Martin Kratt
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox youtuber Martin William Kratt (born December 23, 1965) is an American zoologist, educational nature show host and YouTuber. He and his brother Chris created the children's television series Kratts' Creatures and Zoboomafoo, as well as Be the Creature, which runs on the National Geographic Channel and Knowledge Network. They are the main characters on the animated television series Wild Kratts, which airs on PBS Kids.
Early life and education
A grandson of musical-instrument manufacturer William Jacob Kratt Sr.,[1] Martin was born on December 23, 1965, in New Jersey to William (born 1928) and Linda (born 1939). He and his younger brother Chris grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey,[2] They attended Watchung Hills Regional High School. Martin attended Duke University where he majored in zoology. He became a research assistant for a howler monkey project under Dr. Kenneth Glander in Costa Rica.
Career
Shortly after graduating from Duke, Martin worked with Dr. Patricia Wright in Madagascar as well as Dr. John Terbogh in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.[3] Martin and Chris together created the children's television series Kratts' Creatures and Zoboomafoo, as well as Be the Creature, which runs on the National Geographic Channel and Knowledge Network. They are the main characters on the animated television series Wild Kratts, which airs on PBS Kids. The other show he created is called Wild Alaska Live. [4] They also appear as themselves in the Odd Squad episode "Night Shift".
Personal life
Martin married Laura Wilkinson in 2000 and has two sons, Gavin (born 2001), a punk rapper, and Ronan (born 2003), a soccer player[5] both of whom have had roles on Wild Kratts. As of 2008, Martin and his brother Chris lived in Ottawa, Ontario,[6] where their series Wild Kratts was produced.[7]
Both Martin and Chris were inducted into their high school's hall of fame in 2013.[8]
See also
References
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- ↑ Hopkins, Tom. "Brothers Trot Globe to Film Creatures for Kids' Show" Template:Webarchive, Dayton Daily News, May 30, 1996. Accessed December 24, 2007. "Returning home, they edited the film in the basement of the family home in Warren, N.J., and cut five short films.".
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- ↑ Mathews, Ellie. "Watchung Hills Principal, Teacher Top Hall of Fame Class; Joseph Battiato, Matthew Kantor, Chris and Martin Kratt, Robert Oppenheim and Lawrence von Beidel also inducted.", Warren, NJ Patch, April 8, 2013. Accessed January 26, 2020. "The Watchung Hills Hall of Fame committee has announced its 2013 honorees, persons who have served or brought honor to the high school through their efforts or achievements. They will be honored at a ceremony to be held on May 10 in the school's Performing Arts Center. Those named for the honor are:... Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, brothers whose educational television programs and films about wildlife and animals are aired on National Geographic Channel and PBS"
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External links
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- Official Kratt Brothers website
- Martin Kratt biography
- Be The Creature Official Site
- PBS - Zoboomafoo website
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- American expatriate male actors in Canada
- American people of German descent
- American television personalities
- American zoologists
- Duke University alumni
- Male actors from Somerset County, New Jersey
- PBS hosts
- People from Warren Township, New Jersey
- Watchung Hills Regional High School alumni