Paul Dini Paul Dini ( born August 7 , 1957 ) is an television writer who worked on the animated series " " , " " and " " . He wrote episodes of all three , served as associate producer of " Droids " and " Ewoks " , and story editor on " Ewoks " . Dini is best known for his work on several successful Warner Bros . / series , including " " , " " and " " . He lives in , California and is married to magician and voice actor Misty Lee . Biography . Early years . Paul Dini was born in . He attended the in , California on an art scholarship . He attended in , where he earned a BFA degree in creative writing . ( He also took classes at . ) During college , he began doing freelance animation scripts for and a number of other studios . In 1984 , he was hired to work for George Lucas on several of his animation projects . The episodes of the cartoon that were written by Dini have become favorites amongst the show ' s fans , although despite this as well as contributing to interviews on the released box sets of the series , Dini has made no secret of his distaste for Filmation and the He - Man concept . He also wrote an episode of the Generation 1 cartoon series , and contributed to various episodes of the " " animated series , several of which included rare appearances from the Empire . Professional career . In 1989 , he was hired at to work on " " . Later , he moved onto " " , where he worked as a writer , producer and editor , later working on " " . He continued working with WB animation , working on a number of internal projects , including " " and " " , until 2004 . He has earned five awards for his animation work . In a related effort , Dini was also the author of " " , a 1998 nonfiction coffee - table book about the animated Batman franchise . Dini has also written several comics stories for DC Comics , including an acclaimed oversized series illustrated by painter . ( A hardcover collection of the Dini and Ross stories was published in late summer 2005 under the title " " . ) Other books Dini wrote for DC have featured his Batman Animated creation as well as classic characters , , and . Best known among Dini ' s original creations is , the rebellious teenage daughter of Santa Claus . Dini also created , the super - powered cowgirl star of a series of books set in Dini ' s mythical town of . His series of animated cartoons starring characters is sometimes known to fans as the . In the early 2000s , Dini wrote an episode and voiced a character for Kevin Smith ' s " " , and made a cameo appearance in Smith ' s film " " . In 2006 , Dini became the writer for . This is Dini ' s first regular comic assignment . Dini wrote " " episodes " Cloak of Darkness , " " Holocron Heist " and " Voyage of Temptation , " and was asked to help with further episodes , but turned the offer down because of his work on another project at the time . He found writing for " The Clone Wars " to be less restricted than for " Droids " and " Ewoks " . Hobbies . Paul Dini is an active , hunter , and wildlife photographer . On a 1985 trip to , he had a possible sighting of a . He has also encountered a number of snakes , a and a charging and once kept a wild coyote as a pet . Paul Dini is also an amateur stage magician , and an active member of the . Appropriately enough , one of his favorite DC Comics characters is . He has also performed several minor roles in films by . Awards . Dini has won five awards for his writing on " " , " " and " " . He received the ( WGA ) Animation Writing award in 2000 and a second WGA award for dramatic television writing in 2006 as a member of the writing team for " " . Dini is also a three - time winner of the animation industry ' s and has won seven comics - industry and three . Dini has received nominations for the Comics ' Buyer ' s Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1999 and 2000 .