By Heather Taylor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were four types of commercials that Gregg Victor always wanted to create featuring brand mascots in the advertising space. He wanted to make a cereal commercial that took place during nighttime, create an original character, give an iconic character the chance to cry, and do something, anything, involving Godzilla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though nobody thought he would, the long-time creative director was able to fulfill all of his commercial dreams. Little did he know that their stars would include Lucky the Leprechaun<\/a>, Major EZ, and BuzzBee<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Victor, who grew up in Queens, New York, attended the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan. His goal was to become a comic book illustrator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During his last year at SVA, Victor enrolled in the same illustration and advertising classes as one of his friends. One friend encouraged Victor to switch over to the film school in animation. Victor quickly discovered in his advertising classes that you could do animation in that medium, too. As graduation approached, businesses came to SVA to recruit students with assignments. These assignments, if taken seriously and completed by students, could lead to potential job offers. Ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi gave SVA students an assignment and out of the 703 people that did it, Victor got the job.<\/p>\n\n\nThe School Of Visual Arts \u2014 Where It All Began<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n