Skyler Dale Page (born October 13, 1989) is an American former animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known as the creator of the Cartoon Network animated series Clarence, as well as for his tenure as a writer and storyboard artist on the series Adventure Time.
Skyler Page | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Page at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013 | |
| Born | Skyler Dale Page October 13, 1989 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, voice actor |
| Years active | 2006–2016[a] |
| Known for | Clarence |
| Website | Skylerdalepage.com |
Page was fired in 2014 after allegations that he had sexually assaulted female co-workers. In 2021, Page admitted that the allegations were true and issued a public apology.
Early life
Page was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 13, 1989.
Career
Page is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts. He created two short films entitled Crater Face and Girl Wallet.[1][2] He then became a writer and storyboard artist and revisionist for Cartoon Network's series Adventure Time and Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.[3] Page is the creator of the show Clarence, where he also voiced the eponymous character. The idea for the series was conceived by Page, along with creative director Nelson Boles, while they were still students at CalArts. The concept was put into further consideration upon Page landing a job at the studio.[4] The series' pilot episode earned Page a nomination for a Creative Arts Emmy Award at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, hosted on September 15, 2013.[5]
In June 2014, Lyle Partridge[b], a storyboard artist on Adventure Time that had worked with Page, made a series of tweets alleging that he had sexually assaulted them.[6][7] This was after rumors had surfaced on Twitter claiming that Page was "known to grope women without their consent."[6][7][8] Page was fired from Clarence in July, and days after his firing, Jeff Rowe stated in a Tumblr post that Page had bipolar I and claimed he had been suffering a manic episode. Emily Quinn, production coordinator on Adventure Time, corroborated the claims about Page's illness, but said that it was not an excuse for his behavior.[6][9] Spencer Rothbell, one of the writers on Clarence, began to voice Page's character for the remainder of the series.[10]
On June 21, 2021, Page spoke publicly for the first time on the allegations and issued an apology.[11][12] He stated in a blog post he "was on a power trip from 2012 to 2015" and admitted that he had been "inappropriate towards women". Page ended the post by saying, "Should I be fortunate enough to work alongside you good folks once again you can be sure to expect the utmost respect and dignity out of me."[11]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Crater Face | Writer, director, animator | |
| 2011 | Girl Wallet | Writer, director, animator | |
| 2011 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Storyboard revisionist | |
| 2011–2013 | Adventure Time | Writer, storyboard artist | |
| 2014–2015 | Clarence | Clarence, additional voices | Creator, executive producer (2014–2015), showrunner (2014–2015), writer (2014), storyboard artist (2014) |
| 2015–2016 | TripTank | Animation director, animator |
References
- ^ CalArts Producers’ Show (Guest Review by Fran Krause) | Cartoon Brew Archived October 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gonzalez, Robbie (August 8, 2011). ""Crater Face" tells a tale of interstellar sacrifice in the name of love".
- ^ "CN's New Bundle of Joy". April 5, 2014.
- ^ "Skyler Page and Nelson Boles Talk 'Clarence'". April 16, 2014.
- ^ "Clarence". Television Academy.
- ^ a b c Amidi, Amid (July 3, 2014). "Exclusive: 'Clarence' Creator Skyler Page Out of Cartoon Network After Sexual Assault Allegations [UPDATED]". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Yamato, Jen (July 3, 2014). "'Clarence' Creator-Star Out At Cartoon Network Following Sexual Assault Allegations". Deadline. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "mareodomo on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "emilord". July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tweets with replies by Spencer Rothbell (@srothbell) – Twitter". Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ a b Page, Skyler (June 17, 2021). "The Page Page: Skyler Page Apology 2021". The Page Page. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "💀Skyler Page Art💀 on Instagram: "Long overdue apology. Link in bio. Please share with people you think it applies to. Thanks #skylerpage #apology #clarence #animation #cartoonnetwork"". Instagram. Retrieved September 22, 2022.