Film Roman

Film Roman, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
PredecessorMendelson/Melendez Productions
FoundedOctober 26, 1984; 40 years ago (1984-10-26)
FounderPhil Roman
HeadquartersWoodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people
  • Steve Waterman (CEO)
  • Phil Roman (chairman emeritus)
  • Dana Booton (president of production)[1]
Products
ParentStarz Distribution (2003–2015)
Waterman Entertainment (2015–present)
DivisionsFilm Roman Baja J.V.
Websitefilmroman.com
Film Roman's former headquarters in Burbank.

Film Roman, LLC, is an American animation studio currently based in Woodland Hills, California and formerly in Burbank. It was previously owned by Starz Inc., which is now a division of Lionsgate, and currently by Waterman Entertainment, the production company of producer Steve Waterman.[1]

Founded by veteran animator and director Phil Roman[2][3] on October 26, 1984, it is best known for providing animation for the Garfield primetime specials, based on Jim Davis' comic strip of the same name. The studio also produced the animated series The Simpsons, The Critic, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, The Goode Family, and Dan Vs..[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference vty was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Film Roman Productions Studio Directory". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Archived from the original on June 24, 2014. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. ^ a b Hofmeister, Sallie (April 2, 1998). "COMPANY TOWN; Drawing on Creativity; A Struggling Film Roman Tries to Reanimate Itself". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-12-23.