Rebecca Sugar

Rebecca Sugar
Sugar at the 2014 New York Comic Con
Born
Rebecca Rea Sugar

(1987-07-09) July 9, 1987 (age 37)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materSchool of Visual Arts (BFA)
Occupations
  • Animator
  • writer
  • producer
  • director
  • musician
Years active2007−present
Known forSteven Universe
Spouse
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(m. 2019)​

Rebecca Rea Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician. She[a] is best known for being the creator of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, making her the first non-binary person to independently create a series for the network;[1] prior to coming out as non-binary, Sugar was described as the first woman to do so.[2] Until 2013, Sugar was a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time. Her work on the two series has earned her seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations.[3] Sugar is bisexual, non-binary, and genderqueer,[4] using both she/her and they/them pronouns.[5] Sugar's queerness has served as the inspiration for her to stress the importance of LGBT representation in the arts, especially in children's entertainment.[6]


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  1. ^ Thomas, Paul (2020). Exploring the Land of Ooo: An Unofficial Overview and Production History of Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time". Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Libraries. p. 154, note 112. ISBN 9781936153190. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
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  3. ^ "Rebecca Sugar". Television Academy. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ^ GLAAD (January 13, 2022). "The Mitchells vs. the Machines Q&A". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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