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Grusd, a native of California, graduated with a degree in industrial engineering<ref name="Forum Interview">[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=36924.0 John Grusd interview] (May 25, 2016). ''Mariowiki forum''. Retrieved July 30, 2016</ref> and worked on doing special effects for TV shows.<ref name="Forum Interview"></ref> He was hired by the production company {{wp|Filmation}} to work on its live-action shows and was eventually transferred to the animation department of the company, where he worked at various positions for 15 years. Following Filmation's closure in 1989, Grusd went freelance and primarily worked on shows produced by [[DIC Entertainment]] during the early 90's. | Grusd, a native of California, graduated with a degree in industrial engineering<ref name="Forum Interview">[http://www.marioboards.com/index.php?topic=36924.0 John Grusd interview] (May 25, 2016). ''Mariowiki forum''. Retrieved July 30, 2016</ref> and worked on doing special effects for TV shows.<ref name="Forum Interview"></ref> He was hired by the production company {{wp|Filmation}} to work on its live-action shows and was eventually transferred to the animation department of the company, where he worked at various positions for 15 years. Following Filmation's closure in 1989, Grusd went freelance and primarily worked on shows produced by [[DIC Entertainment]] during the early 90's. | ||
Grusd was producer on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', and the director and producer of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''; he also worked on the ''[[ | Grusd was producer on ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', and the director and producer of ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' and ''[[Super Mario World (television series)|Super Mario World]]''; he also worked on the ''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' cartoon and the third season of ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''. He was familiar with the ''Super Mario'' video games before working on the show.<ref name="Forum Interview"></ref> As the English localization was not done when the shows were produced, John Grusd had to play through the ''Super Mario'' and ''Zelda'' games in Japanese.<ref name="Forum Interview"></ref> Beside his work on DiC's [[Nintendo]] adaptations, he was also director/producer on ''{{wp|Stunt Dawgs}}'' and the 1990 and 1991 seasons of DIC's series of ''{{wp|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1989 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero}}''. Grusd's last work at DIC was as director on early versions of the pilot episode of ''[[sonicretro:Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''. | ||
After directing several direct-to-video productions for SD Entertainment throughout the 2000's, John Grusd decided to retire from the animation business to focus on photography. | After directing several direct-to-video productions for SD Entertainment throughout the 2000's, John Grusd decided to retire from the animation business to focus on photography. | ||
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==Works== | ==Works== | ||
*''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' - Producer | *''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' - Producer | ||
*''[[The Legend of Zelda (television series)|The Legend of Zelda]]'' - Director, Producer | |||
*''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - Director, Producer | *''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' - Director, Producer | ||
*''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' (season 3) - Director, Producer | *''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' (season 3) - Director, Producer | ||
