Having taken the music world by storm as one half of the Grammy-winning hip-hop act Outkast, Andre ‘3000’ Benjamin is bringing his talents to animation with Class of 3000, a half-hour toon series he created and exec produces. The show will debut on Cartoon Network on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). Premiere night will kick off at 7 p.m. with a special musical event featuring special guest star performances at the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta. The network will also air the half-hour mockumentary Sunny Bridges: From Bankhead to Buckhead, which chronicles the life of the fictional superstar voiced by Benjamin in the series.
Class of 3000 centers on an international music star who gives up everything to teach a group of gifted musical prodigies in Atlanta. The episodes will feature new songs by Benjamin, presented as music videos animated by some of today’s top animation directors. The show’s voice cast also includes veterans Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants, Camp Lazlo), Phil LaMarr (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Justice League, Samurai Jack), Crystal Scales (Static Shock, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius), Jennifer Hale (Samurai Jack, The Powerpuff Girls), Janice Kawaye (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi) and Jeff Glen Bennett (Johnny Bravo, Camp Lazlo).
Co-exec produced by Thomas W. Lynch (Romeo!), Class of 3000 is produced by Cartoon Network Studios in association with the Tom Lynch Co. and Benjamin’s production company, Moxie. Twelve half hours and a one-hour premiere are in production at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, Calif. Scribe Patric M. Verrone, whose credits include Futurama, The Critic and Pinky and the Brain, serves as co-exec producer and head writer.
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