Naylor, etc.), Ken Mitchroney, Bill Kopp, Doug TenNapel, Bruce Timm, and Jhonen Vasquez as his main inspirations. Carrozza was also heavily influenced by anime and tokusatsu shows (e.g. Super Sentai, Kamen Rider, etc.) and would frequently implant references to them in his works. Carrozza's music styling was influenced by the works of "Weird Al" Yankovic, They Might Be Giants and numerous artists, with the two former inspiring his use of the accordion in his works.
Filmography Film YearTitleStoryboard ArtistNotes2011God Bless AmericaActor: American Superstarz Guitarist (uncredited)2015The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterCharacter layout artist2024The Casagrandes Movie
Animation YearTitleStoryboard ArtistWriterNotes1997AnimaniacsIn-between animator and clean-up artist for "Bully for Skippy" (uncredited)2005Random! Cartoons"MooBeard: The Cow Pirate"2005–2006Danger RangersStoryboard revisionist2010–2012Fanboy & Chum ChumStoryboard revisionist and artist2012Fish HooksStoryboard artist2013Doc McStuffinsFlash animator for episode "Big Head Hallie", storyboard artist for "The Doc Files" shorts2015–2019Mighty MagiswordsCreator, showrunner, story, writer, voice actor, executive producer, storyboard artist, composer, theme songwriter, character design, background design, model designer2017VillainousWriter2020–2023AnimaniacsStoryboard artist2021–2023The Snoopy ShowStoryboard artist2024The Fairly OddParents: A New WishStoryboard artist; uncredited on digital releases2024Camp SnoopyStoryboard artist (season 1)
Web series Year Title Role 2012 Bravest Warriors Storyboard artist: "CatBug" 2021 Wha Cha Got? Storyboard artist: "Spatula" 2023–2024 Well ABRIDGE Me, Princess! Theme songwriter, composer, voice actor, voice director
Video games 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 ABCmouse Character designer and graphic designer
Voice roles 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 2023–2024 Well ABRIDGE Me, Princess! Castellaneta Moblin / Simon Belmont / Additional Voices 2024 The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish Pe-Az No. 1 / Pe-Az No. 2 / Pe-Az No. 3 (original broadcast/release only)
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