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Paul Dini (1957)
Summary
Paul Dini is an American writer and producer who works in the television and comic book industries. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics animated series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman/Superman Adventures, Batman Beyond and Duck Dodgers. He also developed and scripted Krypto the Superdog and contributed scripts to Transformers, Animaniacs, Freakazoid, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. After leaving Warner Bros. in early 2004, Dini went on to write and story edit the popular ABC adventure series Lost. He has also written a number of comic books for DC Comics, including Harley Quinn and Superman: Peace on Earth. Fall 2010 also saw the debut of Tower Prep, a new live action/drama series Dini created for Cartoon Network. It has been announced that after two decades of doing DC-related animated projects, Paul Dini will be going over to Marvel to serve as a writer and producer for Ultimate Spider-Man and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Biography
early life
Paul Dini was born in New York City. He attended the Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, California on an art scholarship. He attended Emerson College in Boston, where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing.During college, he began doing freelance animation scripts for Filmation, and a number of other studios. In 1984, he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects. Dini later returned to the Star Wars universe in 2007 to script several episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
career
Dini wrote a number of episodes of the 1983-85 animated TV series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe that became favorites amongst the show's fans over the Internet, as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series, though Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He-Man concept. He also wrote an episode of the Generation One Transformers cartoon series, "The Dweller in The Depths," and an episode of the 1985 G.I. Joe cartoon called "Jungle Trap" and contributed to various episodes of the Star Wars: Ewoks animated series, several of which included rare appearances from the Empire.In 1989, he was hired at Warner Bros. Animation to work on Tiny Toon Adventures. Later, he moved onto Batman: The Animated Series, where he worked as a writer, producer and editor, later working on Batman Beyond. He continued working with WB animation, working on a number of internal projects, including Krypto the Superdog and Duck Dodgers, until 2004. In 1989 and again in 1990, he contributed scripts to the live-action television horror anthology series Monsters: "One Wolf's Family" and "Talk Nice to Me".
He has earned five Emmy awards for his animation work. In a related effort, Dini was also the co-author of Batman Animated, a 1998 non-fiction coffee table book about the animated Batman franchise.
Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics, including an acclaimed oversized graphic novel series illustrated by painter Alex Ross. (A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title The World's Greatest Superheroes.) Other books written by Dini for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation Harley Quinn as well as classic characters Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel and Zatanna.
Best known among Dini's original creations is Jingle Belle, the rebellious teen-age daughter of Santa Claus. Dini also created Sheriff Ida Red, the super-powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini's mythical town of Mutant, Texas. Perhaps his greatest character contribution is the introduction of Harley Quinn on Batman: The Animated Series.
He collaborated with Kevin Smith on Clerks: The Animated Series. In 2001 Dini made a cameo appearance in Smith's film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back during the scene in which Jay and Silent Bob wear ridiculous looking costumes for a film being directed by Chris Rock, in which Dini says to them "you guys look pretty bad ass".
In 2006, Dini became the writer for DC Comics' Detective Comics. That same year, he announced that he was writing a hardcover graphic novel starring Zatanna and Black Canary. In 2007, he was announced as the head writer of that company's weekly series, Countdown. Dini is currently co-writing the script for the upcoming Science Ninja Team Gatchaman movie. Dini is also currently writing a series for Top Cow Productions, based in a character he created, Madame Mirage.
In July 2008, Dini started a partnership with GoAnimate to launch his Super Rica & Rashy series on the platform. Dini writes episodes released on the website on a regular basis. He also lets anyone use his characters to create their own stories using the website's online animation creation application.
In 2009, Dini was the writer of two ongoing Batman titles: Batman: Streets of Gotham and Gotham City Sirens. He also returned to write animated version of Batman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Legends of the Dark Mite". In the very same episode, he appeared in an animated form in comic book convention parody scene, where he was wearing Harley Quinn's costume, along with Bruce Timm wearing Joker's costume next to him. He would go on to write several additional episodes for the series, including "Chill of the Night!", which contained a team-up between Batman and Zatanna, one of Dini's favorite characters. Dini was also credited for penning the highly acclaimed storyline in Rocksteady Studios video game Batman: Arkham Asylum which was released on August 25, 2009. He also wrote three episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars: "Cloud of Darkness," "Holocron Heist," and "Voyage of Temptation." Dini was member of the Cartoon Network: Tower Prep with Firebreather Sneak event on the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International.
It was announced in episode #119 of comic book blog and podcast iFanboy, and again on February 12, 2008 with the launch of their new website, that Dini would begin writing a column. On February 14, 2008 the first edition of Dini's column, "200 Words with Paul Dini" was released.
On August 4, 2010, it was confirmed that Paul Dini will be involved in Marvel Comics' upcoming animated series Ultimate Spider-Man, which is set to air on Disney XD in 2012. He is also working on Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., an animated series centered around the Hulk and his supporting cast.
Dini also wrote the script for Bloodspell, an original graphic novel starring Black Canary and Zatanna. The book is expected to be released sometime in 2012.
Personal life
Paul Dini lives in Los Angeles, California. Together, he and his wife, magician Misty Lee, have created an on-line interview feature called Monkey Talk that runs at Kevin Smith's website, Quick Stop Entertainment.com.Paul Dini is also an amateur stage magician, and an active member of the Academy of Magical Arts.
- Novel
Batman Animated
144 p.
1998
ISBN : 9781840230161
Movie
- Writing
Chase Me
Writer
2003Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Writer
2000Double Dragon
Writer
1994Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Writer
1993Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation
Writer
1992Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
Screenplay
2010Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
Screenplay
2010- Production
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Producer
2000The Batman/Superman Movie
Producer
1998
TV show
- Creation
Justice League
Creator
2001Batman Beyond
Creator
1999Superman: The Animated Series
Creator
1996Freakazoid!
Creator
1995Star Wars: Ewoks
Creator
1986Tower Prep
Creator
- Writing
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Writer
2013Ultimate Spider-Man
Writer
2012Lost
Writer
2005Gotham Girls
Writer
2000Batman: The Animated Series
Writer
1992- Pre-production
Ultimate Spider-Man
Executive producer
2012Krypto the Superdog
Executive producer
2005Lost
Executive producer
2004Batman Beyond
Executive producer
1999The New Batman Adventures
Executive producer
1997Superman: The Animated Series
Executive producer
1996Las Aventuras de Batman y Robin
Executive producer
1994Batman: The Animated Series
Executive producer
1992
TV show season
- Creation
Justice League (season 2)
Creator
2003Justice League (season 1)
Creator
2001Batman Beyond (season 3)
Creator
2000Batman Beyond (season 1)
Creator
1999Batman Beyond (season 2)
Creator
1999Superman: The Animated Series (season 1)
Creator
1996Freakazoid! (season 2)
Creator
1996Freakazoid! (season 1)
Creator
1995Star Wars: Ewoks (season 1)
Creator
Star Wars: Ewoks (season 2)
Creator
Tower Prep (season 1)
Creator
- Writing
Lost (season 1)
Writer
2004Batman: The Animated Series (season 2)
Writer
1994Batman: The Animated Series (season 1)
Writer
1992Gotham Girls (season 3)
Writer
Gotham Girls (season 1)
Writer
Gotham Girls (season 2)
Writer
- Pre-production
Krypto the Superdog (season 2)
Executive producer
2006Krypto the Superdog (season 1)
Executive producer
2005Lost (season 1)
Executive producer
2004Batman Beyond (season 3)
Executive producer
2000Batman Beyond (season 1)
Executive producer
1999Batman Beyond (season 2)
Executive producer
1999Superman: The Animated Series (season 1)
Executive producer
1996Batman: The Animated Series (season 2)
Executive producer
1994The New Batman Adventures (season 2)
Executive producer
1994The New Batman Adventures (season 1)
Executive producer
1992Batman: The Animated Series (season 1)
Executive producer
1992Superman: The Animated Series (season 2)
Executive producer
Superman: The Animated Series (season 3)
Executive producer
Superman: The Animated Series (season 4)
Executive producer
TV show episode
- Writing
Holocron Heist
Screenwriter
2009Cloak of Darkness
Screenwriter
2008The Moth
Screenwriter
2004The Moth
Screenwriter
2004The Moth
Screenwriter
2004The Moth
Screenwriter
2004The Moth
Screenwriter
2004The Moth
Screenwriter
2004The Moth
Screenwriter
2004Rebirth
Screenwriter
1999The Last Son of Krypton: Part I
Screenwriter
1996The Last Son of Krypton: Part II
Screenwriter
1996The Last Son of Krypton: Part III
Screenwriter
1996The Main Man: Part I
Screenwriter
1996Pretty Poison
Screenwriter
1992Pretty Poison
Screenwriter
1992The Dweller in the Depths
Screenwriter
1986Jungle Trap
Screenwriter
1985The Shaping Staff
Screenwriter
1983Teela's Quest
Screenwriter
1983The Main Man: Part II
Screenwriter
Comic series
Mad Love
Author
1994Batman: Arkham City
Writer
2011Batman: Streets of Gotham
Writer
2009Gotham City Sirens
Writer
2009Countdown to Final Crisis
Writer
2007The World's Greatest Super-Heroes
Writer
2005Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida Red
Writer
2002No Man's Land
Writer
1999Mad Love
Writer
1994
Comic
Le Cœur de silence
Writer
2009The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul
Writer
2007Guerre au crime
Writer
2000
Game
- Development
Batman: Arkham City
Screenwriter
2011Batman: Arkham Asylum
Screenwriter
2009Batman: Arkham City
Game designer
2011Batman: Arkham Asylum
Game designer
2009