Tom Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American

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, producer,

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and

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for '' Robot Chicken''.

Early life

Root was born in

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, Iowa. He attended Central Michigan University, graduating with a degree in journalism. While at CMU, Root edited the student newspaper ''CM Life''.

Career

Root was one of the original staffers of ''

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'' magazine, and was a staff writer and

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for

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's family of publications. While at ''ToyFare'' he was a co-writer of the magazine's 's popular ''

Twisted ToyFare Theatre ''Twisted ToyFare Theatre'' (''TTT'') was a popular, humorous comic strip in the monthly magazine ''ToyFare''. Originally titled ''Twisted Mego Theatre'', it predominantly featured scale action figures made by the Mego Corporation (a line very po ...

'' feature. Root co-wrote '' Writers on Comics Scriptwriting'', vol. 2, with Andrew Kardon in 2004. He also wrote Archie Comics' 200th issue of '' Jughead'' in 2010. Root and ''Robot Chicken'' co-creator

Matthew Senreich Matthew Ian Senreich (; born June 17, 1974) is an American screenwriter, television producer, director, and voice actor best known for his work with animated television series '' Robot Chicken'', which he co-created with business partner and clos ...

created the

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series ''

Titan Maximum ''Titan Maximum'' is an American stop motion animated television series created by Tom Root and Matthew Senreich. The series premiered on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, from September 27 to November 22, 2009. A teaser ...

'' which premiered on September 27, 2009. He was a writer on Lucasfilm's '' Star Wars Detours'' animated series. Root also wrote ''

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''' ''Robot Chicken''-style animated opening in 2013.

Filmography

Tom Root's production company is called Tom is Awesome and produces many television shows, seen in the table below.

References

External links

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Interview on G4
Living people 1973 births American male television actors American television directors American television producers American television writers Annie Award winners American male television writers American male voice actors Central Michigan University alumni Primetime Emmy Award winners 21st-century American screenwriters 21st-century American male writers {{US-tv-bio-stub