Sam Register

Sam Register
Sam Register
	Register in 2022
Born	1969 (age 55–56); New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Film and TV producer; businessman; animator;
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi; Transformers: Animated; Ben 10; DC Super Hero Girls

Sam Register (born 1969) is an American film and television producer and businessman. He is currently the president of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.^[1]

Career

Formerly Vice President of Cartoon Network, Register was the brain behind CartoonNetwork.com, which was launched in 1998.^[2] After creating CartoonNetwork.com, Register came up with the idea of Cartoon Orbit in 2000. He was the creative director of Cartoon Orbit during 2000 and 2001. Register had his head start at directing toy commercials, before he moved over to Cartoon Network.^[3]

He was the creator of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and The Looney Tunes Show, and served as executive producer of Teen Titans and Ben 10. He also served as executive producer for Transformers: Animated, based on the popular Transformers franchise, and Ben 10: Alien Force.^[4] He then became the executive producer of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, Teen Titans Go!, Mike Tyson Mysteries, and Unikitty!^[5]

The fictional character, Dr. Samuel Register (from the Teen Titans comics), was named after Sam Register.^[6] On August 28, 2020, Register officially became the president of both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.^[7] Recently, he has been the executive producer of the HBO Max original series, Looney Tunes Cartoons and Jellystone! as well as Adult Swim original series Primal and Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (both created by Genndy Tartakovsky).^[8] He also served as an executive producer for films like Teen Titans Go! To the Movies and the 2021 live-action/animated Tom and Jerry hybrid movie.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role
2001	Web Premiere Toons: Journey to the Center of My Dog's Head	Executive producer
	Web Premiere Toons: Evil Awards
	Web Premiere Toons: Captain Distraction
2002	Wendell and Wuggums in the Creep Next Door
2002	Wendell and Wuggums in Game Over
2005	The Karate Guard
2007	Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix
2007	Ben 10: Race Against Time
2009	Wonder Woman
	Green Lantern: First Flight
	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
2010	Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo
	Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
	Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes
	Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2011	Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz
	Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur
	I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat
2012	Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire
	Daffy's Rhapsody
	Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse
	Big Top Scooby-Doo!
2013	Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon
	Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure
	Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright
2014	Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
	Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon
	Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy
2015	Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness
	The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!
	Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest
	Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
	Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
2016	Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon
2016	Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
2017	Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown
	The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!
	Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
2018	Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
	Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
	Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost
2019	Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost
	DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice
	Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
	Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans
	Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island
2020	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
2020	Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!
2021	Batman: Soul of the Dragon
	Tom & Jerry
	Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob
	Justice Society: World War II
	Batman: The Long Halloween
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms
	Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog
2022	Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!
	Catwoman: Hunted
	Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse
	King Tweety
	Green Lantern: Beware My Power
	Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind
	Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
	Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land
2023	Legion of Super-Heroes
	Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
	Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen
	Justice League: Warworld
	Babylon 5: The Road Home
	Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
	Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!
	Craig Before the Creek
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths
	The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
	Watchmen
	The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Television


Years	Show	Role
2003–2006	Teen Titans	Developer, executive in charge of production
2004–2006	Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi	Series creator, executive producer
2004–2006	Justice League Unlimited	Executive in charge of production
2006–2008	Ben 10	Executive producer
2007–2009	Transformers: Animated
2008–2010	Ben 10: Alien Force
2008–2011	Batman: The Brave and the Bold
2009	G.I. Joe: Resolute
2010–2013	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
2010–2013	MAD
2010–2022	Young Justice
2011–2014	The Looney Tunes Show
2011–2012	ThunderCats
2012–2013	Green Lantern: The Animated Series
2013–present	Teen Titans Go!
2013–2014	Beware the Batman
2014–2021	The Tom and Jerry Show
2014–2020	Mike Tyson Mysteries
2015–2020	New Looney Tunes
2015–2018	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!
2016–2017	Right Now Kapow
2016–2018	Bunnicula
2016–2018	Justice League Action
2016–2021	Ben 10
2017–2020	Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
2017–2019	Wacky Races
2017–2020	Unikitty!
2019–2021	DC Super Hero Girls
2019–2021	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
2019–2022	Green Eggs and Ham
2019–present	Harley Quinn
2020	ThunderCats Roar
2020–2023	Looney Tunes Cartoons
2020–2023	Animaniacs
2021	Tom and Jerry Special Shorts
	Elliott from Earth
	The Fungies!
	Adventure Time: Distant Lands
	Aquaman: King of Atlantis
	Apple & Onion
2021–2024	Craig of the Creek
2021–2022	Victor and Valentino
2021–2023	Summer Camp Island
2021	Tom and Jerry in New York
2021–2025	Jellystone!
2021–2022	Little Ellen
	Tig n' Seek
	Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs
2022	Close Enough
2022–present	We Baby Bears
	Primal
	Bugs Bunny Builders
	Batwheels
2023	Unicorn: Warriors Eternal
2023–present	Gremlins
	My Adventures with Superman
	Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
	Tiny Toons Looniversity
2023–2024	Velma
2024–present	Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
	Batman: Caped Crusader
	Invincible Fight Girl
	Creature Commandos
2025–present	The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball

References

^ Beck, Jerry (August 28, 2020). "Sam Register Promoted to President of Both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2020). "Cartoon Network's Rob Scorcher Segues To Production Deal, Sam Register Adds Cartoon Network Studios Oversight, Amy Friedman Joins Net As Senior Advisor". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Holland, Steve. "Cartoon Orbit — What". Steveholland.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
^ "Highly Respected Animation Executive And Producer Sam Register Named Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, At Warner Bros. Animation". WarnerBros.com. June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
^ Goldberg, Lesley (August 28, 2020). "Cartoon Network Content Chief Rob Sorcher Out as Sam Register Adds to Studio Oversight". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Dominguez, Noah (May 14, 2020). "The Pop Duo Behind the Teen Titans Theme Had Their Own Cartoon". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Low, Elaine (August 28, 2020). "Sam Register Upped to Head of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, Rob Sorcher to Shift to Production Deal". Variety. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^ Patrick, Hipes (October 29, 2019). "HBO Max Sets New Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Robert Zemeckis Hybrid Series 'Tooned Out', More For Kids & Family Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
^ "The Chase is On! Infamous Cat-and-Mouse Rivals Tom & Jerry Partner with Macy's on a Zany Animatronic Float to Celebrate Their New Movie and the 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®". Business Wire. October 28, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

External links

Sam Register at IMDb
Interview of Sam Register by Animation Insider at the Wayback Machine (archived February 2, 2012)
Keynote: Sam Register, Warner Bros. Animation corporative conference at the 2011 MIP Junior screenings
LinkedIn Profile

[1] Beck, Jerry (August 28, 2020). "Sam Register Promoted to President of Both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[2] Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2020). "Cartoon Network's Rob Scorcher Segues To Production Deal, Sam Register Adds Cartoon Network Studios Oversight, Amy Friedman Joins Net As Senior Advisor". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[3] Holland, Steve. "Cartoon Orbit — What". Steveholland.com. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2020.

[4] "Highly Respected Animation Executive And Producer Sam Register Named Executive Vice President, Creative Affairs, At Warner Bros. Animation". WarnerBros.com. June 4, 2008. Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

[5] Goldberg, Lesley (August 28, 2020). "Cartoon Network Content Chief Rob Sorcher Out as Sam Register Adds to Studio Oversight". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[6] Dominguez, Noah (May 14, 2020). "The Pop Duo Behind the Teen Titans Theme Had Their Own Cartoon". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[7] Low, Elaine (August 28, 2020). "Sam Register Upped to Head of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, Rob Sorcher to Shift to Production Deal". Variety. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.

[8] Patrick, Hipes (October 29, 2019). "HBO Max Sets New Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Robert Zemeckis Hybrid Series 'Tooned Out', More For Kids & Family Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 30, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.

[9] "The Chase is On! Infamous Cat-and-Mouse Rivals Tom & Jerry Partner with Macy's on a Zany Animatronic Float to Celebrate Their New Movie and the 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®". Business Wire. October 28, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

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Sam Register
Register in 2022
Born	1969 (age 55–56) New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Film and TV producer businessman animator
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Transformers: Animated Ben 10 DC Super Hero Girls