Tom Root

{{Infobox person

| name = Tom Root

| image = Tom Root by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg

| imagesize =

| caption = Tom Root at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

| birth_name = Thomas R. Root

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|09|20}}

| birth_place = Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.

| alma_mater =Central Michigan University

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Writer
producer
television director
voice actor}}

| years_active = 2005–present

}}

Thomas R. Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director and voice actor for Robot Chicken.

Early life

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|date=September 2015}}

Career

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.{{cite web|last= MacDonald|first= Heidi| url= http://comicsbeat.com/the-boys-of-wizard/ |title= The Boys of Wizard| work= The Beat| date= 25 January 2011}} While at ToyFare he was a co-writer of the magazine's 's popular Twisted ToyFare Theatre feature.[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/283952.Twisted_Toyfare_Theatre Twisted Toyfare Theatre: Collector's Edition], vol. 3 (Wizard Entertainment, 2003).

Root co-wrote Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, vol. 2, with Andrew Kardon in 2004.[https://www.amazon.com/Writers-Comics-Scriptwriting-Vol-2/dp/1840238089 Writers on Comics Scriptwriting] (Titan Books, 2004) {{ISBN|1840238089}}. He also wrote Archie Comics' 200th issue of Jughead in 2010.Renaud, Jeffrey. [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24221 "Robot Chicken's Tom Root (Jug)Heads to Riverdale,"] Comic Book Resources (Dec. 30, 2009).

Root and Robot Chicken co-creator Matthew Senreich created the Adult Swim series Titan Maximum which premiered on September 27, 2009.{{cite web|last= Andreeva| first=Nellie| url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i7908e745d3e66eba12f8881a4b4c963c |title= 'Robot Chicken' crew sets new series: Adult Swim to launch stop-motion 'Titan' in September| work= The Hollywood Reporter |date= 6 May 2009}} He was a writer on Lucasfilm's Star Wars Detours animated series. Root also wrote The Simpsons' Robot Chicken-style animated opening in 2013.{{cite web| url= http://www.fox.com/thesimpsons/videos//30242883924/robot-chicken-couch-gag |title= Robot Chicken Couch Gag| publisher=Fox.com| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130707053133/http://www.fox.com/thesimpsons/videos//30242883924/robot-chicken-couch-gag| archivedate= 7 July 2013| url-status= dead}}

Filmography

Tom Root's production company is called Tom is Awesome and produces many television shows, seen in the table below.

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Title ! colspan="4" \|Contribution ! rowspan="2" \|Role ! rowspan="2" \|Notes
Writer !Producer !Actor !Director
2005–2020 \|Robot Chicken \|{X} \| \|{X} \|{X} \|Various (Voice Role) \|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} \| \| \| \|TV movie (Head Writer & 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 (Voice Role) \|TV Short
2013 \|Übermasion \| \| \|{X} \| \|Brad (Voice Role) \|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 II: Villains in Paradise \|{X} \|{X} \| \| \| \|TV Short (Head Writer & Executive Producer)
2015 \|Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship \|{X} \| \| \| \| \|TV Short (Head Writer)
2015–19 \|SuperMansion \|{X} \|{X} \|{X} \| \|Brad / Buster Nut (Voice Role) \|Executive producer (44 episodes) Writer (3 episodes) series regular (24 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"

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Title

! colspan="4" |Contribution

! rowspan="2" |Role

! rowspan="2" |Notes

Writer

!Producer

!Actor

!Director

2005–2020

|Robot Chicken

|{X}

|Various (Voice Role)

|Head Writer (145 episodes)
Writer (15 episodes)
Actor (91 episodes)
Director (7 episodes)

2007

|Robot Chicken: Star Wars

|{X}

|TV Short
(Head Writer & Co-producer)

2008

|Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

|{X}

|TV Short
(Head Writer & Co-producer)

2009

|Titan Maximum

|{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}

|TV movie
(Head Writer & 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}

|Icicle / B'dg (Voice Role)

|TV Short

2013

|Übermasion

|{X}

|Brad (Voice Role)

|TV Short

2013–17

|The Simpsons