# Tom Root

Tom Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director and voice actor for Robot Chicken.

## Early life

Root was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He attended Central Michigan University, graduating with a degree in journalism. While at CMU, Root edited the student newspaper CM Life.

## Career

Root was one of the original staffers of ToyFare magazine, and was a staff writer and copy editor for Wizard Entertainment's family of publications. While at ToyFare he was a co-writer of the magazine's 's popular Twisted ToyFare Theatre feature.
Root co-wrote Writers on Comics Scriptwriting, vol. 2, with Andrew Kardon in 2004. He also wrote Archie Comics' 200th issue of Jughead in 2010.
Root and Robot Chicken co-creator Matthew Senreich created the Adult Swim series Titan Maximum which premiered on September 27, 2009. He was a writer on Lucasfilm's Star Wars Detours animated series. Root also wrote The Simpsons' Robot Chicken-style animated opening in 2013.

## Filmography

Tom Root's production company is called Tom is Awesome and produces many television shows, seen in the table below.
| Year | Title | Contribution | Contribution | Contribution | Contribution | Role | Notes |
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Actor | Director | Role | Notes |
| 2005–2020 | Robot Chicken | {X} | | {X} | {X} | Various (Voice Role) | Head Writer (145 episodes) Writer (15 episodes) Actor (91 episodes) Director (7 episodes) |
| 2007 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars | {X} | {X} | | | | TV Short (Head Writer & Co-producer) |
| 2008 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II | {X} | {X} | | | | TV Short (Head Writer & Co-producer) |
| 2009 | Titan Maximum | {X} | {X} | {X} | | "Spud" Cunningham / Cadet #2 | Creator (6 episodes) Story (9 episodes) Writer (4 episodes) Executive Producer (9 episodes) Actor (2 episodes) |
| 2010 | Robot Chicken: Star Wars III | {X} | {X} | | | | TV movie (Head Writer & Co-Executive Producer) |
| 2011–2020 | Robot Chicken | | {X} | | | | Executive producer (91 episodes, 2011–2020) Co-producer, 79 episodes, 2005–09) Co-Executive Producer, 6 episodes, 2010–11) Consulting Producer, 1 episode, 2018) |
| 2012 | Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | {X} | | {X} | | Icicle / B'dg (Voice Role) | TV Short |
| 2013 | Übermasion | | | {X} | | Brad (Voice Role) | TV Short |
| 2013–17 | The Simpsons | {X} | {X} | | | | Executive producer (2 episodes) — "The Fabulous Faker Boy" (2013) — "The Cad and the Hat" (2017) (also Writer) |
| 2014 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise | {X} | {X} | | | | TV Short (Head Writer & Executive Producer) |
| 2015 | Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 3: Magical Friendship | {X} | | | | | TV Short (Head Writer) |
| 2015–19 | SuperMansion | {X} | {X} | {X} | | Brad / Buster Nut (Voice Role) | Executive producer (44 episodes) Writer (3 episodes) series regular (24 episodes) |
| 2017 | American Dad! | | | {X} | | Townsperson / Fan | 3 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Crossing Swords | {X} | {X} | | | | Creator (10 episodes) Writer (3 episodes) Executive Producer (1 episode) |
| 2020 | Stargirl | | {X} | | | | Consulting Producer (13 episodes) |
| 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | | | {X} | | Manage (Voice Role) | — "Together Again" |