Roger S. H. Schulman is an American

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and film producer. He co-wrote the animated feature ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

'', for which he won the British Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an

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for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay).

Education

A native of

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, he graduated from

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with a degree in English. MS Journalism,

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Career

He co-wrote the animated feature '' Balto'' for executive producer

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, and wrote ''

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'' and '' The Jungle Book 2'' for

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. He developed and wrote the screenplay for an animated feature about the true story of a tortoise who befriends a baby hippo after the 2004 tsunami. The film has not yet been made. He also had written an unproduced version of ''Jungle Cruise'', a screenplay for Disney, inspired by the theme park attraction, slated to star

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and

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. Schulman has also worked extensively as a producer and writer for television. He was co-creator and executive producer of the series '' Jonas'' for the

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, for which he was nominated for an Emmy award. He was also executive producer of ''

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'' on Disney Channel. He developed and was executive producer of '' 2gether'' for

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; he was executive producer for ''

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'' with

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, for which he won an

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; he also wrote on '' Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' and '' ALF''. In addition, he served as co-writer of the original pilot for ''

The Wayans Bros. ''The Wayans Bros.'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on The WB from January 11, 1995, to May 20, 1999. The series starred real life brothers Shawn Wayans, Shawn and Marlon Wayans, comedian John Witherspoon (actor), John Withe ...

'' television series, as well as the pilots ''The Mother Load'', ''Fresh Man'' and ''Just My Luck''.

Screenwriting credits

* series head writer denoted in bold

Television

* '' George Burns Comedy Week'' (1985) * '' Fast Times'' (1986) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Mr. President'' (1987) * ''

ALF Tales ''ALF Tales'' is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series that aired on NBC from September 10, 1988, to December 9, 1989. The show is a spin-off of '' ALF: The Animated Series'' that featured characters from that series playing various ch ...

'' (1988) * '' ALF'' (1989) * '' Pee-Wee’s Playhouse'' (1990) * ''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It originally aired from September 14, 1990 to December 6, 1992, airing in syndication before eventually settling a ...

'' (1990) * '' Parker Lewis Can’t Lose'' (1991-1993) * ''

'' (1993-1996) * '' For Your Love'' (1998) * '' Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot'' (1999, 2001) * '' The War Next Door'' (2000) * '' 2gether: The Series'' (2000-2001) * '' Teacher’s Pet'' (2002) * ''

'' (2005-2006) * '' Jonas'' (2009-2010) (also co-creator) * '' The Soul Man'' (2013-2014) * '' Melissa & Joey'' (2014-2015) * '' Bizaardvark'' (2016-2017)

Films

* '' Balto'' (1995) * ''

'' (2001) * '' The Jungle Book 2'' (2003) * ''

'' (2004) * '' Bambi II'' (2006) * '' The Fox and the Hound 2'' (2006)

References

External links

*
Official website - The Writer Coach
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