Ramsey Ann Naito (born 1974) is an American producer of animated films who currently serves as the president of Nickelodeon Animation and

Paramount Animation Paramount Animation is an American animation studio, serving as the animation division and label of Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global. The division was founded on July 6, 2011, following the box office success of Paramount's ow ...

(both subsidiaries of

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). She is best known for her 2017 production ''

The Boss Baby ''The Boss Baby'' is a 2017 American computer-animated Computer animation is the process used for digitally generating animations. The more general term computer-generated imagery (CGI) encompasses both static scenes (still images) and dyn ...

''; it earned her several awards and nominations including an

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nomination for Best Animated Feature. Her mother was a painter and her Japanese father came from a long line of

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artists.

Filmography

Executive

*2021: President –

*2020: President – Nickelodeon Animation *2018: Executive Vice President, Animation Production and Development -

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...

*2018: Executive Vice President -

*2011: Producer - Blue Sky Studios *2005: Head of Movies - Cartoon Network *1998: Vice President -

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Producer

* 2017: ''

'' (producer - as Ramsey Naito, produced by, p.g.a.) * 2011: '' Level Up'' (TV Movie) (executive producer) * 2010: '' Firebreather'' (TV Movie) (executive producer) * 2009: '' Ben 10: Alien Swarm'' (TV Movie) (executive producer) * 2009: ''

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins ''Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins'' is a 2009 American made-for-television comedy horror mystery film directed by Brian Levant. It is a reboot to the films '' Scooby-Doo'' and '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed''. The film reveals how the Myste ...

'' (TV Movie) (executive producer - uncredited) * 2007: '' Ben 10: Race Against Time'' (TV Movie) (executive producer) * 2006: '' Re-Animated'' (TV Movie) (co-producer) * 2004: ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American live-action/animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. The film was directed, co-written, and produced by series creat ...

'' (associate producer)

Production Manager

* 2006: '' Barnyard'' (production executive) * 2003: ''

Rugrats Go Wild ''Rugrats Go Wild'' is a 2003 American animated crossover adventure film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rugrats'' and ''The Wild Thornberrys''. It is the third and final installment in the ''Rugrats'' film series and the se ...

'' (production executive - uncredited) * 2002: ''

The Wild Thornberrys Movie ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' is a 2002 American animated adventure film based on the television series of the same name. Directed by Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath, the film follows Eliza Thornberry, on her quest to save a cheetah cub named ...

'' (production executive - uncredited) * 2002: ''

Hey Arnold! The Movie ''Hey Arnold!: The Movie'' (also known as ''Arnold Saves the Neighborhood'') is a 2002 American animated adventure comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series of the same name. It was directed by Tuck Tucker and written by s ...

'' (executive in charge of production) * 2001: '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' (production executive - uncredited) * 2000: '' Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' (unit production manager - uncredited) * 1999: '' South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' (unit production manager)

Others

* 1998: ''

The Rugrats Movie ''The Rugrats Movie'' is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series '' Rugrats''. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film int ...

'' (supervising coordinator) * 1997: ''

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters'' is an American animated television series developed by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. The show focuses on three young monsters—Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm—who attend a school for monsters under a city dump and learn to ...

(TV Series) (design coordinator - 5 episodes) * 1995-1997: '' Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man'' (TV Series) (Production Assistant, 5 episodes; production coordinator - 36 episodes)

Accolades

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* 1974 births Living people American animators American animated film producers American women film producers American women animators Place of birth missing (living people) DreamWorks Animation people Paramount Pictures executives American people of Japanese descent Unit production managers {{US-animator-stub