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| Born | July 9, 1986 Hometown, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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Jeffrey Rowe (born July 9, 1986) is an American writer and director. He is known for being a writer for Gravity Falls and Disenchantment , the co-writer and co-director of The Mitchells vs. the Machines , and the director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Rowe grew up in Hometown, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He attended the California Institute of the Arts and graduated in 2011. [1]
Rowe briefly worked at Film Roman, Bento Box Entertainment, and Rubicon Group Holding before serving as a writer on the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls. [1] He also wrote for the Netflix animated series, Disenchantment. [2]
Rowe would later go on to co-direct and co-write The Mitchells vs. the Machines along with Mike Rianda. [3] [4] The film was released on Netflix on April 30, 2021. In June 2020, Rowe was hired to direct the upcoming film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, [5] which he also co-wrote. [6] A couple of days before the film's August 2, 2023, release, it was announced that a sequel had been greenlit, with Rowe returning to direct. [7] It is set for release on October 9, 2026. [8] [9] In March 2024, Rowe signed a multi-year first-look deal with Paramount Animation to develop several projects for the studio. [10]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Co-Director | Yes | Yes | Man Who Loves Fun |
| 2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Yes | Yes | Yes | Man Who Loves Being Young and Free to Go Places |
Writer
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2016 | Gravity Falls | 11 episodes |
| 2018–2019 | Disenchantment | 20 episodes |
Special thanks
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Amphibia | Episode "The Hardest Thing" |
| Association | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annie Awards | 2016 | Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Gravity Falls | Nominated | [11] |
| 2017 | Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Nominated | [12] | ||
| 2022 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Won | [13] | |
| 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature | Won | [13] | ||
| 2024 | Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Nominated | [14] [15] | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature | Nominated | [14] [15] | ||
| Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards | 2022 | Best Screenplay | The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Won | [16] |
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