Jason Butler Rote is an American

television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

, known mainly for his work at

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on Cartoon Network animated television series like ''

Dexter's Laboratory ''Dexter's Laboratory'' is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. It follows Dexter, a short, enthusiastic boy-genius with a h ...

'' (1996-2003) and ''

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic T ...

'' (1998–2005).

Filmography

Other work

In 1995 Rote, along with Mark Hughes and Joe LoCicero, published ''The Jetsons Character Reference Guide'' under the Hanna-Barbera label.

Awards and nominations

He and fellow writer

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won an

Annie Award The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally d ...

in 1997 in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production" for their work on the ''Dexter's Laboratory'' episode "Beard to Be Feared". He was also nominated for three

Primetime Emmys The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime E ...

: in 1997 and 1998 for ''Dexter's Laboratory'' and in 1999 for ''The Powerpuff Girls''.

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