John A. Derevlany (born October 3, 1964) is a writer, director, and performer known for co-creating the TV series ''

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'' for

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. He also wrote every episode of the series and the ''Legends of Chima'' 4D movie playing at

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theme parks and Legoland Discovery Centers. Derevlany is also known for playing "

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" in

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's ''

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''. In addition, he created the preschool dance and movement show ''

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'' for

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and the

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, wrote many episodes of cartoon ''

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'', and co-founded the heavy-metal ukulele band Uke Til U Puke. Derevlany developed and executive produced the cartoon '' Squish'', which premiered on

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in January 2021. He wrote and developed 26 episodes of ''

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'' based on the 1951 cartoon by

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'' Wayside'', and has also written for the 2009 '' Doki'' special. Derevlany is the creator of the life sized board game CulverLand, which is a temporary artwork located in

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. ''

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'', developed and story edited by Derevlany, was nominated in 2016 for three awards at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Animated Program or Series, Best Directing in an Animated Program or Series, and Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series. Derevlany started his career as a journalist, working for newspapers and magazines, including

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, National Lampoon, and

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. While working at the Hoboken Reporter Newspaper in

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, New Jersey, he published his first book at the age of 23. ''Yuppies Invade My House at Dinnertime'' was hailed by

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as "a vivid picture of a community in transition... It is that rare thing: a light book about a big issue."

Screenwriting credits

Television

* series head writer denoted in bold * ''

'' (1997-1999) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

Johnny Test ''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 17 ...

'' (2005-2006, 2011) * ''

Gerald McBoing-Boing ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'' is an animated short film about a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. It was produced by United Productions of America (UPA) and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on November 2, 1950. ...

'' (2005-2008) * '' Wayside'' (2007-2008) * ''

Monster Buster Club ''Monster Buster Club'' is a science fiction computer-animation television series co-produced by the French-based company Marathon Media, Canadian animation studio Image Entertainment Corporation and Jetix Europe. The show debuted on June 2, 200 ...

'' (2008-2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Kung Fu Dino Posse ''Kung Fu Dino Posse'' is an animated television series created by Peter M. Lenkov and produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., Sunwoo Entertainment Co. Ltd., Sunwoo Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd., and Optix Entertainment GmbH. It premiered on CITV ...

'' (2009-2010) * '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' (2010) * ''

Almost Naked Animals ''Almost Naked Animals'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by 9 Story Entertainment for YTV. The series was created by Noah Z. Jones, who is also the creator of the Disney Channel animated series ''Fish Hooks''. It was based upo ...

'' (2011) * ''

Wild Grinders ''Rob Dyrdek's Wild Grinders'', also known simply as ''Wild Grinders'', is an animated television series created by, produced by, and loosely based on the life of professional skateboarder and reality TV star Rob Dyrdek. It started out as a seri ...

'' (2012) * '' Doki'' (2013) * ''

'' (2013-2014) * '' The Skinner Boys: Guardians of the Lost Secrets'' (2014) * ''

'' (2014-2015) * ''

Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong ''Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong'' is an animated children's television series created by Mike Geiger. The series follows the intergalactic adventures of a 12-year-old boy named Winston Steinburger and his best friend, a cat named D ...

'' (2016) * ''

Supernoobs ''Supernoobs'' is a Canadian animated comedy television series produced by DHX Media (now known as WildBrain) for Cartoon Network and Teletoon. The series is about four kids who navigate through middle school and fight evil assassins at the same ...

'' (2016) * ''

Nexo Knights ''Nexo Knights'' (stylized as NEXO KNIGHTS) is a 3D animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network and premiered in 2016. It was produced by The Lego Group to coincide with the Lego theme of the same name. The series is based on a fan ...

'' (2016-2017) * ''

D.N. Ace ''D.N. Ace'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Matthew Wexler and produced by Nelvana. The show debuted on July 6, 2019 on Teletoon. Plot The series follows curious, adventure-loving, mischief-making, proudly nerdy, 12-year-old ...

'' (2019-2020) * ''Muscleteers'' (2020) * '' Squish'' (2021) * '' AKEDO: Ultimate Arcade Warriors '' (2021)

Film

* ''Zolar'' (2004)

References

External links

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