Randy Myers | |
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| Born | March 29, 1967 |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, animation director |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Known for | Dexter's Laboratory The Powerpuff Girls Samurai Jack My Life as a Teenage Robot The Fairly OddParents We Bare Bears |
Randy Myers (born March 29, 1967) is an American animator and animation director, [1] known for his animation direction work on the television series Samurai Jack and The Powerpuff Girls .
His other works include The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends , Dexter's Laboratory , Cats Don't Dance , [2] The Iron Giant , My Life as a Teenage Robot , The Fairly OddParents , G.I. Joe: Renegades , among others. He was the supervising producer on We Bare Bears .
In 2004, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for his direction of Samurai Jack. [3]
In 2005, Myers won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for his work on the television miniseries Star Wars: Clone Wars . [3] [4]
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