Rebecca Sugar

Rebecca Sugar

Born: July 9, 1987
in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Rebecca Sugar (born July 9, 1987), is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter. She is known for creating the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, which has made her the first woman to independently create a series for the network. Sugar was formerly a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, until 2013. Her work on the two series has earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

For her work on Steven Universe, Sugar was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-format Animation for the episodes "Lion 3: Straight to Video" in 2015, "The Answer" in 2016, "Mr. Greg" in 2017 and "Jungle Moon" in 2018.

In 2017, Steven Universe was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards, the goal of the awards is to "[recognize] the most inclusive and accurately portrayed representations of the LGBTQ community in film, television, and other platforms"

In July 2016, Sugar said at a San Diego Comic-Con panel that the LGBT themes in Steven Universe are in large part based on her own experience as a bisexual woman. In a July 2018 interview on NPR, Sugar said that she created the series's Gems as "non-binary women" in order to express herself, as a non-binary woman, through them.

Movies for Rebecca Sugar...

Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Title: Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Character: Self
Released: July 10, 2022
Type: Movie
As one of the most successful independent comic book creators, Mignola has inspired generations of writers and artists. Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters provides an in-depth look at his legacy, from the beginning of his career working as an inker for Marvel Comics to his success with Hellboy. The film features never-before-told revelations from Neil Gaiman about the Mignolaverse and the production of Guillermo Del Toro’s Hellboy II, and an interview with Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar discussing Mignola’s influence on her creation.
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Steven Universe: The Movie: Behind the Curtain
Title: Steven Universe: The Movie: Behind the Curtain
Character: Self
Released: November 12, 2019
Type: Movie
A behind the scenes documentary of Steven Universe: The Movie. It features interviews to both cast and crew, and also insight about the pre-production and production of Steven Universe and its film counterpart.
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Title: Amphibia
Character: Busker (voice)
Released: June 17, 2019
Type: TV
The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the fictitious world of Amphibia, a rural marshland full of frog-people. With the help of an excitable young frog named Sprig, Anne will become a hero and discover the first true friendship of her life.
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Adventure Time Forever
Title: Adventure Time Forever
Released: June 14, 2015
Type: Movie
This a fun behind-the-scenes featurette that looks back on the creation and continuing popularity of the show. Several members of the crew discuss the production's early difficulties, finding the series' tone, the growing fandom, and the show's unique appeal to all ages.
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Distant Bands: The Music of Adventure Time
Title: Distant Bands: The Music of Adventure Time
Character: Self
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Pendleton Ward, Jesse Moynihan, Rebecca Sugar, and Patrick McHale talk about the role of music and creating songs for the animated series "Adventure Time".