Lauren Faust

About

Lauren Faust (Screen name: fyre-flye) is a American cartoonist who is currently famous for developing generation 4 of Hasbro's My Little Pony, successfully created the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series. She was also known for her work on Cartoon Network. She is happily married to Craig McCracken, who she met at CN.

History

In her earlier days, Lauren Faust was a movie animator that animated classic movies such as Cats Don't Dance in 1997, Quest for Camelot in 1998, and The Iron Giant in 1999. She moved to animating television shows at Cartoon Network Studios after The Iron Giant was made. During her career at Cartoon Network, she met her husband Craig McCracken, creator of popular Cartoon Network shows such as The Powerpuff Girls, a show about three girls created when "sugar, spice and everything nice" was fused together with Chemical X, and Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, a show about a Foster's home for imaginary friends. Lauren and Craig ended up in a relationship together and later married as a happy couple.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

While Hasbro was unsuccessful at marketing My Little Pony for girls only, Lauren Faust was hired by Hasbro for her help with the generation 4 of My Little Pony. Lauren says that My Little Pony was one of her favorite childhood toys. However according to her imagination, she is disappointed with the characters girly stereotypes she has seen. After Lauren's hard work of developing and writing, the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series became a successful hit. Not only did it gain many young fans in the target age group, but it also gained a strange and (even referred to as) a cult-like following known as Bronies. Bronies are male fans of the show My Little Pony. Older girl bronies tend to be referred to as Pegasisters.

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