Ron Rodecker is a retired educator, artist, and creator of Dragon Tales

Dragon Tales

Dragon Tales is an American animated pre-school children's television series chronicling the adventures of two siblings, Max and Emmy and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie, and Quetzal...

, a PBS cartoon about children who visit a world populated by friendly dragons.

Dragon Tales

Rodecker came up with the idea of Dragon Tales while recovering from triple bypass surgery. He decided that he hadn't done anything meaningful with his talent, so he decided to create some dragons and he was able to get in to the Festival of Art in Laguna Beach. People from Columbia Tri-Star pictures liked what they saw, and invited him to Culver City to create a series based on his art work. "That's how 'Dragon Tales' was born," Rodecker said.

Personal life

Rodecker was an educator for 21 years and served for two years as an elementary school principal on Kwajalein

Kwajalein

Kwajalein Atoll , is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands . The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island. English-speaking residents of the U.S...

 in the Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...

. Rodecker now lives in Laguna Beach, California

Laguna Beach, California

Laguna Beach is a seaside resort city and artist community located in southern Orange County, California, United States, approximately southwest of the county seat of Santa Ana...

, with his wife Katherine, who is also his quality control. His golden retrievers Tessa and Remington, and two cats Malcolm and Daphne. They are all the models for his characters in Dragon Tales.

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