Jason Butler Rote
{{short description|American television screenwriter}}
Jason Butler Rote is an American television writer, known mainly for his work at Hanna-Barbera on Cartoon Network animated television series like Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003) and The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005). He attended McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from the film department of California State University, Northridge.
Filmography
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| Year(s)
! Work ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1993–1995
| Unit production coordinator (26 episodes) | TV series |
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | Unit production coordinator | TV movie |
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol
| Unit production coordinator | TV movie |
| 1995
| Writer (1 episode) | TV series |
| rowspan="2"| 1996
| Writer (1 episode) | TV series |
| What a Cartoon!
| Creator, writer, and storyboard artist (1 episode) | TV series; segment: "Godfrey & Zeek in 'Lost Control'" |
| 1996–1998
| Head writer (47 episodes) | TV series |
| 1998–2000
| Writer (9 episodes) | TV series |
| 2000
| Writer | TV programming block |
| 2002
| Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Story outline (2 episodes) | TV series |
Other work
In 1995 Rote, along with Mark Hughes and Joe LoCicero, published The Jetsons Character Reference Guide under the Hanna-Barbera label.{{cite web|title=The Jetsons Character Reference Guide|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-jetsons-character-reference-guide-jason-butler-rote/1015249988|work=BarnesandNoble.com|accessdate=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225557/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-jetsons-character-reference-guide-jason-butler-rote/1015249988|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}
Awards and nominations
He and fellow writer Paul Rudish won an Annie Award in 1997 in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production" for their work on the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Beard to Be Feared".{{Cite web |title=25th Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1997) |url=http://annieawards.org/25th-annie-awards |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223153328/http://annieawards.org/25th-annie-awards |archive-date=February 23, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2012 |website=AnnieAwards.org |publisher=ASIFA-Hollywood}} He was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: in 1997 and 1998 for Dexter's Laboratory{{Cite web |title=Dexter's Laboratory |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/dexters-laboratory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629025629/http://www.emmys.com/shows/dexters-laboratory |archive-date=June 29, 2013 |access-date=July 9, 2012 |website=Emmys.com |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences}} and in 1999 for The Powerpuff Girls.{{Cite news |last=Variety Staff |date=July 22, 1999 |title=Primetime Emmy Noms - List 1 |url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/primetime-emmy-noms-list-1-1117744103/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116145625/http://variety.com/1999/tv/news/primetime-emmy-noms-list-1-1117744103/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2012 |work=Variety |publisher=Reed Business Information |at=Section: Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less.)}}
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| Date
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Shared with ! Result |
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| rowspan="2"| {{dts|1997}}
| Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production | Dexter's Laboratory (for "Beard to Be Feared") | {{won}} |
| rowspan="3"| Primetime Emmy Awards
| rowspan="3"| Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Dexter's Laboratory (for "Star Spangled Sidekicks", "T.V. Superpals", and "Game Over") | Sherry Gunther, Larry Huber, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky | {{nom}} |
| {{dts|1998}}
| Dexter's Laboratory (for "Dyno-Might" and "LABretto") | Davis Doi, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Michael Ryan | {{nom}} |
| {{dts|1999}}
| The Powerpuff Girls (for "Bubblevicious" and "The Bare Facts") | Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, and Genndy Tartakovsky | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1127300}}
{{Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production}}
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Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male television writers
Category:American television writers
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Category:Cartoon Network Studios people
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