Todd McFarlane

Todd McFarlane is a Canadian multi-talented personality best known as a cartoonist. To comic fans, Todd is popularly known as the creator of the Spawn franchise of films and also as the artist on the Amazing Spider-Man.  A character he introduced in 1992 through Image Comics, an imprint he co-founded with other ex-Marvel colleagues. He is also a creative toy designer, writer and entrepreneur too.

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Biography and Early Life

Todd McFarlane was born on March 16 1961, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His father, Bob McFarlane used to work in a printing business and his mother’s name is Sherlee McFarlane. Todd grew up with two of his brothers, Curtis and Derek. The McFarlane’s lived in thirty different places, from Alberta to California due to the nature of his father’s type of business during Todd’s childhood.

Todd’s interest in drawing started at a young as his hobby and he developed an interest in comics, acquiring as many as he could, and learning to draw from them. His top comics creators were among John Byrne, Jack Kirby, Frank Miller and George Perez. At the young age of 16, Todd created the character Spawn. He put a lot of time into perfecting the appearance of each of the components of the character’s visual design.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Todd McFarlane in 2021 and what is his height and weight? Well, Todd McFarlane’s age is 60 years old as of today’s date 2nd August 2021 having been born on 16 March 1961. Though, he is 5′ 5″ in feet and inches and 170 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 154 lbs in Pound and 70 kg in Kilograms.

Education

Todd attended and graduated from Sir Winston Churchill High School. After high school he attended baseball try-outs at Gonzaga University. However, he was not a good hitter although he was fast. He could not afford Gonzaga so he resorted to attended Spokane Falls Community college for a year before he started attending Eastern Washington University, on a baseball scholarship. He was studying a self-designed program for graphics and art.

He had a part-time job as a janitor in the school’s administration building as it was a requirement in his scholarship to get an on-campus job. He eventually graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1984.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

Todd tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Wanda in the year 1985. The duo has been married for almost three decades. The couple stayed in Spokane, Washington until 1986 and then moved to Vancouver, Columbia and then to Portland and then to Ahwatukee Foothills, Arizona.

The couple sired three kids namely, Cyan, Kate and Jake. Due to Cyan’s love for the TV series Lost, he inspired his father’s decision to produce action figures based on the show, whilst Kate voiced young Cyan in the amination series Spawn TV series. In 1992 Todd declared to being an atheist in an interview.

Is Todd McFarlane Gay?

Todd is straight and has never been gay as far as his sexual orientation is concerned. He is a reputable man and has not showed any interest in men.

Professional Career

Todd used to distribute comics posts to comic editors in his college days, and this was his source of income during those days. He started to work on a comic named ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ in collaboration with David Michelinie in 1988. His originality and demonstration in ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ made him famous in Industry. In 1992, he created an image-based comic of a renowned hero ‘Spawn,’ and Columbia’s picture showed an interest in making a film on the same. Today it has become a popular series, ‘Spawn.’

In 1998, Todd decided to convert his hobbies in business and opened ventures like McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment and many more. In 2006, he formally announced his decision of being the Director of studios he formed in recent years and Green Monster Games. Additionally, he was also a co-owner of National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers for some period.

McFarlane was in the news in 2012 when cover art of ‘Amazing spider-man created by him sold for a record-breaking price. In 2017, he celebrated 25th anniversary of his image comic ‘Spawn.’ Some of his famous albums are Ten Thousand Fists, The Dark Saga, Follow the Leader and famous movies are Spider-Man 3, Spawn, Land of Confusion and Do the Evolution.

Awards

Due to his consistency and prowess, Todd has won several awards including;

• National Cartoonist Society Award for Best Comic Book 1992
• Inkpot Award 1992
• Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video for “Freak on a Leash” 2000
• Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program 1999
• Induction into the Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame in 2011

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Todd McFarlane in 2021

Popular artist has an estimated net worth of about $350 million as of 2021. His impressive work as a comic creator, writer, and artist has contributed to his prominent wealth. He also has his own production houses that have contributed to his net worth. Additionally, he has earned remarkable revenue from writing comics books too. Todd holds a position amongst the richest producers worldwide due to their impressive net worth.

Todd is undoubtedly a talented person who has managed to multi-task and succeed in several fields like art, comic designing, writing as well as in film production. Despite his initial struggles when he was starting his career, he has gained such a respected position over the years.  His outstanding achievements have made him stand out of the crowd. Todd is definitely a great Canadian iconic figure to reckon with!