Information:  - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (often shortened to TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are four fictional teenaged anthropomorphic turtles named after Renaissance Italian artists. They were trained by their anthropomorphic rat "sensei" in the art of "ninjutsu". From their home in sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil overlords, mutated creatures, and alien invaders while attempting to remain hidden from society. They were created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.  - April O'Neil is a fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media . In all of the TMNT continuities , she is a good friend of the Turtles : Leonardo , Donatello , Raphael , and Michelangelo . April made her first appearance in the Mirage comic series in 1984 as a computer programmer . She was later portrayed as a strong - willed news reporter in the Turtles ' first animated series , as a warrior in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures comic produced by Archie Comics , and various other personas in different TMNT media . April was later voiced by Renae Jacobs in the 1987 animated series , in the 2003 animated series by Veronica Taylor , and by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the 2007 film TMNT . In the 2012 animated series , April is voiced by Mae Whitman . In live - action media she has been by Judith Hoag ( 1990 ) , Paige Turco ( 1991 and 1993 ) , and Megan Fox ( 2014 ) .  - Peter Alan Laird (born January 27, 1954) is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman.  - Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus "Rattus", the most important of which to humans are the black rat, "Rattus rattus", and the brown rat, "Rattus norvegicus". Many members of other rodent genera and families are also referred to as rats, and share many characteristics with true rats.    What is the relationship between 'april o'neil' and 'kevin eastman'?
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