Skyler Page

{{Short description|American animator, writer, the creator of the TV series Clarence}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Skyler Page

| image = Skyler Page (12279732485) (cropped).jpg

| caption = Page at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013

| alma_mater = California Institute of the Arts

| birth_name = Skyler Dale Page

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|10|13}}

| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

| known_for = Clarence

| occupation = Animator, voice actor

| years_active = 2006–2016{{efn|On indefinite hiatus}}

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150402085918/http://www.skylerdalepage.com/ Skylerdalepage.com]

}}

Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American former animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series Clarence, as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboard artist on the series Adventure Time.

Page was fired in 2014 after allegations that he had sexually assaulted female co-workers. In 2021, Page admitted that the allegations were true and issued a public apology.

Early life

Page was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 13, 1989.

Career

Page is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts. He created two short films entitled Crater Face and Girl Wallet.[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/student/calarts-producers-show-guest-review-by-fran-krause.html CalArts Producers’ Show (Guest Review by Fran Krause) | Cartoon Brew] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021143132/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/student/calarts-producers-show-guest-review-by-fran-krause.html |date=October 21, 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://io9.com/5828753/crater-face-tells-a-tale-of-interstellar-sacrifice-in-the-name-of-love|title="Crater Face" tells a tale of interstellar sacrifice in the name of love|first=Robbie|last=Gonzalez|date=August 8, 2011 |publisher=}} He then became a writer and storyboard artist and revisionist for Cartoon Network's series Adventure Time and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cns-new-bundle-of-joy/|title=CN's New Bundle of Joy|date=April 5, 2014|publisher=}} Page is the creator of the show Clarence, where he also voiced the eponymous character. The idea for the series was conceived by Page, along with creative director Nelson Boles, while they were still students at CalArts. The concept was put into further consideration upon Page landing a job at the studio.{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/people/skyler-page-and-nelson-boles-talk-clarence/|title=Skyler Page and Nelson Boles Talk 'Clarence'|date=April 16, 2014|publisher=}} The series' pilot episode earned Page a nomination for a Creative Arts Emmy Award at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted on September 15, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/clarence|title=Clarence|website=Television Academy}}

In June 2014, Lyle Partridge,{{Efn|At the time of the allegations and subsequent firing of Page, Partridge used the name Emily and she/her pronouns.}} a storyboard artist on Adventure Time that had worked with Page, made a series of tweets alleging that he had sexually assaulted them.{{Cite web |last=Amidi |first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi |date=2014-07-03 |title=Exclusive: 'Clarence' Creator Skyler Page Out of Cartoon Network After Sexual Assault Allegations [UPDATED] |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/ideas-commentary/exclusive-clarence-creator-skyler-page-out-of-cartoon-network-after-sexual-assault-allegations-101061.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Yamato |first1=Jen |date=2014-07-03 |title='Clarence' Creator-Star Out At Cartoon Network Following Sexual Assault Allegations |url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/clarence-skyler-page-cartoon-network-fired-sexual-assault-allegations-emily-partridge-799524/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} This was after rumors had surfaced on Twitter claiming that Page was "known to grope women without their consent".{{Cite web |title=mareodomo on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/mareodomo/status/483504310803001344 |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Twitter |language=en}} Page was fired from Clarence in July, and days after his firing, Jeff Rowe stated in a Tumblr post that Page had bipolar I and claimed he had been suffering a manic episode. Emily Quinn, production coordinator on Adventure Time, corroborated the claims about Page's illness, but said that it was not an excuse for his behavior.{{Cite web |date=2014-07-17 |title=emilord |url=https://emilord.tumblr.com/post/90707412751 |access-date=2022-09-22 |archive-date=July 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717063212/https://emilord.tumblr.com/post/90707412751 |url-status=bot: unknown }} Spencer Rothbell, one of the writers on Clarence, began to voice Page's character for the remainder of the series.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/srothbell/status/520068261065801728|title=Tweets with replies by Spencer Rothbell (@srothbell) – Twitter|publisher=|accessdate=October 17, 2014}}

On June 21, 2021, Page spoke publicly for the first time on the allegations and issued an apology.{{Cite web |last=Page |first=Skyler |date=2021-06-17 |title=The Page Page: Skyler Page Apology 2021 |url=http://skylerpage.blogspot.com/2021/06/skyler-page-apology-2021.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=The Page Page}}{{Cite web |title=💀Skyler Page Art💀 on Instagram: "Long overdue apology. Link in bio. Please share with people you think it applies to. Thanks #skylerpage #apology #clarence #animation #cartoonnetwork" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPRw4hj0pN/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Instagram |language=en}} He stated in a blog post he "was on a power trip from 2012 to 2015" and admitted that he had been "inappropriate towards women". Page ended the post by saying, "Should I be fortunate enough to work alongside you good folks once again you can be sure to expect the utmost respect and dignity out of me."

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2010 \| Crater Face \| \|Writer, director, animator
2011 \| Girl Wallet \| \|Writer, director, animator
2011 \| Secret Mountain Fort Awesome \| \| Storyboard revisionist
2011–2013 \| Adventure Time \| \| Writer, storyboard artist
2014–2015 \| Clarence \| Clarence Wendle, Nathan, Mr. Jim Reese, Amy Shutzger, Larry, additional voices \| Creator, executive producer (2014–2015), showrunner (2014–2015), writer (2014–2015), storyboard artist (2014)
2015–2016 \| TripTank \| \| Animation director, animator

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2010

| Crater Face

|Writer, director, animator

2011

| Girl Wallet

|Writer, director, animator

2011