Kyra Kupetsky | |
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| Born | (1993-09-07)September 7, 1993 (age 32) New York, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
| Known for | Chikn Nuggit The Good Advice Cupcake |
Kyra Kupetsky (born September 7, 1993) is an American animator, cartoonist, and voice actress. She is most known for creating and voicing the titularTikTok andYouTube seriesChikn Nuggit, which is produced byBuzzFeed.
Kupetsky was raised inNew York and moved toBurbank, California, after attending theSchool of Visual Arts in 2015.[1]
BeforeBuzzFeed, she worked on two shorts,Forget Me Not andThrill of the Haunt. She is also credited as an animator for five episodes ofToo Loud, though it is unclear if this was before or after she joined the site's creative team.[3]
In 2017, she began working for the BuzzFeed Animation Lab, and created series such asThe Good Advice Cupcake andLate Bloomicorn. In 2020, she createdChikn Nuggit, a series of shorts distributed onYouTube andTikTok. As of June 2023, the shorts have amassed a combined total of over 1 billion views.[4]
In 2023, aChikn Nuggit television series was announced, being co-produced byFrederator Studios,Genius Brands, and BuzzFeed Animation Lab, a subsidiary of BuzzFeed.[5][6]
Kupetsky creates animation that is "cute and heartwarming", inspired by drawings she created in her childhood, and in her time between university and work.[7]