Doug Goldstein
Douglas Goldstein | |
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Goldstein smiling, seated behind a microphone Douglas Goldstein at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con. | |
Born | (1971年09月12日) September 12, 1971 (age 53) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer, television director |
Years active | 1997–present |
Douglas Goldstein (born September 12, 1971) is an American screenwriter and television producer and director, primarily known for his work as co-head writer on the late-night animated series Robot Chicken . He won three Emmy Awards for episodes of Robot Chicken[1] and has won three Annie Awards including one for Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II .[2]
Life and career
[edit ]Born to a Jewish family,[3] Goldstein was a founding member of Wizard Entertainment. During his 13 years at Wizard he was an editor, senior editor, and vice president of special projects, overseeing publications including Anime Insider , Toy Wishes, ToyFare , Toons, Sci-Fi Invasion, and numerous custom publishing works.[4]
Goldstein was an editor and writer of ToyFare's humor strip Twisted ToyFare Theater for much of its run from 1997 to 2011.[5] It has been compiled into several collected volumes.
He is one of the founding members of Robot Chicken, which hired a number of other writers from Twisted ToyFare Theater.[6] Goldstein was also a writer and associate producer on Robot Chicken's predecessor show, Sweet J Presents , a series of twelve animated shorts which ran from 2001–2002 on Sony Entertainment's Screenblast.com.
Goldstein has written the half-hour animated pilot The Neighborhood for 20th Century Fox. He was a writer on Lucasfilm's Star Wars Detours animated series.[7] He is the creator, writer and executive producer of the animated comedy "Devil May Care" starring Alan Tudyk and airing on SyFy's TZGZ programming block.[8]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Emmys – Robot Chicken". Emmys – Official website. Retrieved 2013年05月02日.
- ^ "Annie Awards: 'Wreck-It-Ralph' Wins 5 Including Feature, Robot Chicken 'DC Comics Special' TV, 'Paperman' Best Short Awards Winners 2013". Deadline. Retrieved 2013年05月02日.
- ^ Jewish Journal: "Jews Get Geek on at Comic-Con" by Adam Wills July 22, 2009
- ^ The Wizard Files Podcast: Douglas Goldstein March 8, 2021
- ^ Beyond The Trailer interviews Douglas Goldstein March 12, 2021
- ^ "Before Robot Chicken: Twisted ToyFare Theatre Takes on DC Comics". Comicbook.com. 2012年09月09日. Retrieved 2013年07月26日.
- ^ Bubbleblabber Nov 30, 2020
- ^ Deadline June 15, 2020
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