Richard C. Levy is a co-creator of the Furby.
History[]
Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung spent nine months creating the Furby (in addition to nine months spent designing the toy). After two attempts at licensing the concept, they invited fellow toy and game inventor Richard C. Levy to join their efforts to sell Furby. Levy brought Furby to Tiger Electronics and Tiger's Roger Shiffman bought the rights to it. Furby's first public appearance was at the American International Toy Fair in 1998.
Gallery[]
One of Levy's many Furbys.
Another Levy creation, the "Air Trigger Phaser.
Levy's "wall of Furbys" in his suburban Washington, D.C. home.
Trivia[]
- Levy wrote The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cashing In on Your Inventions.
- Levy owns a Chicago Cubs Furby.
- Levy says he owns one of every Furby skin ever made.