Rebecca Sugar
Rebecca Sugar | |
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Sugar at the 2014 New York Comic Con | |
| Born | July 9, 1987 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater | School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, cartoonist, storyboard artist, director, writer, screenwriter, producer, voice actress, comedian, clown, jester mime, dancer, tap dance, tomboy, songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Partner | Ian Jones-Quartey (2008–present) |
Rebecca Ray Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator, cartoonist, director, writer, storyboard artist, screenwriter, producer, voice actress, comedian, clown, jester, mime, dancer, tap dancer, tomboy and singer-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.[1] 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.[2]
Sugar identifies herself as "gender non-binary".[3]
References
- ↑ "Rebecca Sugar – 30 Under 30: Hollywood". Forbes. December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Rebecca Sugar". Television Academy.
- ↑ Pulliam-Moore, Charles (16 July 2018). "Steven Universe's Rebecca Sugar Comes Out as Gender Nonbinary". io9. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2018.