bˈɪl kˈɑːvæks twˈɛnti fˈaɪv ɑːktˈoʊbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn θˈɜːɾi mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wʌzɐ paɪənˈɪɹ ʌv kəmˈɜːʃəl kəmpjˈuːɾɚɹ ˌænɪmˈeɪʃən tɛknˈɑːlədʒi.
Bill Kovacs (25 October 1949 – 30 May 2006) was a pioneer of commercial computer animation technology.