Aaron Fechter | |
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Born | December 21, 1953 |
Occupation(s) | Inventor, engineer, entrepreneur, manufacturer, voice actor, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1973-present |
Website | engineeringcreative |
Aaron Fechter (born December 21, 1953) is an American engineering entrepreneur who owns and operates Creative Engineering, Inc. He created Whac-A-Mole[1] and The Rock-afire Explosion, the animatronic band featured at Showbiz Pizza Place.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
After graduating at Edgewater High School in Florida, at age 19 he earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of South Florida.[5][6]
In popular culture
In the 2016 movie "Keanu", the Creative Engineering warehouse was loosely recreated as a filming location.
References
- ^ Rugg, Peter (2016-02-03). "The Man Who Made the Whac-a-Mole Has One More Chance". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ therockafire (2017-12-21), My Happiest Birthday Ever! ** "When I'm 64!", retrieved 2017-12-22
- ^ Aaron Fechter's Creation of The Whac-a-mole "The Origins Of Whac-a-mole"
- ^ "The Man Who Made the Whac-a-Mole Has One More Chance". 3 February 2016.
- ^ ѧԀяıѧṅṅѧ ṭєҡıṅѧ adrian (17 March 2016). "Why'd this get views?" – via YouTube.
- ^ VegaNova. "History of CEC and SPP - SP.com University".
External links
- Creative's Official Website
- The Rock-afire Documentary Online
- PopRewind's 2012 interview of Aaron Fechter
- 2015 interview with Aaron Fechter