Rebecca Sugar
American animator and screenwriter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician. She[lower-alpha 1] is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for the network;[1] prior to coming out as non-binary, Sugar was described as the first woman to do so.[2] Until 2013, Sugar was a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time. Her work on the two series has earned her seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations.[3] Sugar is bisexual, non-binary, and genderqueer,[4] using both she/her and they/them pronouns.[5] Sugar's queerness has served as the inspiration for her to stress the importance of LGBT representation in the arts, especially in children's entertainment.[6]
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Born | Rebecca Rea Sugar (1987-07-09) July 9, 1987 (age 37) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | School of Visual Arts (BFA) |
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Years active | 2007−present |
Known for | Steven Universe |
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