Henry Alan Gilroy (born November 1976) is an American

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and

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and producer. He is best known for co-writing the animated series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars''.

Early life

From an early age, Gilroy loved

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and

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which inspired him to study film at several colleges in the greater

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area.

Career

His first job at a Hollywood studio was working as an editor for Warner Bros.' animation department working Steven Spielberg's ''

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''. It was at Warner Bros. that Gilroy sold his first script to the producers of the Emmy winning '' Batman: The Animated Series'', for the

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episode, ''Nothing to Fear''. After a staff writer gig on the WB's Tazmanian Devil animated series, '' Tazmania'', Gilroy moved on to work on ''

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'' animated series before taking a staff job at

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for several years where he worked on such series as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' House of Mouse'', ''

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'' and '' Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' before being chosen to develop and write the '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' CG animated series for Lucasfilm Animation with creator

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and director

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. He served as head writer for season one and part of season two, penning several episodes, including the first stories featuring fan favorite character

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, among others. He is also the author of several ''

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'' comic books. Leaving Lucasfilm, Gilroy spent two years at Hasbro Studios, where he developed and led the writing on two other animated series, '' G.I. Joe: Renegades'' and ''

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'', and then moved on to

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where he acted as supervising producer and head writer on ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as penning two CG Marvel '' Heroes United'' films featuring team-ups with

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& the

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and Iron Man &

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. Gilroy is co-creator of the first ''Bionicle'' trilogy and has since written for numerous other animated series, such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The 99'', ''

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'', and the direct-to-video Disney movie title '' Atlantis: Milo's Return'' and the

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anime film '' Mass Effect: Paragon Lost'' based on the hit video game for

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and

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. Gilroy wrote the four-issue '' Joker/Mask'' comic book which was collected by

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in 2001. He also wrote the Dark Horse ''

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'' one-shot comic books, ''Aliens: Herk Mondo'' and ''Aliens: Mondo Heat'' in collaboration with artist and Pixar director

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. In 2014, Gilroy returned to Lucasfilm under Disney studios to serve as co-executive producer and series writer of '' Star Wars: Rebels'' where he wrote seventeen episodes through 2018. In 2019, Gilroy was selected as the showrunner/head writer for an animated '' Magic: The Gathering'' TV show for

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with the

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. In 2020, Gilroy began working on '' DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms'', an animated television series for

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Television and film credits

Television

* series head writer denoted in bold *'' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992) *''

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'' (1993) *''

'' (1994) *''

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'' (1994) *'' The Baby Huey Show'' (1994) *'' The Mask: Animated Series'' (1995) *'' Earthworm Jim'' (1995) *''

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'' (1995–1996) *'' The Mouse and the Monster'' (1996) *'' All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series'' (1998) *'' Timon & Pumbaa'' (1999) *'' Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century'' (1999) *'' Jackie Chan Adventures'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002) *'' House of Mouse'' (2002) *'' Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' (2003) *''

'' (2004) *'' Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' (2006) *'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008–2010) *''

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'' (2008) *''

The Secret Saturdays ''The Secret Saturdays'' is an American animated television series created by Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens for Cartoon Network. It debuted on October 3, 2008 in the United States. The series follows the adventures of the Saturdays, a family of ...

'' (2009) *'' G.I. Joe: Renegades'' (2010–2011) *'' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' (2012) *'' Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters'' (2012) *'' Voltron Force'' (2012) *''

'' (2012–2013) *''

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, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

'' (2014) *''

'' Season 3 (2014) *''

Star Wars Rebels ''Star Wars Rebels'' is an American 3D animated science fiction television series produced by Lucasfilm Animation and set in the ''Star Wars'' universe. It takes place over a decade after '' Episode III: Revenge of the Sith'' and progressing ...

'' (2014–2018) *'' Avengers Assemble'' (2017) *''

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'' (2017) *'' DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms'' (2021–present)

Film

*'' Mickey's House of Villains'' (2002) *'' Atlantis: Milo’s Return'' (2003) *'' Bionicle: Mask of Light'' (2003) *'' Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' (2004) *'' Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'' (2005) *'' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (2008) *'' Mass Effect: Paragon Lost'' (2012) *'' Heroes United'' (2013–2014)

References

External links

*
Star Wars: Clone Wars Interview with Henry Gilroy
. GalacticBinder. Retrieved on October 30, 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilroy, Henry 1976 births American male screenwriters American male television writers American television producers American television writers DreamWorks Animation people Living people Lucasfilm people