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Career
Early Work[edit]
During her time at the School of Visual Arts, Sugar directed short animated films, including Johnny Noodleneck (2008). In 2009, she wrote and animated Singles, in wich frequent collaborator Ian Jones-Quartey acted as an assistant animator, assistant inker and voice actor on the project, while Sugar's brother Steven Sugar acted as an assistant colorist.[1]
Sugar also played an important role in the creation of nockFORCE, a cartoon series created by Ian Jones-Quartey and Jim Gisriel and launched in 2007 on Youtube.[2] In particular, she contributed to the cartoon's backgrounds and characters.[3]
In 2010, Sugar published her first graphic novel, Pug Davis, featuring an astronaut dog and his gay sidekick Blouse.[4]
She is also known for her comic "Don't Cry for Me, I'm Already Dead", a story about two brothers whose shared love of The Simpsons takes a tragic turn.[5]
Television[edit]
Sugar first joined the crew of Adventure Time as a storyboard revisionist during the show's first season.[6] Due to the quality of her work, within a month of being hired she was promoted to a storyboard artist, making her debut during the production of the second season.[7] Her first episode was "It Came from the Nightosphere".[8]
Production for Steven Universe began while Sugar was still working on Adventure Time. She continued working on Adventure Time until the show's fifth season, whereupon she left in order to focus on Steven Universe. Her last episode for Adventure Time was "Simon & Marcy"; following that episode, working on both series simultaneously "became impossible to do". She had also previously encountered difficulty in the production of the Adventure Time episode "Bad Little Boy".[9] Sugar returned temporarily to write the song "Everything Stays" for the seventh season miniseries "Stakes".[10]
Future Projects[edit]
A teaser for a Steven Universe television movie, called Steven Universe: The Movie, was released during San Diego Comic Con in the summer of 2018. A release date for the film has yet to be announced.[11]
Other Work[edit]
Sugar designed the album cover of True Romance for Estelle, the voice of Garnet on Steven Universe.[12] In December 2016, comic book publisher Youth in Decline featured Sugar's sketches and story notes for her unpublished comic Margo in Bed as issue #14 of the art/comics anthology series Frontier.[13]
Sugar was recently featured on Gallant's 2018 R&B/Soul track TOOGOODTOBETRUE, along with Sufjan Stevens.[14]
Themes[edit]
Sugar has discussed the importance of creating LGBT representation and content, especially in children's entertainment. On Cameron Esposito's podcast QUEERY, Sugar stated "I want to champion LGBTQIA, all of it, content...in G-Rated, family entertainment. I want to do that forever". She also noted how the show has helped her come to terms with her own identity as a bisexual woman. She believes that early and positive exposure to the LGBT community can help queer identifying children avoid experiencing shame in their own identities.[15]
Accolades[edit]
Adventure Time[edit]
Rebecca Sugar's work on Adventure Time gained Primetime Emmy Award for Short-format Animation nominations for the episode "It Came from the Nightosphere" in 2011 and for the episode "Simon & Marcy" in 2013.[16] The show also earned multiple Annie Award nominations. These included, Best Storyboarding in a Television Production in 2012[17] and Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production in 2013.[18]
Steven Universe[edit]
For her work on Steven Universe, Sugar was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-format Animation for the episodes "Lion 3: Straight to Video" in 2015, "The Answer" in 2016, "Mr. Greg" in 2017 and "Jungle Moon" in 2018.[19]
In 2014, the show was nominated for multiple Annie Awards, including Character Design In An Animated Television / Broadcast Production and Production Design In An Animated Television / Broadcast Production.[20] In 2016, the show was nominated again, for Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production For Children, Directing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production and Storyboarding In An Animated Television / Broadcast Production.[21]
In 2017, Steven Universe was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards, the goal of the awards is to "[recognize] the most inclusive and accurately portrayed representations of the LGBTQ community in film, television, and other platforms".[22]
Honors[edit]
In 2012, Forbes magazine included her on its "30 Under 30 in Entertainment" list, noting that she was responsible for writing "many of the best episodes" of Adventure Time.[23]
Variety included Sugar in "Hollywood’s New Leaders 2016: The Creatives", a list celebrating upcoming filmmakers, show runners and creators in both traditional and digital media.[24]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Singles | Creator, story writer, animator, songwriter[1] | Short Film |
| 2009–2012; 2015, 2017, 2018 | Adventure Time | Story writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, storyboard revisionist, voice actor | Television series |
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Storyboard artist[25] | Film |
| 2013–present | Steven Universe | Creator, developer, executive producer, storyline writer, storyboard artist, songwriter | Television series |
| 2017 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Writer and performer (end titles) | Television series |
| TBA | Steven Universe: The Movie | Creator | Television Film |
- ^ a b "Cartoon Brew TV #21: "Singles" by Rebecca Sugar". Cartoon Brew. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "nockFORCE". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "ianjq on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Frederator Studios Blogs | The Adventure Time Blog | Rebecca Sugar's "Pug Davis"". archives.frederatorblogs.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "The Weird, Heartbreaking Pre-'Steven Universe' Work of Rebecca Sugar". Hornet Stories. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ Ward, Pendleton (2011). "Rainy Day Daydream" [Animatic commentary track], Adventure Time Season One [DVD], Los Angeles, CA: Cartoon Network.
- ^ Moskowitz, Dan (May–June 2014). "Rebecca Sugar takes Hollywood by storm with hit cartoon show 'Steven Universe'". Temple Micah. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ Seibert, Fred (October 11, 2010). "Rebecca Sugar's First Board (Nightosphere)". Frederator Studios. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ Kohn, Eric (2013-11-01). "Adventure Time Writer Rebecca Sugar on Steven Universe, Being Cartoon Network's First Female Show Creator And Why Pop Art Is 'Offensive'". Indiewire. p. 1. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
- ^ "[Olivia Olson confirms when 'Stakes' will air]". Instagram. July 10, 2015.
- ^ "'Steven Universe: The Movie' Trailer Announces Cartoon Network's Feature-Length Special". Collider. 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Rebecca Sugar on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ Decline, Youth in. "Frontier #14: Rebecca Sugar | Youth in Decline". www.youthindecline.com. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ Gallant (2018-09-20), Gallant - TOOGOODTOBETRUE feat. Sufjan Stevens & Rebecca Sugar (Audio), retrieved 2018-10-28
- ^ "Rebecca Sugar, episode #13 of Queery with Cameron Esposito on Earwolf". www.earwolf.com. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Adventure Time | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "46th Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "46th Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "Steven Universe | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "46th Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "46th Annual Annie Awards". annieawards.org. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Knapp, JD (2017-05-07). "28th GLAAD Media Awards: Complete List of Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ "Rebecca Sugar". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Staff, Variety (2016-10-19). "Hollywood's New Leaders 2016: The Creatives". Variety. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ Sugar, Rebecca (November 25, 2012). "I did some storyboards for Hotel Transylvania!". Tumblr. Retrieved May 6, 2013.