Tom Ruegger is an American animator and songwriter. Ruegger is known for his association with Disney Television Animation and Warner Bros. Animation. He also created Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Histeria!.
Early life and career
Ruegger was raised in Metuchen, New Jersey. During his childhood, he made drawings of The Flintstones when it aired.[1] He graduated from Metuchen High School in 1972.[2]
In 1976, he made his first cartoon, called The Premiere of Platypus Duck, while he was a student at Dartmouth College. Shortly after graduation from Dartmouth that year,[3]