Many cartoon characters are wildly over the top, with exaggerated expressions and hilarious voices, so it might surprise you that a lot of them are actually inspired by real people. In some cases, ...

Most people assume cartoon characters spring purely from the imagination of artists and writers. The truth is far more interesting. Animators have long looked to real people for inspiration, borrowing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Smith Collection / Gado/ Getty Images For years, Hello Kitty has captivated the hearts of fans worldwide, yet ...

The concept of mixing real-life and cartoon characters in a hybrid comedy world has lost much of its novelty since 1988's "Roger Rabbit" established it as a mini-genre, but Joe Dante's inventive, ...