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|name = Jack Polito |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_name = Joachim Polito |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|12|04}} |birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |nationality = American |other_names = |occupation = Animator |relatives = Jon Polito (brother) }} Jack Polito (born December 4, 1941) is an American animator who has worked in the film industry since the 1960s. He was inspired by the 1933 film King Kong. Polito formed the animation company The Production House in 1980. Early lifeJoachim "Jack" Polito was born in 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.{{cn|date=July 2016}} In 1951, Polito's father took him to see the King Kong rerelease of the 1933 film. This experience inspired him to follow a career in animation and special effects.[1] He graduated from West Catholic High School in Philadelphia in 1959.[2] Polito played tennis all through high school, and was a member of the Adoration Society.[1] After graduating, he got his first animation job at DeFrenes Studio.[2] Polito was the brother of the late actor Jon Polito.[2] CareerPolito has worked in animation and has been part of the film industry since the 1960s.[6] He moved to Hollywood in 1966 to work at the special effects department at 20th Century Fox. He met acclaimed individuals in the film industry like Max Steiner, L. B. Abbott and Linwood Dunn. He also met Merian C. Cooper and established a strong relationship with him. Polito discovered and restored film footage from the original King Kong film in the 1960s. Because of his love of film and passion for the movie, Polito became a collector of King Kong items. He even discussed with Peter Jackson, who directed the King Kong release of 2005.[2] Polito became the head of art and animation for DeFrenes Studios and Animation Arts Associates. He was also the head of Cinemotion in Philadelphia, an animation company. He has even received an Oscar nomination for his work.[3] Polito left DeFrenes to begin Production House, an animation studio, in 1980. They started making TV commercials and working on industrial animation and then made cartoons.[4] They made animation using drawings to depict movement. Polito worked as a cameraman, animation cameraman, director, and animator. He Started the Production House in Philadelphia in 1980. He worked with Dava Jennings. His company worked on advertisements or industrial animation during the 1980s for his clients and had high-end clients like Welch's, Raytheon, and Honda. However, toward the end of the 1980s, the company experienced severe reduction in sales and revenue due to the recession. Production House turned to the entertainment industry. Polito worked on the production of The Dancing Pumpkin and other children's productions.[5] They also worked on a cartoon called A Fairy's Tale. They also helped animate G.A.M.M.A. Force which consisted of 13 half-hour cartoons.[4] References1. ^{{cite book|title=West Catholic Boys High School Yearbook|date=1959|publisher=West Catholic Boys High School|page=158|url=http://interactive.ancestry.com/1265/sid_7560_1959_0162?pid=434224287&backurl=http://search.ancestry.com//cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DGhF7%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26gss%3Dangs-g%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3DJoachin%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3DPolito%26gsln_x%3D1%26msypn__ftp%3DPhiladelphia,%2520Philadelphia,%2520Pennsylvania,%2520USA%26msypn%3D15153%26msypn_PInfo%3D8-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C41%257C0%257C2341%257C15153%257C0%257C%26msbdy_x%3D1%26msbdp%3D2%26MSAV%3D0%26msbdy%3D1943%26cp%3D0%26catbucket%3Drstp%26uidh%3Dqre%26pcat%3DROOT_CATEGORY%26h%3D434224287%26db%3DYearbooksIndex%26indiv%3D1%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=GhF7&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true|accessdate=16 June 2016}}{{closed access}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|title=History with King Kong|url=http://www.jackpolitocollectibles.com/history.asp|website=Jack Polito's Skull Island Movie Stills|accessdate=15 June 2016}} 3. ^1 {{Cite archival metadata|author = Norm Gillespie|title = Jack Polito correspondence with Merian C. Cooper|url = Jack Polito correspondence with Merian C. Cooper|repository = L. Tom Perry Special Collections|location = Provo, UT|date = 2014|accessdate = June 15, 2016}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last1=Shaw|first1=Donna|title=What's Up, Doc? Plenty For A City Animation Firm A Cartoon That Costs $16 Million To Make In Hollywood Costs About Half That Here. A Local Firm Wants To Capitalize On That|url=http://articles.philly.com/1993-03-25/business/25949991_1_cartoons-textiles-industrial-animation|accessdate=16 June 2016|website=Philly.com|date=25 Mar 1993}} 5. ^{{cite news|last1=Wedo|first1=Bill|title=Yo! Toon Town In Surprising Places, Local Animators Are Taking Care Of Business|url=http://articles.philly.com/1994-06-13/business/25834019_1_local-animators-animation-world-1992-s-aladdin|accessdate=16 June 2016|website=Philly.com|date=13 June 1994}} External links
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