Paul Germain

{{Short description|American children's television producer}}

{{BLP sources|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Paul Germain

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| birthname = Paul Lazarus Germain

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|6|6}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Writer, director, producer

| years_active = 1983–present

| known_for = Rugrats (1991–2004)
Recess (1997–2001)
Recess: School's Out (2001)
Lloyd in Space (2001–2004)
Pound Puppies (2010–2013)

| spouse = {{marriage|Beatrice Mills|1988}}

| children = 3

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Paul Lazarus Germain{{Cite web|title=Paul L Germain, Born 06/06/1959 in California {{!}} CaliforniaBirthIndex.org|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/paul_l_germain_born_1959_6878801|access-date=2021-05-20|website=www.californiabirthindex.org}} (born June 6, 1959) is an American writer, director, and producer. Germain—along with Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó—was one of the creators of the Nickelodeon animated series Rugrats.{{cite news |last1=McGowan |first1=Elizabeth |title=10 Things Nickelodeon Fans Didn't Know About The Rugrats |url=https://screenrant.com/things-nickelodeon-fans-didnt-know-rugrats/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=ScreenRant |date=16 January 2021}} He also co-created the series Recess{{cite news |last1=O'Neill |first1=Shane |title=The Recess Voice Actor Who's Gorgeous In Real Life |url=https://www.looper.com/467445/the-recess-voice-actor-whos-gorgeous-in-real-life/ |access-date=5 October 2021 |work=Looper.com |date=21 July 2021}} and Lloyd in Space, also having worked on The Tracey Ullman Show and Even Stevens.

By the age of 24, Germain was credited on Terms of Endearment, Say Anything..., Big and Broadcast News, which was produced by James L. Brooks for Gracie Films. He worked with Rugrats colleague Joe Ansolabehere to create Disney's Recess and Lloyd in Space. Germain and Ansolabehere formed the television production company Paul & Joe Productions. They worked in tandem on Pound Puppies for Discovery Family and Disney Junior's Goldie & Bear. He was a screenwriter on the direct-to-DVD film Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue.