(Historic) Ted Bastien
Charles Edward (Ted) Bastien
October 14, 1962 – March 21, 2023
Charles (Ted) Bastien passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Toronto General Hospital after a difficult battle with cancer. Beloved husband of Rose and father to Phillip, Ted will be missed by his siblings John (Viviane) and Kate (Walter), his brothers and sisters-in-law Vito (Lina), Kathy (Jim), Mary (Gino), and Terri (Nino), and his several nieces (Laura, Lauren, Tanya, Eva) and nephews (Paul, Andrew, Daniel, Sean, Maison, Aiden). Ted was predeceased by his niece Carmen (2006) and his brother-in-law Jim (2021).
Born in Sarnia, Ontario to Ivan and Dolores (DeFields) Bastien, Ted grew up in Windsor and went on to graduate from Sheridan College’s Classical Animation program in Oakville. An Emmy and Canadian Screen Award-winning director, Ted worked on many animated favourites, including PAW Patrol, The Magic School Bus, Handy Manny, Mike the Knight, Brace Face and Little Bear,
Ted is best known in the Bigfoot Community for his cryptozoological cartoons he did called Bugsport.
