Mike Roth (born, May 6, 1975) is an animation writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist.

Early life

Mike was born in

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. The county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, it is the List o ...

, where he attended

Allentown School District The Allentown School District is a large, urban public school district located in Allentown, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The district is the fourth-largest school district in Pennsylvania as of the 201 ...

public schools. He graduated from School of the Visual Arts in 1999 with a BFA.

Career

Most recently, Mike developed and directed the animated streaming feature ''

Merry Little Batman ''Merry Little Batman'' is a 2023 animated superhero film directed by Mike Roth, and written by Morgan Evans and Jase Ricci, from a story by Evans and Roth, based on DC Comics featuring the characters Batman and his son Damian Wayne. It is the ...

'', starring the iconic caped crusader, for Amazon. Prior to this role, Roth developed and supervised the development of several projects with

Disney Television Animation Disney Television Animation (DTVA; also shortened to Disney TVA), formerly known as Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group and Walt Disney Television Animation, is an American animation production company that serves as the television a ...

. Roth was also the Co-Executive Producer of Cartoon Network's Emmy winning Artists Program where he was responsible for the development and production pipeline of their shorts. Several shorts under Mike's supervision went to series, including ''

Craig of the Creek ''Craig of the Creek'' is an American animated television series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin for Cartoon Network. The show's pilot episode debuted directly on the TV on December 1, 2017. The series premiered online on February 19, 201 ...

'', '' Apple and Onion'', ''

Summer Camp Island ''Summer Camp Island'' is an animated television series created by Julia Pott for Cartoon Network. Produced by Cartoon Network Studios, it premiered on July 7, 2018. The series depicts the episodic adventures of Oscar and Hedgehog, both of who ...

'', ''

Victor and Valentino ''Victor and Valentino'' is an American animated television series created by Diego Molano for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The series follows the titular duo, two half-brothers staying with their grandmother i ...

'', ''

Infinity Train ''Infinity Train'' is an American animated television series created by Owen Dennis. , four seasons totalling forty episodes have aired, plus an additional series of ten short webisodes. The series is set on a gigantic, mysterious and seemingl ...

'', and more. Roth served as a writer and producer on Cartoon Network's animated series ''

Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its Regular Show season 8, eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the cours ...

'', for which he received multiple

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award catego ...

nominations (Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program 2015, 2014, & 2011) and won the Emmy in 2012 (Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program). He has also written and storyboarded on a number of other animated shows including Cartoon Network's ''

The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'' is an American animated television series created by Thurop Van Orman for Cartoon Network. The series premiered on June 5, 2008, and ended on August 31, 2010. It stars Van Orman as the voice of Flapja ...

'', Disney Channel's ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated series, animated Musical film, musical-television comedy, comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series originally aired on t ...

'', Nickelodeon's ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' as well as Paramount Pictures' feature films ''

The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' is a 2004 American adventure comedy film, animated adventure comedy film based on the television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was co-written, co-produced, and directed by series creator Stephen Hill ...

'' and ''

Rugrats in Paris ''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' is a 2000 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rugrats''. It is the second installment in the Rugrats (film series), ''Rugrats'' film series and the sequel to ''The ...

''.

Filmography

References

American animators American producers American storyboard artists 1975 births Living people {{US-animator-stub