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Buzz Potamkin (Marshall Potamkin) was born on 22 October, 1945 in United States, is an American television producer. Discover Buzz Potamkin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Marshall Potamkin
Occupation Television producer
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 22 October, 1945
Birthday 22 October
Birthplace United States
Date of death 22 April, 2012
Died Place New York City, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Rosie

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Buzz Potamkin Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Buzz Potamkin worth at the age of 66 years old? Buzz Potamkin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Producer. He is from United States. We have estimated Buzz Potamkin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1945

Marshall "Buzz" Potamkin (October 22, 1945 – April 22, 2012) was an American television producer and director known for founding his own television advertisement production studio, Perpetual Motion Pictures aka Buzzco Associates, and helping to establish Southern Star Productions.

Along with advertisements, Potamkin focused on producing made-for-television animation, beginning with several television films based on the Berenstain Bears series of children's books.

He went on to produce series for Turner Entertainment and, more specifically, Cartoon Network, including every episode of Cartoon Network's animated showcase series, What a Cartoon!, a project developed for aspiring animators to make pilot shorts that the network could choose to develop into full-fledged series.

Over the course of his 36-year career in animation, Potamkin was nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards, 2 Daytime Emmy Awards, and 1 CableACE Award.

1968

Potamkin is known for founding Perpetual Motion Pictures (later called Buzzco Associates) with Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafarelli in 1968, which led to the production of hundreds of television advertisements, including the Hawaiian Punch series, MTV's "Top of the Hour" (the moon man), and MTV's "I Want My MTV" campaign.

1979

He also established the companies Southern Star Productions, Visionary Media, and Project X and produced the animated specials The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree in 1979 and Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue in 1990, among others.

1991

After working at The Walt Disney Company for a short period in 1991, Potamkin was hired by Fred Seibert as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons' Executive Producer & Head of TV, where he oversaw all the studio's output and produced shorts for Cartoon Network's What a Cartoon! series through 1996.

2012

Potamkin died from pancreatic cancer on April 22, 2012, and was survived by his wife Rosie.