Joe Feder

Joseph René Feder (born July 18, 1974) is a Canadian-American train conductor, and former cartoonist, voice actor, animator, and writer. He is best known for Monsieur Luke. In 2020, he retired from animation and became a train conductor.

Early life
Joe Feder was born on July 18, 1974, 2 years before his brother, John Feder, to James "Jimmy" William Feder (June 5, 1941), and Amy O'Noel (January 12, 1945). He was introduced to cartoons after his father, whom at the time was active in animation.

Monsieur Luke
Wanting to create a show for Teletoon, Feder created an idea for a possible show, titled "Quincy Luke". It was revolved around a young adult, who'd go on weird adventures throughout his neighborhood with some of his friends. An animatic of the pilot was created, before being scrapped due to Feder thinking it seemed generic. 4 years later, Feder created a new project, titled "Xavier." It would have revolved around a boy, living in a barn with his 2 brothers going on adventures throughout the rural plains they live on. Feder disliked this idea, so it was scrapped. However; Feder found an idea in these two projects, so he merged the two projects and revised them. The project would turn into "Monsieur" Xavier Quincy Luke, a Canadian man that ends up in strange situations in his home country. The series was a collaboration between Feder, and his brother, John, as the two directed the series and voiced Monsieur Luke. It premiered on Teletoon and it's French equivalent in 2006.

Personal life
Feder married Catherine Hartman in 1998, who was an intern for Teletoon at the time. They have one son, Jack Howard Feder (born June 4, 1998). Joe Feder and Hartman currently live in Ottawa, Canada.