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Jean Chalopin

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Nationality France
Birth 31 may 1950 (73 years) at Tours (France)
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Jean Chalopin (born 31 May 1950) is a French producer and writer. In 1971, Chalopin created the company DIC Audiovisuel, which later evolved into DIC Entertainment, and wrote and produced programs animated by Japanese studios. Jean Chalopin is married to Chinese/Singaporean ex-Model, Ethel Chalopin. They have two children, Janvier and Tanis.

A list of cartoons where the original concept and/or story was created by Chalopin, and mostly made in South-East Asia, Japan and South Korea, with some exceptions. As well as working with his own animation studio KK DIC / KK C&D Asia, Jean and DiC had worked with various other studios that were uncredited by DiC.


Archibald le Magi-chien, 1980 (DIC Audiovisuel)
Ulysses 31, 1981 (DIC Audiovisuel + Tokyo Movie Shinsha)
The Mysterious Cities of Gold (DIC Audiovisuel + Studio Pierrot)
Inspector Gadget, 1983 (DIC Audiovisuel + Nelvana)
The Littles (DIC Audiovisuel)
The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors
Heathcliff (and the Catillac Cats; 1984 series) (DIC Audiovisuel)
Kidd Video (DIC Audiovisuel + Saban Entertainment)
Pole Position (DIC Audiovisuel + Visual 80 Productions)
Rainbow Brite (DIC Audiovisuel + Hallmark)
Photon (DIC Audiovisuel + Eureka Productions)
The Get-Along Gang (DIC Audiovisuel + Those Characters from Cleveland)
Poochie (DIC Audiovisuel)
M.A.S.K. (DIC Audiovisuel)
The Care Bears (DIC version) (DIC Audiovisuel + Those Characters from Cleveland)
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (DIC Audiovisuel)
Robotman and Friends (DIC Audiovisuel + United Media)
Here Comes the Littles (DIC Audiovisuel)
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, 1985 (DIC Audiovisuel + Hallmark + Warner Bros. Pictures)
Dennis the Menace (DIC Audiovisuel)
Heathcliff: The Movie (DIC Audiovisuel)
The Kingdom Chums: Little David's Adventure (DIC Audiovisuel + Diana Kerew Productions)
Liberty and the Littles (DIC Audiovisuel)
Zoobilee Zoo (DIC Audiovisuel + Hallmark + BRB Entertainment Inc.)
Popples (DIC Audiovisuel)
The Real Ghostbusters (DIC Audiovisuel + Columbia Pictures Television + Coca-Cola Telecommunications)
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (DIC Audiovisuel + Atkinson Film-Arts)
The Hitchhiker (DIC Audiovisuel + Markowitz/Chester Publishing)
Diplodos (C&D - Creativite et Developpement)
The New Adventures of He-Man (Jetlag Productions)
Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (Saban Entertainment)
Sophie et Virginie (C&D)
Les Jumeaux du Bout du Monde (C&D)
Cupido (C&D)
King Arthur and the Knights of Justice (C&D)
Conan the Adventurer (C&D, Sunbow Productions)
The Adventures of T-Rex (C&D, Gunther-Wahl Productions, Kitty Film, TF1)
Around the World in 80 Dreams (C&D, Saban Entertainment)
The Bots Master (C&D)
Cyrano 2022 (France 2 + Neuroplanet)
Space Strikers (AB Productions + Saban Entertainment)
Littlest Pet Shop (C&D, Sunbow Productions, AB Productions)
Gadget and the Gadgetinis (DIC Entertainment + SIP Animation)

Biography

Jean Chalopin est né le 31 mai 1950 à Saint-Christophe-des-Bois (Ille-et-Vilaine). Sa passion pour l'écriture, qu'il entretient depuis ses neuf ans, se concrétise en 1961, lorsqu’il présente sa première œuvre au concours d'art dramatique du casino d'Enghien. Il s’intéresse alors également au théâtre et aux publications relatives au théâtre et au cinéma de L'Avant-scène. Il quitte l'école après l'obtention du BEPC en 1964 et travaille ensuite comme plongeur, laveur de wagon et distributeur de prospectus.

En 1965, le voisin de palier de Jean Chalopin, Paul Guimezanès, alors professeur aux beaux-arts de Tours, lui présente un de ses élèves qui « pisse la peinture », Bernard Deyriès. Outre la vente de ses poèmes sous la forme de carnets polycopiés aux terrasses de café tourangelles et parisiennes, Chalopin crée le club de l'« Arche Crypthéope » (pour crypte théâtre poésie peinture) produisant différents artistes locaux dans un café du vieux Tours, le « Trou dans le mur ». Chalopin y récite ses poèmes ; il y retrouve Bernard Deyriès, qui chante et joue à la guitare.

En 1968, Jean Chalopin crée sa société de distribution de prospectus publicitaires, l'OGAP (Office de Gestion et d'Action Publicitaire), dont les premiers contrats sont signés avec des commerçants du quartier d'abord, puis des entreprises de Tours. La société gagne en importance et distribue sur les villes alentour. La télévision se développant en France, l'OGAP rachète en 1969 le studio de films publicitaires « Pierre Dubiau ». La société crée alors des films publicitaire pour lesquels Jean écrit les scénarios qui seront réalisés par Dominique Ferrandou. Jean contacte alors le circuit de distribution des cinéma UGC « Circuit A » dirigé par Jean-Charles Edeline, ce qui permet des contrats supplémentaires, grâce à l'appui de Michel Luneau et avec Pierre Colombel ; l'OGAP se lance aussi dans la réalisation de films institutionnels.

En 1971, grâce à l'apport de 20 000 francs de la part du quotidien régional La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest, l'OGAP devient la SARL DIC (Diffusion Information Commerciale). Le directeur financier du quotidien La Nouvelle République, Philippe de Closet, accompagne Jean dans son apprentissage de la finance, ce qui lui permet de développer DIC. À l'occasion d'une demande de l'association professionnelle des opticiens et acousticiens d'Orléans qui souhaitent réaliser un dessin animé publicitaire, Jean Chalopin contacte Bernard Deyriès qui enseigne alors l'animation à l'école Brassart. Avec l'aide de Marie-Pierre Journet, ils vont réaliser une bande annonce animée d'environ une minute. Lorsqu'il prend contact avec « Vidéogrammes de France », Jean fait la rencontre de Jasmine Delacroix qui s'est occupé de la publicité institutionnelle pour France Inter pendant quinze ans, ouvrant ainsi de nouvelles perspectives de prospection pour DIC.

En 1974, Bernard Deyriès rejoint DIC en tant que directeur artistique et embauche Marie-Pierre Journet, Jasmine Delacroix intègre l'équipe ainsi que Max Saldinger, en tant que directeur de production. La plupart des émissions vendues sont des dessins animés et un studio d'animation est créé à Tours ; un autre suivra à Paris en 1980.

Jean Chalopin décide de créer une filiale de DIC au Japon, afin de se rapprocher du lieu de production, et crée KKDIC qui produira notamment Ulysse 31, Jayce et les Conquérant de la lumière, Pole Position, MASK, etc.

En 1978, il participe à la création du dessin animé Les Mystérieuses Cités d’or.

En 1987, Jean Chalopin revend ses parts de DIC pour créer une autre société, C&D. Cette transaction est une fusion/acquisition par DIC de Computer Memories Inc. par échange d'action permettant à Andy Heyward d'acquérir plus de 50 % des parts.

Dans les années 1980, DIC est le plus gros producteur au monde de dessins animés pour la jeunesse.

Jean Chalopin a créé des concepts originaux et des histoires originales qu'il faisait réaliser par des studios de l'Asie du Sud-Est, du Japon et de la Corée du Sud. Parfois, Chalopin produira ses réalisations dans son propre studio de production KK DIC / KK C&D Asie mais aussi avec d'autres studios.

À la fin des années 1980, il lance un projet de parc d'attraction intérieur : planète magique. Ce parc très novateur pour l'époque (utilisation de technologies naissantes comme les écrans tactiles) ne connaîtra pas le succès escompté. Ayant été fini à la hâte pour ouvrir pour les fêtes de fin d'année en 1989, il décevra le public. Des mises aux normes et un nouvel investissement seront effectuées mais le parc sature facilement et les pannes sont récurrentes. Il sera définitivement fermé en 1991 car les recettes ne couvraient même pas les salaires des employés. Il a été détruit pour laisser place à un centre des arts numériques et musiques actuelles, la Gaîté-Lyrique.

En 2002, il lance le site web StoryPlus, qui propose des histoires pour enfant.


Vie privée
Jean Chalopin se marie avec la top-model Singapourienne Ethel Fong en 1989. Ils ont deux enfants : Janvier (1991) et Tanis (1994).

Best films

Inspector Gadget (1999)
(Characters)

Usually with

Andy Heyward
Andy Heyward
(7 films)
Bruno Bianchi
Bruno Bianchi
(5 films)
Haim Saban
Haim Saban
(4 films)
Alex Zamm
Alex Zamm
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jean Chalopin (7 films)

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Scriptwriter

Inspector Gadget 2, 1h29
Directed by Alex Zamm
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Superhero films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Robot films
Actors French Stewart, Elaine Hendrix, D. L. Hughley, Tony Martin, Caitlin Wachs, Sigrid Thornton
Roles Characters
Rating35% 1.770511.770511.770511.770511.77051
A year after the first film, Dr. Claw (Tony Martin), escapes from Riverton Prison. Chief Quimby (Mark Mitchell), Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton) and Baxter (Bruce Spence) unveil the new female Gadget Model #2 (G2 for short) (Elaine Hendrix), to replace the now glitchy Inspector Gadget (French Stewart). Gadget soon falls for G2, but she turns down his offer to team up, saying she works alone. Also, Gadget angers Quimby after arresting his mother for going .3 mph over the speed limit and for driving without a license. Meanwhile, Dr. Claw plans to steal 5 trillion dollars worth of gold from the Riverton Federal Reserve. Gadget's niece, Penny (Caitlin Wachs) shows him that Claw placed a job ad in the paper for minions. Gadget goes undercover, but ends up causing a bar brawl, which G2 later breaks up. Penny sneaks along with Brain (Gadget's dog), and finds out Claw is planning a heist; she tells Gadget and G2. Despite Quimby warning to stay away or he will be fired, Gadget goes to the stakeout and ends up sabotaging it while trying to help, allowing Claw's minions to escape with ion fuel cells. Quimby makes Gadget spend the next three days as a bathroom janitor instead of firing him as promised.
Inspector Gadget's Last Case
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Crime, Animation
Actors Maurice LaMarche, Jim Byrnes, Michael Dobson, Brian Drummond, Blu Mankuma, Tegan Moss
Roles Characters
Rating49% 2.4642252.4642252.4642252.4642252.464225
Fidèle compagnon de Gadget depuis des années, faisant presque partie de la famille, l'automobile de Gadget, Gadgetomobile, commence à montrer des signes de fatigue. À la suite de plusieurs problèmes, le chef Gontier ordonne à Gadget de s'en séparer et lui attribue un tout nouveau véhicule, équipé de toutes les technologies les plus récentes.
Inspector Gadget, 1h19
Directed by David Kellogg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Superhero films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Robot films
Actors Matthew Broderick, Mike Myers, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Dabney Coleman
Roles Characters
Rating42% 2.1036752.1036752.1036752.1036752.103675
John Brown is a humble, but clumsy security guard working at the Bradford robotics laboratory in Riverton, Ohio, run by Artemus Bradford and his daughter Brenda, whom Brown has a crush on. Brown wishes to become a police officer, with support from his niece Penny. Brenda and Artemus create a lifelike robotic foot as part of the Gadget Program, to create cybernetically augmented police officers. Tycoon Sanford Scolex attacks the lab, steals the foot, and has Artemus murdered before escaping in his limo. Brown goes chasing him down in his car, which leads to its being destroyed by Scolex's explosive cigar leaving brown for dead, but a bowling ball coming from the fiery blast of Brown’s destroyed car smashingly crushes Scolex's hand, forcing him to replace it with a mechanical claw.
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Christmas films
Actors Don Adams, Frank Welker, Maurice LaMarche
Roles Characters
Rating57% 2.851972.851972.851972.851972.85197
Inspecteur Gadget dans la période de Noël.
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, 1h25
Directed by Kimio Yabuki
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Bettina Bush, Charles Adler, Pat Fraley, Peter Cullen, David Mendenhall, Andre Stojka
Roles Scenario Writer
Rating66% 3.3365453.3365453.3365453.3365453.336545
When Rainbow Brite (Bettina Bush) and her magical horse, Starlite (Andre Stojka), go to Earth to start spring, they meet Stormy (Marissa Mendenhall), another magical girl who controls winter with her horse, Skydancer (Peter Cullen). She, however, doesn't want to end her winter fun, so Rainbow battles her for control over the season. She proves to be no match for Rainbow and Starlite, who outrun her and head off to Earth. When they arrive, they meet up with Brian (Scott Menville), the only boy on Earth who can "see" them.

Producer

Inspector Gadget 2, 1h29
Directed by Alex Zamm
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Superhero films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Robot films
Actors French Stewart, Elaine Hendrix, D. L. Hughley, Tony Martin, Caitlin Wachs, Sigrid Thornton
Roles Executive Producer
Rating35% 1.770511.770511.770511.770511.77051
A year after the first film, Dr. Claw (Tony Martin), escapes from Riverton Prison. Chief Quimby (Mark Mitchell), Mayor Wilson (Sigrid Thornton) and Baxter (Bruce Spence) unveil the new female Gadget Model #2 (G2 for short) (Elaine Hendrix), to replace the now glitchy Inspector Gadget (French Stewart). Gadget soon falls for G2, but she turns down his offer to team up, saying she works alone. Also, Gadget angers Quimby after arresting his mother for going .3 mph over the speed limit and for driving without a license. Meanwhile, Dr. Claw plans to steal 5 trillion dollars worth of gold from the Riverton Federal Reserve. Gadget's niece, Penny (Caitlin Wachs) shows him that Claw placed a job ad in the paper for minions. Gadget goes undercover, but ends up causing a bar brawl, which G2 later breaks up. Penny sneaks along with Brain (Gadget's dog), and finds out Claw is planning a heist; she tells Gadget and G2. Despite Quimby warning to stay away or he will be fired, Gadget goes to the stakeout and ends up sabotaging it while trying to help, allowing Claw's minions to escape with ion fuel cells. Quimby makes Gadget spend the next three days as a bathroom janitor instead of firing him as promised.
Inspector Gadget, 1h19
Directed by David Kellogg
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about cats, Films about dogs, Superhero films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Robot films
Actors Matthew Broderick, Mike Myers, Rupert Everett, Joely Fisher, Michelle Trachtenberg, Dabney Coleman
Roles Co-Producer
Rating42% 2.1036752.1036752.1036752.1036752.103675
John Brown is a humble, but clumsy security guard working at the Bradford robotics laboratory in Riverton, Ohio, run by Artemus Bradford and his daughter Brenda, whom Brown has a crush on. Brown wishes to become a police officer, with support from his niece Penny. Brenda and Artemus create a lifelike robotic foot as part of the Gadget Program, to create cybernetically augmented police officers. Tycoon Sanford Scolex attacks the lab, steals the foot, and has Artemus murdered before escaping in his limo. Brown goes chasing him down in his car, which leads to its being destroyed by Scolex's explosive cigar leaving brown for dead, but a bowling ball coming from the fiery blast of Brown’s destroyed car smashingly crushes Scolex's hand, forcing him to replace it with a mechanical claw.
Heathcliff: The Movie, 1h10
Directed by Bruno Bianchi
Origin Canada
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Children's films
Actors Mel Blanc, Jeannie Elias, Stan Jones, Danny Mann, Peter Cullen, Marilyn Schreffler
Roles Producer
Rating55% 2.7621052.7621052.7621052.7621052.762105
On a rainy day, Heathcliff (Mel Blanc) recalls his past exploits to his three nephews (and a mouse), through a compilation of episodes originally broadcast on the TV series.
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer, 1h25
Directed by Kimio Yabuki
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Bettina Bush, Charles Adler, Pat Fraley, Peter Cullen, David Mendenhall, Andre Stojka
Roles Executive Producer
Rating66% 3.3365453.3365453.3365453.3365453.336545
When Rainbow Brite (Bettina Bush) and her magical horse, Starlite (Andre Stojka), go to Earth to start spring, they meet Stormy (Marissa Mendenhall), another magical girl who controls winter with her horse, Skydancer (Peter Cullen). She, however, doesn't want to end her winter fun, so Rainbow battles her for control over the season. She proves to be no match for Rainbow and Starlite, who outrun her and head off to Earth. When they arrive, they meet up with Brian (Scott Menville), the only boy on Earth who can "see" them.
Here Come the Littles, 1h12
Origin USA
Genres Animation
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films
Actors Gregg Berger, Bettina Bush, Pat Fraley, Donavan Freberg, Robert David Hall, Hal Smith
Roles Executive Producer
Rating68% 3.434843.434843.434843.434843.43484
Henry Bigg learns that his parents have been lost during an archaeological trip to Africa, although the remains of their plane have been found. His Uncle Augustus, says his housekeeper Mrs. Evans, is his next of kin and therefore his legal guardian. Thus, Henry moves to Augustus' residence, as the uncle neither wants to have a housekeeper nor move to his nephew's house.