Samuel Barnard Register (born June 16, 1969) is an American television producer, animator, and businessman. He is the president of Warner Bros. Animation,

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, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.

Career

Formerly Vice President of Cartoon Network, Register was the brain behind CartoonNetwork.com, which was launched in 1998. After creating CartoonNetwork.com, Register came up with the idea of

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in 2000. He was the creative director of Cartoon Orbit during 2000 and 2001. Register had his head start at directing toy commercials, before he moved over to Cartoon Network. He was the creator of '' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' and '' The Looney Tunes Show'', and served as executive producer of ''

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'' and '' Ben 10''. He also served as executive producer for '' Transformers: Animated'', based on the popular ''

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'' franchise, and '' Ben 10: Alien Force''. He then became the executive producer of ''

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'', '' Mike Tyson Mysteries'', and '' Unikitty!'' The

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, Dr. Samuel Register (from the ''

'' comics), was named after Sam Register. On August 28, 2020, Register officially became the president of both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Recently, he has been the executive producer of the

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original series, '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' and '' Jellystone!'' as well as the

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original series, '' Primal''. He also served as an executive producer for films like ''

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'' and the 2021 live-action/animated ''Tom and Jerry'' hybrid movie.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Keynote: Sam Register, Warner Bros. Animation corporative conference
at the 2011 MIP Junior screenings
LinkedIn Profile
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