Douglas Goldstein (born September 12, 1971) is an American

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

and television producer and director, primarily known for his work as co-head writer on the late-night animated series ''

Robot Chicken ''Robot Chicken'' is an American adult animated stop motion sketch comedy television series, created and executive produced for Adult Swim by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. The writers, ...

''. He won three

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s for episodes of ''Robot Chicken'' and has won three

Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally desi ...

s including one for '' Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II''.

Life and career

Born to a

Jewish Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

family, Goldstein was a founding member of

Wizard Entertainment Wizard Entertainment Inc., formerly known as GoEnergy and Wizard World, is a producer of multi-genre fan conventions across North America. The company started as the holding company for Strato Malmas' interests in the energy business. Gareb Shamu ...

. During his 13 years at Wizard he was an editor, senior editor, and vice president of special projects, overseeing publications including ''

Anime Insider ''Anime Insider'' was a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment, consisting of news and entertainment pieces relating to the Japanese anime and manga subculture. In its earliest incarnation it was published from Fall 2001 till Fall 200 ...

'', ''Toy Wishes'', ''

ToyFare ''ToyFare'' was a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment that focused on collectible action figures, busts, statues, and maquettes. It previewed new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for ...

'', ''Toons'', ''Sci-Fi Invasion'', and numerous custom publishing works. Goldstein was an editor and writer of ToyFare's humor strip ''

Twisted ToyFare Theater ''ToyFare'' was a monthly magazine published by Wizard Entertainment that focused on collectible action figures, busts, statues, and maquettes. It previewed new and upcoming lines and figures each month, as well as providing a price guide for ...

'' for much of its run from 1997–2011. 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''. 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

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's Screenblast.com. Goldstein has written the half-hour animated pilot ''The Neighborhood'' for

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. He was a writer on Lucasfilm's

Star Wars Detours ''Star Wars Detours'' is an unaired American CGI-animated comedy series. It is differentiated from the other '' Star Wars'' animated series in that it is a parody of the franchise. It offers a comedic take on what happened between the prequel ...

animated series. He is the creator, writer and executive producer of the animated comedy " Devil May Care" starring

Alan Tudyk Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), ''A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2004) ...

and airing on

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programming block.Deadline
June 15, 2020

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