In 1966, he played in the band Woody's Truck Stop, before forming the rock group Nazz with Todd Rundgren and Thom Mooney in 1967. Van Osten was the band's bass guitarist. He quit Nazz in 1969.[1]
Comics
Later, Van Osten became a writer and artist of Disney comics. From 1969 to 1976, he created Mickey Mouse and Goofy comics for the publisher Disney Studio, which produced comics for the European market. Starting in 1976, he was art director for Disney's comic strips department in the 1980s. After that, he sporadically worked on new Disney comics, including some covers and the adaptation of the Atlantis: The Lost Empire film. He also created The Wuzzles for Disney Television Animation which was based on an idea pitched by then Disney CEO Michael Eisner.[2]
On August 7, 2015, Van Osten was one of 10 individuals who were honored with a Disney Legends award.[3]
Model railroading
Van Osten created an N scale model railroad, the Rio Poco, that was featured in the June 1991 issue of Model Railroader magazine. The layout was influenced by fellow Disney employee John Olson.
^ ab"Disney Legend Carson Van Osten Passes Away". Laughing Place. December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^"The Wuzzles Production Cel Setup with Master Production Background | Lot #97396". Heritage Auctions. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
^Carson Van Osten – Disney Legends Ceremony – 2015 D23 Expo. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 25 December 2015 – via YouTube.
carson, osten, september, 1945, december, 2015, american, comics, creator, musician, born, 1945, september, 1945philadelphia, pennsylvania, dieddecember, 2015, 2015, aged, thousand, oaks, california, nationalityamericanarea, artistwriteranimator, contents, ear. Carson Van Osten September 24 1945 December 22 2015 was an American comics creator and musician Carson Van OstenBorn 1945 09 24 September 24 1945Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S DiedDecember 22 2015 2015 12 22 aged 70 Thousand Oaks California U S NationalityAmericanArea s ArtistWriterAnimator Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Music 2 2 Comics 2 3 Model railroading 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditVan Osten studied at the Philadelphia College of Art Career EditMusic Edit In 1966 he played in the band Woody s Truck Stop before forming the rock group Nazz with Todd Rundgren and Thom Mooney in 1967 Van Osten was the band s bass guitarist He quit Nazz in 1969 1 Comics Edit Later Van Osten became a writer and artist of Disney comics From 1969 to 1976 he created Mickey Mouse and Goofy comics for the publisher Disney Studio which produced comics for the European market Starting in 1976 he was art director for Disney s comic strips department in the 1980s After that he sporadically worked on new Disney comics including some covers and the adaptation of the Atlantis The Lost Empire film He also created The Wuzzles for Disney Television Animation which was based on an idea pitched by then Disney CEO Michael Eisner 2 On August 7 2015 Van Osten was one of 10 individuals who were honored with a Disney Legends award 3 Model railroading Edit Van Osten created an N scale model railroad the Rio Poco that was featured in the June 1991 issue of Model Railroader magazine The layout was influenced by fellow Disney employee John Olson Death EditHe died on December 22 2015 1 References Edit a b Disney Legend Carson Van Osten Passes Away Laughing Place December 23 2015 Retrieved December 24 2015 The Wuzzles Production Cel Setup with Master Production Background Lot 97396 Heritage Auctions Retrieved 2020 06 30 Carson Van Osten Disney Legends Ceremony 2015 D23 Expo 19 August 2015 Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved 25 December 2015 via YouTube External links EditCarson Van Osten at Inducks Carson Van Osten in Lambiek s Comiclopedia Carson Van Osten s Comic Strip Artist s Kit This Disney comics related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This profile of an American comics creator writer or artist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a United States bass guitarist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carson Van Osten amp oldid 1065903317, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
