Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the

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animated series ''

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'', as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboard artist on the series ''

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''.

Early life

Page was born in

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on October 13, 1989.

Career

Page is a graduate of

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. He created two short films entitled ''Crater Face'' and ''Girl Wallet''.CalArts Producers’ Show (Guest Review by Fran Krause) , Cartoon Brew
He then became a writer and

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and revisionist for

's series ''

'' and ''

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''. Page is the creator of the show ''

'', where he also voiced the eponymous character. The idea for the series was conceived by Page, along with creative director Nelson Boles, while they were still students at CalArts. The concept was put into further consideration upon Page landing a job at the studio. The series' pilot episode earned Page a nomination for a

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at the

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ceremony, hosted on September 15, 2013. In June 2014, Emily Partridge, a storyboard artist on ''Adventure Time'' that had worked with Page, made a series of tweets alleging that he had sexually assaulted her. This was after rumors had surfaced on

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claiming that Page was "known to grope women without their consent." Page was fired from ''Clarence'' in July, soon after the allegations had been made public. A spokesperson for Cartoon Network confirmed to

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that "Skyler Page is no longer an employee at Cartoon Network Studios". Days after the announcement of the firing, Jeff Rowe stated in a

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post that Page had

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and claimed he had been suffering a manic episode. Emily Quinn, production coordinator on ''Adventure Time'', corroborated the claims about Page's illness, but said that it was not an excuse for his behavior. Spencer Rothbell, one of the writers on ''Clarence'', began to voice Page's character for the remainder of the series. On June 21, 2021, Page spoke publicly for the first time on the allegations and issued an apology. He stated in a blog post he "was on a power trip from 2012 to 2015" and admitted that he had been "inappropriate towards women." Page ended the post by saying, "Should I be fortunate enough to work alongside you good folks once again you can be sure to expect the utmost respect and dignity out of me."

Filmography

References

External links

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Skylerdalepage.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Page, Skyler 1989 births Living people American animators American animated film directors American male voice actors California Institute of the Arts alumni People with bipolar disorder Adventure Time Cartoon Network Studios people