<P> Alvin and the Chipmunks , originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks , is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for a novelty record in 1958 . The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks : Alvin , the mischievous troublemaker , who quickly became the star of the group ; Simon , the tall , bespectacled intellectual ; and Theodore , the chubby , impressionable sweetheart . The trio is managed by their human adoptive father , David ( Dave ) Seville . In reality , `` David Seville '' was Bagdasarian 's stage name , and the Chipmunks themselves are named after the executives of their original record label . The characters became a success , and the singing Chipmunks and their manager were given life in several animated cartoon productions , using redrawn , anthropomorphic chipmunks , and eventually films . </P>
<P> Alvin and the Chipmunks , originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks , is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. for a novelty record in 1958 . The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks : Alvin , the mischievous troublemaker , who quickly became the star of the group ; Simon , the tall , bespectacled intellectual ; and Theodore , the chubby , impressionable sweetheart . The trio is managed by their human adoptive father , David ( Dave ) Seville . In reality , `` David Seville '' was Bagdasarian 's stage name , and the Chipmunks themselves are named after the executives of their original record label . The characters became a success , and the singing Chipmunks and their manager were given life in several animated cartoon productions , using redrawn , anthropomorphic chipmunks , and eventually films . </P>
what is the man 's name in alvin and the chipmunks
what is the man 's name in alvin and the chipmunks
David ( Dave ) Seville
David ( Dave ) Seville