Skyler Page

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Page at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013
Born
Skyler Dale Page

(1989-10-13) October 13, 1989 (age 35)
Alma mater California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)Animator, voice actor
Years active20062016 [lower-alpha 1]
Known for Clarence
Website Skylerdalepage.com

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 .

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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 [lower-alpha 2] , 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Crater FaceWriter, director, animator
2011Girl WalletWriter, director, animator
2011 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Storyboard revisionist
2011–2013 Adventure Time Writer, storyboard artist
2014–2015 Clarence Clarence, additional voicesCreator, executive producer (2014–2015), showrunner (2014–2015), writer (2014), storyboard artist (2014)
2015–2016 TripTank Animation director, animator

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References

  1. CalArts Producers’ Show (Guest Review by Fran Krause) | Cartoon Brew Archived October 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Gonzalez, Robbie (August 8, 2011). ""Crater Face" tells a tale of interstellar sacrifice in the name of love".
  3. "CN's New Bundle of Joy". April 5, 2014.
  4. "Skyler Page and Nelson Boles Talk 'Clarence'". April 16, 2014.
  5. "Clarence". Television Academy.
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  11. 1 2 Page, Skyler (June 17, 2021). "The Page Page: Skyler Page Apology 2021". The Page Page. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  12. "💀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.

Notes

  1. On indefinite hiatus
  2. At the time of the allegations and subsequent firing of Page, Partridge used the name Emily and she/her pronouns.