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tom root at the 2010 san diego comic-con . 1997 -- present iowa city , iowa american 20 september 1973 tom root by gage skidmore 2.jpg tom root
 tom root writer , producer , television director , voice actor central michigan university
tom root

tom root -lrb- born 20 september 1973 -rrb- is an emmy award-winning writer , producer , director and voice actor for `` robot chicken '' .
