Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0

Brothers Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, zoologists by training, have built a family entertainment brand based on their enthusiasm for animals and their wild popularity with a family audience. Since founding their production company Kratt Bros. Co. in 1993, they have created and executive produced over 200 episodes of four successful television series: “Kratts’ Creatures,” “Zoboomafoo with the Kratt Brothers,” “Kratt Bros. Be The Creature” and “Wild Kratts.” They star in these programs playing themselves and also perform as directors, scriptwriters, authors and wildlife cinematographers—ever in the pursuit of ‘creature adventure.’ 

Martin Kratt is a graduate of Duke University with a BS in zoology. He was awarded a Jenrette Fellowship to the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill MBA program. Chris Kratt holds a BA in biology from Carleton College and is a Richter Fellow and Watson Fellow.  

The first television series the duo created was “Kratts’ Creatures.” It aired in 1996 for school aged kids on PBS and has since premiered in over 34 countries and won many awards including back-to-back Best Children’s Film at the Jackson Wildlife Film Festival and the Parents Choice Gold Award. Kratt and Kratt starred in all 50 episodes and wrote six books published by Scholastic.  

The brothers then created the Emmy Award-winning “Zoboomafoo,” which premiered in 1999 and continues to air on PBS, PBS Kids/Sprout and around the world. They starred in and executive-produced 65 episodes, some of which they directed. They also wrote 22 episodes between them and co-wrote the songs for the series, including “The Zoboomafoo Theme” and “The Animal Friend Song.” 

The Kratt brothers produced two seasons of their primetime series for families, “Kratt Brothers: Be the Creature,” which premiered October 2003 on National Geographic Channel. This program carries the trademark of all Kratt brothers’ initiatives: the infusion of wildlife and entertainment. Real-life ‘creature adventurers’ Chris and Martin travel to remote regions to live with wild animals—on the creatures’ turf and by their rules. Chris and Martin have written and directed 26 one-hour episodes of this series as well as functioning as wildlife cameramen and executive producers.  

Wild Kratts features the brothers on incredible expeditions to meet wild creatures from the far corners of the earth. Diving into the habitats of these unusual animals with the use of futuristic technology and Creature Power Suits that allow the brothers to take their funny and exciting adventures to where they’ve never gone before. Wild Kratts won a 2013 Kidscreen Award for Best Companion Website: Kids, as well as a Daytime Emmy nomination for Best Writing in a Children’s Series.  

Major corporations have seen the value in the Kratt Brothers brand. The Kratt Brothers Co. has joined forces with a number of corporate partners including Gap, Old Navy, Stonyfield Yogurt, Target Stores, and Dawn (P&G). The Kratt Brothers’ 2000 national zoo tour, sponsored by Old Navy and the Gap Foundation, raised one million dollars for the creation of a wildlife refuge for grizzly bears, which is administered by the Kratt Brothers Creature Hero Society. 

Chris and Martin Kratt have made efforts to parlay their celebrity to benefit wildlife conservation by founding their not-for-profit foundation mentioned above; and by acting as spokespeople for International Year of the Coral Reef and Dawn Save a Ducks Program. Also in 1998, Secretary of State Bruce Babbitt appointed Chris and Martin as spokespeople for the Interior Department’s Frog Force commission. 

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The Kratt brothers have effectively parlayed their celebrity into hands-on conservation action. They have mobilized their fan base to create a 1200+ acre North American wildlife refuge, worked with national politicians to increase awareness of conservation issues, and partnered 

with companies to promote the environmental benefits of their products. The Kratt Brothers are proud that their brand is associated with a socially conscious, environmentally friendly, adventurous lifestyle.