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Aaron Waltke
Waltke at the 2018 Annie Awards
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 (age 39)
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Television producer and screenwriter
Notable workTrollhunters
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Unikitty!
Star Trek: Prodigy
SpouseEllen Tremiti

Aaron John Waltke (born August 8, 1984) [1] is an American screenwriter and Emmy-winning, Annie-nominated television producer.[2] He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters (2016–2018), Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020), Unikitty! (2018-2020), and Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–present).[3] In 2020, he was named by The College Magazine as one of its "20 under 40" List.[4]

Early life

Aaron Waltke was born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana, in the suburbs of Indianapolis.[5] He attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he briefly majored in Psychology before changing his focus to Telecommunications and English.[6] While there, he began directing live theatre, performing sketch comedy, and writing screenplays. [7] He eventually moved to Los Angeles where his work was shown at venues including iO West, The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre and the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. [8]

Career

Television

Waltke began his television career producing and directing documentaries for WTIU, a PBS affiliate located at Indiana University. After moving to Los Angeles, he was hired as a writer and producer by National Lampoon Inc. to produce content for their online comedy and college television network.[9]

In 2014, he joined the writers room of Guillermo del Toro's award-winning Netflix series Trollhunters, for which he was twice-nominated and won an Emmy Award in the category of "Best Writing for an Animated Series", and was nominated for an Annie Award.[10] He later became co-executive producer and co-showrunner on the final installment of the franchise, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, for which he co-wrote the pilot with del Toro and was nominated for a Kidscreen Award for "Best New Series."[11] [12]

He also served as co-head writer for a Cartoon Network spinoff of The LEGO Movie entitled Unikitty! produced by Warner Bros. Animation.[13] While there, he co-wrote an episode of Teen Titans Go! for the same creative team.[14]

On July 30th, 2019, it was announced Waltke had joined the forthcoming television series Star Trek: Prodigy as a writer and producer for the project, which marks the first CBS Studios and Nickelodeon co-production in the Star Trek franchise. He previously collaborated with the show's creators, Dan and Kevin Hageman, on Trollhunters. [15]

On October 15th, 2020, Legion M announced that Waltke was attached to develop and executive produce an adult animated television series with Powerhouse Animation based on George Mann's Ghosts of Manhattan novels, an action sci-fi noir story set in an alternate history 1920s New York.[16]

Personal life

Waltke is married to fellow writer and published mystery author Ellen Tremiti. They reside in Los Angeles.[17]

Waltke engages in youth activism and outreach. In 2018, he was the keynote speaker at the 2018 RESET Technology & Creativity Conference, a bi-national event between El Paso, Texas and Juárez, Mexico aimed at encouraging youth innovation, creativity, and opportunity across the Mexico-US border. [18]

Selected filmography

Aaron Waltke television work
Year Title Credit
2008-2010 National Lampoon's College Network Writer, Producer, Director
2012-2013 Game Program Attack! Writer (7 episodes)
2016-2018 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Writer (24 episodes)
2017 Teen Titans Go! Writer (1 episode)
2018-2020 Unikitty! Story Editor, Head Writer (56 episodes)
2020 Wizards: Tales of Arcadia Showrunner, Co-Executive Producer, Head Writer (10 episodes)
2021 Star Trek: Prodigy Producer, Writer (unknown episodes)

References

  1. ^ "Twitter - Aaron Waltke". Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "IMDb page for Aaron Waltke". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Holloway, Daniel (July 7, 2020). "'Wizards,' Final Chapter in Guillermo del Toro's 'Tales of Arcadia' Trilogy, Sets Premiere Date". Variety. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "The College's 20 Under 40". The College. August 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  5. ^ Bradley, Dan (July 24, 2019). "A Sit Down with Aaron Waltke: From Cornfields to Trollhunters". The HDRoom. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  6. ^ Camacho, Hannah (February 11, 2018). "'Episode #37. Interview with Writer Aaron Waltke (Trollhunters, Unikitty!): Letting a Story Live and Breathe'". The Basic Brainheart Podcast. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Porter Tilley, Jenny (January 22, 2017). "2 IU grads help write the secret world of Netflix's 'Trollhunters'". The Herald-Times Online. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Bradley, Dan (July 24, 2019). "A Sit Down with Aaron Waltke: From Cornfields to Trollhunters". The HDRoom. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Pesola, Eric (October 28, 2020). "Meet Aaron Waltke — one of the creative minds behind Star Trek: Prodigy". The Trek Report. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Porter Tilley, Jenny (January 22, 2017). "2 IU grads help write the secret world of Netflix's 'Trollhunters'". The Herald-Times Online. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Dickson, Jeremy (November 23, 2020). "Who's up for a Kidscreen Award?". The Kidscreen Awards. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. ^ Davis, Victoria (August 7, 2020). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Wizards' Brings His 'Tales of Arcadia' Trilogy to a Close". Animation World Network. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Joe, Literary (August 7, 2020). "TALES OF ARCADIA Exclusive: Writers Waltke And Quandt On The Franchise And Hopes For An MCU POWER PACK Film". ComicbookMovie.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "IMDb page for Aaron Waltke". IMDb. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  15. ^ Lovett, Jaime (July 30, 2019). "Star Trek Animated Series Reveals Writing Team". Comicbook.com. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  16. ^ Carter, Michelle P. (October 13, 2020). "Legion M's New Animated Noir Project... Ghosts of Manhattan!". Official Legion M website. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. ^ "Wedding Announcements". The Daily Journal. December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  18. ^ Staff, UC (October 20, 2018). "Binational Innovation and Entrepreneurship Summit Coming to UTEP". UTEP Communications. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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