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Gene Barretta grew up in Yardley, PA where he spent countless hours drawing, animating, making movies and building puppets with his brother, Bill.

Before he began his career as an author and illustrator of children's books, he graduated from New York University with a BFA in Film Studies and worked for many years in film and television on both coasts. He has written and illustrated several books, both trade and mass-market, for such clients as Henry Holt & Co., Dutton, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Scholastic, Piggy Toes Press, TommyNelson Inc., The Jim Henson Company and Between the Lions, among others.

As an animator, he has completed several films for Sesame Street's Season 28 ^[1] and 29.

Gene Barretta served as character designer for the Jim Henson Company's Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del and Tinseltown. He sketched the original designs for Augie, Del, Louzia and her monkeys, Samson, Bobby, and many others. He also served as a storyboard artist on Muppets from Space.

Gene's book awards include, The 2013 Cook Prize Honor Title from Bank Street College of Education for "Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives" and the 2007 Carolyn W. Field Award from the Pennsylvania Library Association for "Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin."

Gene Barretta currently resides outside Philadelphia, PA with his wife, Leslie and son, Benjamin.

Bill Barretta has named several characters afer his brother as an inside joke; these include Eugene the Hunting Dog, Eugene (a tuba player), and Gene (a monster).

Sesame Street Films

Title	EKA	Credits
"Empty/Full: Tenors"	Episode 3556	Gene Barretta: Writer, Animator, Voice #2 Claudia D’Addano: Voice #1 Tom Crawley: Colorist Arlene Sherman: Producer
"Animal Sign: Picnic"	Episode 3560	Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Music Lyndsey Thomas: Voice Tom Crawley: Colorist Arlene Sherman: Producer
"Budgie #10 - Song"	Episode 3693	Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Composter & Music Dave Beaver: Drums Tom Crawley: Colorist Arlene Sherman: Producer
"Washington: None - Some - All"	Episode 3726	Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator Steve Cioffi: Voice Suzanne Twining: Colorist Arlene Sherman: Producer
"C in Space"	Episode 3729	Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Composter & Music Eric Miller: Lead Guitar Suzanne Twining: Colorist Arlene Sherman: Producer

Non-Henson Illustrator & Author Credits

Conrad and the Cowgirl Next Door
Pirates on the Farm
Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin
Deer Dear: A Book of Homophones
Jack the Tripper
Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci
Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs
Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog
Sheetzucacapoopoo: Max Goes to the Dogs
The Between the Lions Book for Parents
Between the Lions: Knock, Knock Who's There (written by Christopher Cerf)
Between the Lions: Leona’s Mix & Match (written by Christopher Cerf)
Between the Lions: Snow Day
Booktivity: Detective Kit (Golden Books)
Booktivity: Face Painting (Golden Books)
Bugs (Golden Books)
Cat & Mice
Apartment Hunting
Dinosaurs (Golden Books)
The Doodletop Book
The Eye of the Ruby
Fractionally Funny
Journey, Easter Journey
Merry Creature Christmas
Off to Plymouth Rock
On Christmas Morning
On Top of Spaghetti
The Selfish Raccoon
Turtle and Rabbit
Up on Top
Ways of Measuring: Then & Now
Why Quincy Couldn't Quack

Sources

↑ The Free Lance-Star: "Artist was drawn to Charlottesville".

Links

[The_Free_Lance-Star-1] The Free Lance-Star: "Artist was drawn to Charlottesville".

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+[[File:GB.jpg|thumb]]'''Gene Barretta''' grew up in Yardley, [[Pennsylvania|PA]] where he spent countless hours drawing, animating, making movies and building puppets with his brother, [[Bill Barretta|Bill]].
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-'''Gene Barretta''' grew up in Yardley, PA where he spent countless hours drawing, animating, making movies and building puppets with his brother, [[Bill Barretta|Bill]].
-Before he began his career as an illustrator, he graduated from New York University with a BFA in Film Studies and worked for many years in film and television on both coasts. Gene has illustrated several books, both Trade and Mass-Market.
+Before he began his career as an author and illustrator of children's books, he graduated from New York University with a BFA in Film Studies and worked for many years in film and television on both coasts. He has written and illustrated several books, both trade and mass-market, for such clients as Henry Holt & Co., Dutton, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Scholastic, Piggy Toes Press, TommyNelson Inc., [[The Jim Henson Company]] and ''[[Between the Lions]]'', among others.
+As an animator, he has completed several films for ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street's]]'' [[Season 28]] <ref name="The Free Lance-Star">The Free Lance-Star: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1OkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zwcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6869,5039053&dq=sesame+street+season&hl=en "Artist was drawn to Charlottesville"].</ref> and 29.
-His clients included Henry Holt & Co., Dutton, Scholastic, TommyNelson Inc., [[The Jim Henson Company]] and Between the Lions, among others.
+Gene Barretta served as character designer for the Jim Henson Company's ''[[Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del]]'' and ''[[Tinseltown]]''. He sketched the original designs for Augie, Del, Louzia and her monkeys, Samson, Bobby, and many others. He also served as a storyboard artist on ''[[Muppets from Space]]''.
-As an animator Gene has completed several films for ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+Gene's book awards include, The 2013 Cook Prize Honor Title from Bank Street College of Education for "Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives" and the 2007 Carolyn W. Field Award from the Pennsylvania Library Association for "Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin."
-Gene Barretta served as character designer for the Jim Henson Company’s ''[[Late Night Buffet with Augie and Del]]'' and ''[[Tinseltown]]''.  Gene sketched the original designs for Augie, Del, Louzia and her monkeys, Samson, Bobby, and many others.
+Gene Barretta currently resides outside Philadelphia, PA with his wife, Leslie and son, Benjamin.
-Gene is currently co-writing, designing and developing a Christmas movie entitled "[[Elbo Elf: P.M.O.C.]]" with his brother Bill for the Henson Company. The film, based on the classic book by [[Ralph Romano]], will mix CGI effects with puppets and live action elements.
+Bill Barretta has named several characters afer his brother as an [[Inside Jokes|inside joke]]; these include [[Eugene the Hunting Dog]], [[Eugene (tuba player)|Eugene]] (a tuba player), and [[Behemoth|Gene]] (a monster).
-Gene also served the Henson Company as a storyboard artist on "[[Muppets From Space]]", a theatrical film released in 1999.
+==Sesame Street Films==
-Gene currently resides outside Philadelphia, PA with his wife, Leslie and son, Benjamin.
+{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=8 valign=top
+! Image !! Title !! [[Muppet Wiki:Earliest Known Appearance|EKA]] !! Credits
-== Sesame Street Films ==
+|-
-==="C in Space"===
+|[[Image:Operaaaaa.Emptyfull.jpg|250px]]
-A one minute film for ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+|"Empty/Full: Tenors"
+|[[Episode 3556]]
+|
+*Gene Barretta: Writer, Animator, Voice #2
+*Claudia D’Addano: Voice #1
+*Tom Crawley: Colorist
+*[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
+|-
+|[[Image:NoBirdsAllowed.jpg|250px]]
+|"Animal Sign: Picnic"
+|[[Episode 3560]]
+|
+*Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Music
+*Lyndsey Thomas: Voice
+*Tom Crawley: Colorist
+*[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
+|-
+|[[Image:4111zj.jpg|250px]]
+|"Budgie #10 - Song"
+|[[Episode 3693]]
+|
 *Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Composter & Music
+*Dave Beaver: Drums
-*[[Eric Miller]]: Lead Guitar
-*[[Suzanne Twining]]: Colorist
+*Tom Crawley: Colorist
 *[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
+|-
+|[[Image:Washington.Barretta.jpg|250px]]
-==="Budgie #10 - Song"===
+|"Washington: None - Some - All"
-A one minute film for ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+|[[Episode 3726]]
+|
+*Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator
+*Steve Cioffi: Voice
+*Suzanne Twining: Colorist
+*[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
+|-
+| [[Image:4110w.jpg|250px]]
+|"C in Space"
+|[[Episode 3729]]
+|
 *Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Composter & Music
+*Eric Miller: Lead Guitar
-*[[Dave Beaver]]: Drums
-*[[Tom Crawley]]: Colorist
+*Suzanne Twining: Colorist
 *[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
+|}
+==Non-Henson Illustrator & Author Credits==
-==="Washington: None - Some - All"===
+*Conrad and the Cowgirl Next Door
-A one minute film for ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+* Pirates on the Farm
-*Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator
+*Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
-*[[Steve Cioffi]]: Voice
+*''Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin''
-*[[Suzanne Twining]]: Colorist
+*''Deer Dear: A Book of Homophones''
-*[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
+*Jack the Tripper
+*Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo Da Vinci
-==="Animal Sign: Picnic"===
+*Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs
-A one minute film for ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
+*''Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog''
-*Gene Barretta: Writer, Designer, Animator, Music
+*''Sheetzucacapoopoo: Max Goes to the Dogs''
-*[[Lyndsey Thomas]]: Voice
-*[[Tom Crawley]]: Colorist
-*[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
-==="Empty/Full: Tenors"===
-A one minute film for ''[[Sesame Street]]''.
-*Gene Barretta: Writer, Animator, Voice #2
-*[[Claudia D’Addano]]: Voice #1
-*[[Tom Crawley]]: Colorist
-*[[Arlene Sherman]]: Producer
-== Illustrator & Author Credits ==
-*''Apartment Hunting''
 *''The Between the Lions Book for Parents''
 *''Between the Lions: Knock, Knock Who's There'' (written by [[Christopher Cerf]])
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 *''Bugs'' (Golden Books)
 *''Cat & Mice''
+*''Apartment Hunting''
-*''Deer Dear: A Book of Homophones''
 *''Dinosaurs'' (Golden Books)
 *''The Doodletop Book''
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 *''Journey, Easter Journey''
 *''Merry Creature Christmas''
-*''Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Ben Franklin''
 *''Off to Plymouth Rock''
 *''On Christmas Morning''
 *''On Top of Spaghetti''
 *''The Selfish Raccoon''
-*''Sheetzucacapoopoo: My Kind of Dog''
 *''Turtle and Rabbit''
 *''Up on Top''
 *''Ways of Measuring: Then & Now''
-*''Why Quincy Couldn’t Quack''
+*''Why Quincy Couldn't Quack''
+==Sources==
+<references />
 ==Links==
 *[http://www.genebarretta.com/ Gene Barretta's Official Home Page]
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