Jason Butler Rote is an American television writer, known mainly for his work at Hanna-Barbera on Cartoon Network animated television series like Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003) and The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2005). He attended McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona, and graduated from the film department of California State University, Northridge.
Filmography Year(s) Work Role Notes 1993–1995 2 Stupid Dogs Unit production coordinator (26 episodes) TV series 1994 Scooby-Doo! in Arabian NightsUnit production coordinator TV movie A Flintstones Christmas Carol 1995 Dumb and Dumber Writer (1 episode) TV series 1996 Timon & Pumbaa What a Cartoon! Creator, writer, and storyboard artist (1 episode) TV series; segment: "Godfrey & Zeek in 'Lost Control'" 1996–1998 Dexter's Laboratory Head writer (47 episodes) TV series 1998–2000 The Powerpuff Girls Writer (9 episodes) 2000 Cartoon Cartoon Fridays Writer TV programming block 2002 Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? Story outline (2 episodes) TV series
Other work In 1995 Rote, along with Mark Hughes and Joe LoCicero, published The Jetsons Character Reference Guide under the Hanna-Barbera label.
Awards and nominations He and fellow writer Paul Rudish won an Annie Award in 1997 in the category "Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production" for their work on the Dexter's Laboratory episode "Beard to Be Feared". He was also nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards: in 1997 and 1998 for Dexter's Laboratory and in 1999 for The Powerpuff Girls.
Date Award Category Work Shared with Result Annie Awards Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production Dexter's Laboratory (for "Beard to Be Feared") Paul Rudish Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) Dexter's Laboratory (for "Star Spangled Sidekicks", "T.V. Superpals", and "Game Over") Sherry Gunther, Larry Huber, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky Dexter's Laboratory (for "Dyno-Might" and "LABretto") Davis Doi, Genndy Tartakovsky, and Michael Ryan The Powerpuff Girls (for "Bubblevicious" and "The Bare Facts") Craig McCracken, John McIntyre, Amy Keating Rogers, and Genndy Tartakovsky
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