Jim Smith
American animator and musician (1954–2025)
James Carl Smith (né Jobb; October 8, 1954 – May 2, 2025) was an American animator and musician. He worked on Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures with his long-time working partner John Kricfalusi.2
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Born Oct 8, 1954, died May 2, 2025.1
About
Smith later briefly worked on Tiny Toon Adventures, and then along with Kricfalusi, Bob Camp and Lynne Naylor he founded Spümcø, where he co-developed The Ren & Stimpy Show (from which he departed in 1992 alongside Kricfalusi) in 1991 and The Ripping Friends in 2001. He was notable for remaining faithful to Kricfalusi, having refused to join Games Animation (though he worked on The X's after its rebranding to Nickelodeon Animation Studio), working with Kricfalusi on his projects amid other work until Cans Without Labels (2019).
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Career
Occupation: musician, animator.4
Smith was born in Lubbock, Texas on October 8, 1954. He composed and played the guitar for the Ren & Stimpy music theme intro, performing alongside production assistant Scott Huml and co-worker Chris Reccardi.
His main influence is Frank Frazetta, but also Miguel Covarrubias, Chuck Jones and Jack Kirby, as well as Mad Magazine.
Smith died of a heart attack on May 2, 2025, at the age of 70. His former Spümcø colleagues Bob Camp and Richard Pursel used their respective social media profiles to pay tribute to him.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jim Smith (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- 1WikidataJim Smith on Wikidata
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- 7WikidataJim Smith: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 8WikidataSpümcø, Founder