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Martin Elliot Isenberg (born 1963) is an American
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. He is best known for his role as co-story editor on ''
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'' and '' Transformers: Animated'', and for his work on the 2003 ''
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'' series. He also wrote or co-wrote scripts for ''
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'', ''
Danny Phantom ''Danny Phantom'' is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human ...
'', '' Gargoyles'', '' Batman: The Animated Series'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' The Mask'', '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'', ''
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'' and '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''. From 1991-2003, he frequently collaborated with
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.


Personal life

Isenberg grew up in
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Pompton Lakes is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 11,097, He graduated from
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in 1985 with a
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in speech and won the Agnes Nixon Playwriting Award for a full length play that year. He later graduated from the
University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...
in 1989 with a master's degree in professional writing. Isenberg is married and has two children.


Screenwriting credits


Television

• series head writer denoted in bold *''
Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, written by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, and Warren Skaaren, produced by The Geffen Company, distributed by Warner Bros., and starring Alec Baldwin, ...
'' (1991) *''
Little Shop ''Little Shop'' is a 1991 animated fantasy comedy television series that aired on Saturday morning cartoon, Saturday mornings on the Fox Kids, Fox Kids TV network, about a teenager and a giant talking plant. ''Little Shop'' was based on the 1960 ...
'' (1991) *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992, 1994) *''
Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Novem ...
'' (1992-1994) *''
The Legends of Treasure Island ''The Legends of Treasure Island'' is a British animated television series. It had two series of 13 episodes each and each episode runs for 22–25 minutes. The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original 1883 novel ''Treasure ...
'' (1993) *''
Stone Protectors Stone Protectors is a 1993 multi-media entertainment property consisting primarily of an action figure line and animated series. The series also had a tie-in video game released for the Super NES and the Sega Genesis. It served as a late attempt ...
'' (1993) *''
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'' (1993-1994) *'' Red Planet'' (1994) *''
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'' (1994, 1996-1997) *'' BattleTech: The Animated Series'' (1995) *''
Ultraforce The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group that appears in American comic books published by Malibu, and later Marvel. The purpose of the group was to protect the public and keep other "Ultras" (superheroes) from becoming unruly. The group con ...
'' (1995): eps 10-13 *'' Gargoyles'' (1996) *'' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1996) *'' The Mask: Animated Series'' (1996) *'' Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series'' (1996-1997) *''
Extreme Ghostbusters ''Extreme Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series based on the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. It is a spin-off to the animated series ''The Real Ghostbusters''. The series originally aired on the syndicated Bohbot Kids Network's "E ...
'' (1997) *'' The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police'' (1997-1998) *''
Pocket Dragon Adventures ''Pocket Dragon Adventures'' (Spanish: ''Pocket Dragons'') is an animated series produced by the Spanish animation studio D'Ocon Films Productions, in co-production with Televisión Española, Bohbot Entertainment, and DIC Productions. The series ...
'' (1998) *'' Godzilla: The Series'' (1998-2000) *'' Beast Machines: Transformers'' (1999-2000) *''
Action Man Action Man is an action figure launched in Britain in 1966 by Palitoy as a licensed copy of Hasbro's American "movable fighting man", G.I. Joe. Action Man was originally produced and sold in the United Kingdom and Australia by Palitoy Ltd of Co ...
'' (2000-2001) *''
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'' (2001, 2003) *''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...
'' (2003-2006) *''
Danny Phantom ''Danny Phantom'' is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human ...
'' (2004-2005) *''
Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). The car ...
'' (2005) *'' A.T.O.M.'' (2005-2006) *''
Yin Yang Yo! ''Yin Yang Yo!'' is a flash-animated television series created by Bob Boyle for Jetix. Produced by Jetix Animation Concepts as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, 2006, ...
'' (2006) *''
Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device rese ...
'' (2006-2007) *''
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'' (2007) *'' The Replacements'' (2007) *'' Transformers: Animated'' (2007-2009) *'' Ben 10: Alien Force'' (2009) *''
Storm Hawks ''Storm Hawks'' is an animated television series created by Asaph A. Fipke and was produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment. It premiered on YTV in Canada on September 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the United States on May 25, 2007. Reruns for ...
'' (2009) *'' Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' (2010) *''
Generator Rex ''Generator Rex'' is an American animated science fiction television series created by Man of Action for Cartoon Network, with John Fang of Cartoon Network Studios serving as supervising director. It was inspired by the comic '' M. Rex'', publish ...
'' (2010) *'' G.I. Joe: Renegades'' (2010-2011) *''
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'' (2012) *'' Transformers: Prime'' (2012) *'' Transformers: Rescue Bots'' (2012, 2014-2015) *''
Kaijudo ''Kaijudo'' is a 2012 American animated series and trading card game that serve as a spin-off and relaunch of the Japanese ''Duel Masters'' franchise. The animated series was produced by Hasbro Studios, animated by Moi Animation in South Korea, a ...
'' (2012-2013): season 2 head writer *'' Ben 10: Omniverse'' (2014) *'' Imaginext Adventures'' (2014) *''
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'' (2014) *''
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' is an American animated television series based on the superhero character by Marvel Comics. The series premiered on August 11, 2013, on Disney XD as part of the ''Marvel Universe'' block, and ended on June 2 ...
'' (2014-2015) *''
Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...
'' (2014-2016) *''
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'' (2015-2019) *''
Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is an animated character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Studio and distributed by Universal Studios between 1940 and 1972. Woody, an anthropomorphic woodpecker, was created in 1940 by Lan ...
'' (2018) *''
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'' (2020)


Film

*'' Atlantis: Milo’s Return'' (2003) *'' Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens'' (2012) *'' Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell'' (2016)


References


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* 1963 births Screenwriters from New Jersey American television writers American male television writers Living people People from Pompton Lakes, New Jersey Northwestern University School of Communication alumni University of Southern California alumni {{US-tv-writer-stub