Rebecca Sugar
Rebecca Sugar (* 9 July 1987 in Silver Spring , Maryland ) is American nationality and Zeichentrickfilmerin and composer made famous in 2010 as a screenwriter and storyboard draughtswomen the animated television series Adventure Time - Adventure Time with Finn and Jake . Sugar is the creator of the animated series Steven Universe (from 2013).
Life
Rebecca Sugar grew up in Silver Spring , Maryland , and attended the Visual Arts Center at Einstein High in Maryland alongside high school . She received her artistic training at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
Her first job was as a storyboard revisionist for the first season of Adventure Time , and she was promoted to storyboard draftsman for the second season. For her work as an illustrator and screenwriter for Adventure Time , she was nominated for an Emmy in 2011 and 2013 and an Annie Award in 2012 . In 2012 Forbes Magazine listed her as "many of the best episodes" of Adventure Time for her authorship of " 30 Hollywood Leaders Under 30".
In 2013, Sugar left the Adventure Time crew to become the first woman to be the creator and showrunner of a Cartoon Network animated series: Steven Universe . Both series were also published in German.
Sugar is bisexual and identifies as a non-binary woman, which she expresses through numerous LGBT references in Steven Universe . On her Twitter account, Sugar explains that she wants to be referred to with both the feminine and the singular pronoun they .
Filmography
- 2010–2013: Adventure Time - Adventure Time with Finn and Jake ( Adventure Time , TV series; screenwriter, storyboard artist and revisionist)
- 2012: Hotel Transylvania ( Hotel Transylvania ; storyboard artist)
- 2013–2019: Steven Universe (TV series; creator, screenwriter, storyboard artist)
- 2019: Steven Universe: The Movie (musical animated television movie; director)
- 2019–2020: Steven Universe Future (TV series; creator)
Web links
- Rebecca Sugar in theInternet Movie Database.
- Rebecca Sugar's channel on YouTube.
- Rebecca Sugar on Twitter.
- Yomi Adegoke: Move over, Disney! Meet the woman leading the LGBT cartoon revolution. In: The Guardian . October 1, 2019 (English).
- Rebecca Sugar, interviewed by Dani Di Placido: Rebecca Sugar Talks Inspiration, Animation, And “Steven Universe: The Movie”. In: Forbes Magazine . September 15, 2019 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Cavna: "Steven Universe" creator Rebecca Sugar is a Cartoon Network trailblazer. In: The Washington Post . November 1, 2013, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ↑ Amid Amidi: Rebecca Sugar Is Cartoon Network's First Solo Woman Show Creator. In: CartoonBrew.com. October 5, 2012, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ^ Pendleton Ward: Rainy Day Daydream. (Animatic commentary track) Adventure Time. Season One. Cartoon Network , Los Angeles CA 2011 (English; DVD).
- ↑ Winner: Adventure Time. In: Emmys.com . Accessed January 20, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Overview: Emmys 2013: Complete List of Nominees. In: Los Angeles Times . July 18, 2013, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ↑ Jerry Beck: Annie Award Nominations 2011. In: CartoonBrew.com. December 5, 2011, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ↑ Rebecca Sugar - 30 Under 30: Hollywood. In: Forbes Magazine . December 17, 2012, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ^ Charles Pulliam-Moore: "Steven Universe's" Rebecca Sugar on How She Expresses Her Identity Through the Non-binary Crystal Gems. In: Gizmodo . July 16, 2018, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ^ Josh Jackman: Steven Universe's creator just came out as non-binary. In: PinkNews.co.uk. July 17, 2018, accessed January 20, 2020.
- ↑ Rebecca Sugar on Twitter , accessed January 20, 2020; Quote: “ My views are my own. She / her or they / them, thank you for caring! ”
- ↑ Rebecca Sugar, interviewed by Dani Di Placido: Rebecca Sugar Talks Inspiration, Animation, And “Steven Universe: The Movie”. In: Forbes Magazine . September 15, 2019 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sugar, Rebecca |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cartoonist and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Silver Spring , Maryland |