Jason Butler Rote
American television screenwriter
Jason Butler Rote is an American television writer, known mainly for his work at Hanna-Barbera on Cartoon Network animated television series like Dexter's Laboratory (1996-2003) and The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005). He attended McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from the film department of California State University, Northridge.
01Filmography
| Year(s) | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-1995 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Unit production coordinator (26 episodes) | TV series |
| 1994 | Scooby-Doo! in Arabian Nights | Unit production coordinator | TV movie |
| A Flintstones Christmas Carol | |||
| 1995 | Dumb and Dumber | Writer (1 episode) | TV series |
| 1996 | Timon & Pumbaa | ||
| What a Cartoon! | Creator, writer, and storyboard artist (1 episode) | TV series; segment: "Godfrey & Zeek in 'Lost Control'" | |
| 1996-1998 | Dexter's Laboratory | Head writer (47 episodes) | TV series |
| 1998-2000 | The Powerpuff Girls | Writer (9 episodes) | |
| 2000 | Cartoon Cartoon Fridays | Writer | TV programming block |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Story outline (2 episodes) | TV series |
02Other work
In 1995 Rote, along with Mark Hughes and Joe LoCicero, published The Jetsons Character Reference Guide under the Hanna-Barbera label.
03Awards and nominations
He and fellow writer Paul Rudish won an Annie Award in 1997 in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production" for their work on the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Beard to Be Feared". He was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: in 1997 and 1998 for Dexter's Laboratory and in 1999 for The Powerpuff Girls.
| Date | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Annie Awards | Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production | Dexter's Laboratory (for "Beard to Be Feared") | Paul Rudish | Won |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) | Dexter's Laboratory (for "Star Spangled Sidekicks", "T.V. Superpals", and "Game Over") | Sherry Gunther, Larry Huber, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky | Nominated | |
| 1998 | Dexter's Laboratory (for "Dyno-Might" and "LABretto") | Davis Doi, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Michael Ryan | Nominated | ||
| 1999 | The Powerpuff Girls (for "Bubblevicious" and "The Bare Facts") | Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, and Genndy Tartakovsky | Nominated |
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