Tom Root
Tom Root | |
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 Root at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Thomas R. Root September 20, 1973 Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Central Michigan University |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
Thomas R. Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director and voice actor known for his work on Robot Chicken.
Early life
[edit]Root was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended Central Michigan University, graduating with a degree in journalism. While at CMU, Root edited the student newspaper CM Life.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Root was one of the original staffers of ToyFare magazine, and was a staff writer and copy editor for Wizard Entertainment's family of publications.[1] While at ToyFare, he was a co-writer of the magazine's 's popular Twisted ToyFare Theatre feature.[2]
Root co-wrote Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, vol. 2, with Andrew Kardon in 2004.[3] He also wrote Archie Comics' 200th issue of Jughead in 2010.[4]
Root and Robot Chicken co-creator Matthew Senreich created the Adult Swim series Titan Maximum which premiered on September 27, 2009.[5] He was a writer on Lucasfilm's animated series Star Wars Detours. Root also wrote The Simpsons' Robot Chicken-style animated opening in 2013.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Tom Root's production company is called Tom is Awesome and produces many television shows, seen in the table below.
| Year | Title | Contribution | Role | Notes | |||
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| Writer | Producer | Actor | Director | ||||
| 2005–2020 | Robot Chicken | {X} | {X} | {X} | Various voices | Head writer (145 episodes) Writer (15 episodes) Actor (91 episodes) Director (7 episodes) | |
| 2007 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars | {X} | {X} | TV short (Head writer, co-producer) | |||
| 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | {X} | {X} | TV short (Head writer, co-producer) | |||
| 2009 | Titan Maximum | {X} | {X} | {X} | "Spud" Cunningham / Cadet #2 | Creator (6 episodes) Story (9 episodes) Writer (4 episodes) Executive producer (9 episodes) Actor (2 episodes) | |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars III | {X} | {X} | Television film (Head writer and co-executive producer) | |||
| 2011–2020 | Robot Chicken | {X} | Executive producer (91 episodes, 2011–2020) Co-producer (79 episodes, 2005–09) Co-executive producer (6 episodes, 2010–11) Consulting producer (1 episode, 2018) | ||||
| 2012 | Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | {X} | {X} | Icicle, B'dg | TV short | ||
| 2013 | Übermasion | {X} | Brad | TV short | |||
| 2013–17 | The Simpsons | {X} | {X} | Executive producer (2 episodes) — "The Fabulous Faker Boy" (2013) — "The Cad and the Hat" (2017) (also writer) | |||
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise | {X} | {X} | TV short (Head writer, executive producer) | |||
| 2015 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship | {X} | TV short (Head writer) | ||||
| 2015–19 | SuperMansion | {X} | {X} | {X} | Brad, Buster Nut | Executive producer (44 episodes) Writer (3 episodes) | |
| 2017 | American Dad! | {X} | Townsperson, Fan | 3 episodes | |||
| 2020–2021 | Crossing Swords | {X} | {X} | Creator (10 episodes) Writer (3 episodes) Executive producer (1 episode) | |||
| 2020 | Stargirl | {X} | Consulting producer (13 episodes) | ||||
| 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | {X} | Manage (Voice Role) | — "Together Again" | |||
References
[edit]- ^ MacDonald, Heidi (January 25, 2011). "The Boys of Wizard". The Beat. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014.
- ^ Twisted Toyfare Theatre: Collector's Edition, vol. 3 (Wizard Entertainment, 2003).
- ^ Writers on Comics Scriptwriting (Titan Books, 2004) ISBN 1840238089.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (December 30, 2009). "Robot Chicken's Tom Root (Jug)Heads to Riverdale". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 6, 2009). "'Robot Chicken' crew sets new series: Adult Swim to launch stop-motion 'Titan' in September". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 8, 2009.
- ^ "Robot Chicken Couch Gag". Fox.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013.
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