Mike Roth (animator)

Mike Roth (born, May 6, 1975) is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist.

Mike Roth
Born	(1975-05-06) May 6, 1975 (age 50) Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Education	School of Visual Arts
Years active	1999 – Present
Known for	Director, animator, writer, producer
Notable work	Merry Little Batman Regular Show Phineas and Ferb Camp Lazlo

Early life

Mike was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where he attended Allentown School District public schools. He graduated from School of the Visual Arts in 1999 with a BFA.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Most recently, Mike developed and directed the animated streaming feature Merry Little Batman, starring the iconic caped crusader, for Amazon.^[1][2][3] Prior to this role, Roth developed and supervised the development of several projects with Disney Television Animation.^[4] Roth was also the Co-Executive Producer of Cartoon Network's Emmy winning Artists Program where he was responsible for the development and production pipeline of their shorts. Several shorts under Mike's supervision went to series, including Craig of the Creek, Apple and Onion, Summer Camp Island, Victor and Valentino, Infinity Train, and more.^{[citation needed]}

Roth served as a writer and producer on Cartoon Network's animated series Regular Show,^[5] for which he received multiple Emmy nominations (Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program 2015, 2014, & 2011)^[6][7] and won the Emmy in 2012 (Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program).^[8] He has also written and storyboarded on a number of other animated shows including Cartoon Network's The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb, Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants as well as Paramount Pictures' feature films The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and Rugrats in Paris.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	SpongeBob SquarePants	Storyboard Artist
2002	The Proud Family	Storyboard Artist
2004 - 2006	Camp Lazlo	Storyboard Artist, Writer	Nominated for a 2006 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).[9][10]
2007 - 2009	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack	Storyboard Artist, Writer
2010 - 2015	Regular Show	Supervising Producer, Writer, Storyboard Artist	Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys - four for Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and once for Outstanding Animated Program (2014).[11] Winner of the 2012 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program.[11] Also nominated for two 2014 Annie Awards.
2014	Back to Backspace	Supervising Producer
2015	Twelve Forever	Supervising Producer
2015	Ridin' With Burgess	Supervising Producer
2015	Jammers	Supervising Producer
2016	Apple and Onion	Supervising Producer
2016	Summer Camp Island	Supervising Producer
2016	Victor & Valentino	Co-Executive Producer
2016	Infinity Train	Co-Executive Producer
2016	Lasso & Comet	Co-Executive Producer
2016	Bottom's Butte	Co-Executive Producer
2017	Craig of the Creek	Co-Executive Producer
2018	Tiggle Winks	Co-Executive Producer
2018	DIY	Co-Executive Producer
2018	Legendary Place	Co-Executive Producer
2018	Sunshine Brownstone	Co-Executive Producer
2019	Splitting Time	Co-Executive Producer
2019	The Wonderful Wingits	Co-Executive Producer
2019	Mushroom and the Forests of the World	Co-Executive Producer	Nominated for a 2020 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Short Format Children's Programming[12][13]
2019	The Fancies	Co-Executive Producer
2020	Caddette in Charge	Co-Executive Producer
2020	Beetle + Bean Caddette in Charge	Co-Executive Producer
2020	Wild Help Caddette in Charge	Co-Executive Producer
Upcoming	Bat-Family

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	Storyboard Artist, Layout Artist
2001	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Layout Artist
2003	Rugrats Go Wild	Layout Artist
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Storyboard Artist
2015	Regular Show: The Movie	Supervising Producer
2023	Merry Little Batman	Director, Executive Producer, Story By	Winner of 2024 Kidscreen Award for Best One-Off, Special or TV Movie;[14] Nominated for 2025 Children and Family Emmy for Outstanding Animated Special[15]

Awards and Nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work
2006	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program	Camp Lazlo, "Hello Dolly"[9][10]	Nominated
2011	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program	Regular Show, "Mordecai and the Rigbys"[11]	Nominated
2012	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program	Regular Show, "Eggcellent"[11]	Won
2013	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program	Regular Show, "A Bunch of Full Grown Geese"[11]	Nominated
2013	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Animated Program	Regular Show, "The Christmas Special"	Nominated
2014	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program	Regular Show, "The Last Laserdisc Player"[7][11]	Nominated
2014	Annie Award	Best Animated TV/Broadcast Production for a Children's Audience	Regular Show	Nominated
2014	Annie Award	Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast	Regular Show	Nominated
2015	Primetime Emmy	Outstanding Short-Form Animated Program	Regular Show, "White Elephant Gift Exchange" [11]	Nominated
2020	Daytime Emmy	Outstanding Short Format Children's Programming	Mushroom and the Forest of the World [12][13]	Nominated
2025	KidScreen Award	Best One-Off, Special, or TV Movie	Merry Little Batman[14]	Won
2025	Children's and Family Emmy Awards	Outstanding Animated Special	Merry Little Batman[15]	Nominated