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David Horvath

David Z. Horvath (May 28, 1971)[1] is an American illustrator, comics artist, toy designer and author best known for creating the popular Uglydoll characters as well as the world they inhabit, The Uglyverse, with his wife, Sun-Min Kim. The toy line began in 2001 with a single plush toy called Wage, hand sewn by his sweetheart and creative partner, Sun-Min Kim for David as a gift, and grew into the brand.

David Horvath at Free Comic Book Day in 2012.

Kim and Horvath were later married. Today they live in Los Angeles and have two kids: a daughter and a son.[2]

Along with a plush Uglydoll line, he is also the author and illustrator of 12 Uglydoll books, including the four "Ugly Guides" and a series of comic books, and the Bossy Bear series of children’s books. His books have been reprinted in Korean, Japanese, and Spanish.

Education

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Horvath attended Parsons: The New School For Design.

Characters

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Sun-Min Kim and David Horvath, at the 2012 Free Comic Book Day

David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim are the creators of multiple characters and toy lines including:

  • Uglydolls
  • Bossy Bear, Bissy Bear, and Turtle
  • Crocadoca
  • Noupa
  • Littlebony
  • Choco and Minty
  • Roller the Reindeer
  • Dunnys with Kidrobot
  • Kaiju including:
Mothman
Flatwoods
Chupacabra
Uma
Wage
Ice-Bat
  • Super Puncher
  • Power Mister
  • Pounda and Chu Chu
  • My Friend Dave

Noupa is a heroic garbage man who organizes a small underground movement against the evils of Super 7.5 robots in a struggle of nature VS commerce. The Noupa world includes 21 characters. In the early 2000s, Flying Cat produced these 21 characters as vinyl figures which were distributed by Critterbox. Five of the figures were limited releases exclusive to toy shows. Collectors refer to the entire series of characters as "Noupa."

The couple also has the intellectual property of Spider Boom,[3] although the latter is a solo project by Kim.[4][5]

Adaptations

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An UglyDolls animated film was released by STX Entertainment on May 3, 2019 to negative reviews.[6]

Bossy Bear TV series

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In March 2022, a children's 2D-animated series titled Bossy Bear was announced for Nickelodeon. Aimed at preschoolers, the series premiered on March 6, 2023 with an initial 30 episode order.[7]

Awards

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  • Toy Of The Year Award by Toy Industry Association
  • Oppenheim Best Toy Award
  • Parent's Choice Approved Award

Publications

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References

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  1. ↑ HighBeam
  2. ↑ Horvath, David [@davidzhorvath] (April 3, 2021). "My son Flynn minted his first NFT! We discuss #nftart all the time so this is very exciting for him" (Tweet). Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ↑ Deanobot (2019-05-04). "UglyDolls Q&A With Creators David Horvath + Sun-Min Kim". That's It LA. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  4. ↑ KoreAm Journal. KoreAm Journal. 2005.
  5. ↑ Curtis, Nick; Advocate, the Art Toy. "Sun-Min Kim's Spider Baby Booms w/ Sneaky Raccoon, Lunabee, Frank Mysterio & more!". SpankyStokes.com | Designer Toy • Vinyl Toy • Art Toy Blog. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  6. ↑ Minow, Nell (May 3, 2019). "UglyDolls movie review and film summary (2019)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (March 24, 2022). "Nickelodeon Orders 3 New Preschool Series Including 'Face's Music Party', Renews 'Big Nate' & 'Blaze & The Monster Machines'". Deadline. Retrieved March 25, 2022.

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