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Steven Universe
2013
A young boy takes his mother's place in a group of gemstone-based beings, and must learn to control his powers.
Carder Scholin
Carder Scholin is an American writer and storyboard artist known for his work on Gravity Falls and Steven Universe. He was an episode writer/storyboard artist and storyboard revisionist on season 1 of Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
Shelby Rabara
Cast · Known for Toy Story 5, Steven Universe
Shelby Ann Narito Rabara Shum is an American actress and dancer who has appeared in a number of films, television series and commercials as both an actress and a dancer. Rabara is known for providing the voice of Peridot for the Steven Universe franchise on Cartoon Network.
Deedee Magno Hall
Cast · Known for Steven Universe, Doc McStuffins
Deedee Magno Hall (born April 2, 1975) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the Steven Universe franchise.
Zach Callison
Cast · Known for Steven Universe
Zachry Dean Callison (born October 23, 1997) is an American actor and singer. He is primarily known as the voice of the titular character in the Steven Universe franchise.
Aleth Romanillos
Aleth Romanillos is an American television, writer, storyboard artist, designer, and animator known for his work on Adventure Time, Steven Universe and Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
Kimberly Brooks
Cast · Known for Doc McStuffins, The Sisters Grimm, Dexter's Laboratory
Kimberly Brooks (born August 8, 1968) is an American voice actress who works in the voice-over, film, video games, and theatre industry. She has voiced in video games since the mid-1990s. She has played Ashley Williams in the Mass Effect series, Buena Girl from ¡Mucha Lucha!, Barbara Gordon in the Batman: Arkham video game series, Shinobu Jacobs in No More Heroes and No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, Princess Allura from Voltron: Legendary Defender, Mee Mee in Dexter's Laboratory, Jasper in Steven Universe, and Luna in the Scooby-Doo franchise as part of the Hex Girls. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kimberly Brooks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Toks Olagundoye
Cast · Known for Arcane, DuckTales, Castle
Toks Olagundoye, whose full name is Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye, was born on September 16, 1975, in Lagos, Nigeria. She holds Nigerian nationality and has a diverse educational background, having attended schools in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England before completing high school in England. She later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Smith College in the USA. Olagundoye is widely recognized for her roles in popular TV series such as "The Neighbors," where she played Jackie Joyner-Kersee, "Castle," portraying Hayley Shipton, and "Frasier," where she took on the role of Olivia Finch. In addition to her live-action roles, she has lent her voice to animated characters, including Nanefua Pizza in "Steven Universe" and Mrs. Beakley in "DuckTales." Her career also spans writing and producing, showcasing her multifaceted talents in the entertainment industry. Toks Olagundoye's heritage is a blend of Norwegian and Nigerian, with her mother being Norwegian and her father Nigerian. She has been married to actor Sean Quinn since 2015, and together they have one child.
Tom Scharpling
Cast · Writer · Known for Steven Universe, Monk
Thomas John Giuliano II (born February 9, 1969), known professionally as Tom Scharpling, is an American comedian, television writer, producer, music video director, voice actor, and radio host. He is best known for hosting the weekly Internet radio call-in comedy program The Best Show with Tom Scharpling (formerly The Best Show on WFMU), the voice of Greg Universe in the animated series Steven Universe and its sequel series Steven Universe Future, and for acting as a writer/executive producer for the TV show Monk. Scharpling was also a writer on Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Beginning in 1999, he released six albums with comedy partner Jon Wurster under the moniker Scharpling & Wurster. As a writer, Scharpling has had work published in GQ, New York Magazine, and Harp. Since 2010, Scharpling has directed music videos for The New Pornographers, Ted Leo, Titus Andronicus, Wild Flag, Aimee Mann, Real Estate, Frankie Cosmos, and The Ettes. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Susan Egan
Cast · Known for Steven Universe
Susan Farrell Egan (born February 18, 1970) is an American actress, singer, and dancer known for her work on the Broadway stage. She is best known for originating the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (1994), for providing the voices of Megara in Hercules (1997) and Rose Quartz in Steven Universe, and for voicing the English dubs of Madame Gina in Porco Rosso and Lin in Spirited Away. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lo Mutuc
Cast · Known for We Bare Bears, The Mitchells vs. the Machines, House
Lo Mutuc (/ˈmutuk/; formerly Charlyne Amanda Yi; born January 4, 1986) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer, known for their role as Dr. Chi Park in the Fox medical drama House (2011–2012), and for providing the voices of the Rubies in the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe (2015–2018) and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future (2019–2020), Chloe Park in We Bare Bears (2015–2019), Alice in Summer Camp Island (2018–2023), Mai in Next Gen (2018), and Larry in StuGo (2025). Mutuc's screenwriting debut, the feature film Paper Heart, won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. As a comedian, their performances include music, magic, games, and often audience participation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lo Mutuc, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jackie Buscarino
Producer · Known for Steven Universe
Jacqueline "Jackie" Buscarino (born September 11, 1977, Los Angeles, California) is an American voice actress, writer and producer. She has contributed voice-over work to animated series such as The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Adventure Time and Gravity Falls. In 2010, she wrote and directed the short film Go Tell Ricky Scrotum. Buscarino is currently a producer of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe. Alongside Justin Roiland and Ryan Ridley, she co-hosted The Grandma's Virginity Podcast.
Curtis Lelash
Executive Producer · Known for Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe
Curtis Walker Lelash is an American television producer. Best known for his tenure at Cartoon Network, he was named the company's Vice President of Comedy Animation in May 2012, and was later promoted to Senior Vice President of Original Series in 2017 until his departure the following year. In this capacity, he served as executive producer of shows including Adventure Time, Regular Show, Steven Universe, The Powerpuff Girls (2016), Over the Garden Wall, and Clarence, among others.
Kent Osborne
Cast · Writer · Known for Monsters vs Aliens, Adventure Time
Kent Matthew Osborne is an American actor, screenwriter, comedian, director, producer, and storyboard artist. He is the older brother of producer and director Mark Osborne. Kent worked on shows, like SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, and Steven Universe. He also starred in films, such as All the Light in the Sky and Uncle Kent.
Rebecca Sugar
Executive Producer · Known for Steven Universe
Rebecca Sugar (born July 9, 1987), is an American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and songwriter. She is known for creating the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, which has made her the first woman to independently create a series for the network. Sugar was formerly a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time, until 2013. Her work on the two series has earned her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. For her work on Steven Universe, Sugar was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards for Short-format Animation for the episodes "Lion 3: Straight to Video" in 2015, "The Answer" in 2016, "Mr. Greg" in 2017 and "Jungle Moon" in 2018. In 2017, Steven Universe was nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 28th GLAAD Media Awards, the goal of the awards is to "[recognize] the most inclusive and accurately portrayed representations of the LGBTQ community in film, television, and other platforms" In July 2016, Sugar said at a San Diego Comic-Con panel that the LGBT themes in Steven Universe are in large part based on her own experience as a bisexual woman. In a July 2018 interview on NPR, Sugar said that she created the series's Gems as "non-binary women" in order to express herself, as a non-binary woman, through them.
Billy Merritt
Cast · Known for Steven Universe
Billy Merritt’s been performing and teaching at the UCB since its inception. Co-founding legendary Improv groups The Swarm and The Stepfathers in New York, and The Smokes in Los Angeles. Billy got his TV start on UCB’s Comedy Central show, that lead to multiple appearances on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, MTV’s Boiling Points, VH1’s Best Week Ever. Since moving to LA he’s appeared on great shows such as Reno 911, Happy Endings, Weeds, Parks and Rec and Brooklyn Nine Nine to name a few. Billy’s voice is heard on many commercials and cartoons, he’s the voice of Fryman from Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe, and host of Jameson’s Radio Network. Billy is a native Floridian and proudly maintains a Florida Man lifestyle.
Uzo Aduba
Cast · Known for Orange Is the New Black, Roofman
Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role. In 2020, Aduba played Shirley Chisholm in the Hulu miniseries Mrs. America, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries. Aduba has appeared in films including American Pastoral (2016), My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), Candy Jar (2018), Steven Universe: The Movie (2019), Miss Virginia (2019), National Champions (2021), and Lightyear (2022). In 2021, she starred in Lynn Nottage's play Clyde's on Broadway for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Aduba stars in the 2025 Netflix series The Residence.
Ian Jones-Quartey
Director · Known for Steven Universe
Jones-Quartey created multiple Web Cartoonists' Choice Award-winning webcomic RPG World. He was also a founding member of the now-defunct "bagofchips" group, a collective of web cartoonists including Aaron Farber, Meredith Gran, Josh Mirman, and David McGuire. He is also the co-creator of the web animation series and comedy hip-hop duo nockFORCE, rapping under the stage name 'effnocka' along with audio specialist Jim Gisriel. He also served as a storyboard supervisor and revisionist for Adventure Time and storyboard artist for Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. His first job in the business was on The Venture Bros.. He supplies the voice of Wallow in Bravest Warriors and was the supervising director and co-developer of the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe. In 2013, Jones-Quartey's short Lakewood Plaza Turbo aired on Cartoon Network. It was the pilot for a potential show which has been pitched to Cartoon Network Studios for its shorts development program. The short has been retooled as a mobile game entitled OK K.O.! Lakewood Plaza Turbo, which was released on Cartoon Network's Anything app in February 2016. The show was greenlit as a new regular programming on March 2017, and OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes premiered on Cartoon Network on August 1.
Ben Levin
Cast · Known for Craig of the Creek
Ben Levin is an animator, writer, director, and voice actor. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Cartoon Network animated series "Craig of the Creek" (2017) and its spin-off series, "Jessica's Big Little World" (2023), alongside animator Matt Burnett. They co-wrote and co-directed the film 'Craig Before the Creek' (2023), worked as writers and story editors for the animated series "Steven Universe" (2013), and co-wrote the story for its film 'Steven Universe: The Movie' (2019).
Matt Burnett
Cast · Known for Craig of the Creek
Matthew Raymond “Matt” Burnett is an American animator, writer, director, voice actor, storyboard artist, and executive producer. He is best known as the co-creator, alongside longtime collaborator Ben Levin, of Cartoon Network’s "Craig of the Creek" (2017–2023) and its spin-off, "Jessica’s Big Little World" (2023). Together, Burnett and Levin also co-wrote and co-directed the prequel film 'Craig Before the Creek' (2023). Before creating his own series, Burnett was a key creative force on "Steven Universe" (2013–2018). As a senior writer and story editor, he helped develop the story for nearly 50 episodes and edited scripts for more than 50, working closely with the storyboard artists during pitches to refine Rebecca Sugar’s vision for the show. He and Levin left Steven Universe after "Craig of the Creek" was greenlit, but returned to co-write the story for 'Steven Universe: The Movie' (2019). Burnett’s career began in the mid-2000s. In 2006, he provided the voice of Simon in the short film "She She She She’s a Bombshell!", and the following year worked as an animator on "Kappa Mikey" (2007). Since then, his work has spanned writing, directing, voice acting, and producing, with a consistent focus on imaginative, character-driven storytelling. Burnett often credits his DIY, hands-on upbringing for shaping his creative ethos, bringing authenticity and heart to the worlds he builds. Across television and film, he has established himself as a versatile storyteller dedicated to creating stories filled with humor, warmth, and emotional depth.
Patti LuPone
Patti Ann LuPone (born April 21, 1949) is an American actress and singer. After starting her professional career with The Acting Company in 1972, she soon gained acclaim for her leading performances on the Broadway and West End stage. Known for playing bold, resilient women in musical theatre, she has received numerous accolades, including three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards and two Grammy Awards. She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2006. She made her Broadway debut in Three Sisters in 1973. She went on to receive three Tony Awards: two for Best Actress in a Musical for her roles as Eva Perón in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita (1980) and Rose in Gypsy (2008) and one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Joanne in the Stephen Sondheim revival Company(2022). She was Tony-nominated for The Robber Bridegroom (1975), Anything Goes (1988), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2006), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), and War Paint (2017). For her performances on the West End stage, she received two Laurence Olivier Awards: one for Best Actress in a Musical for her performances as Fantine in the original London cast of Les Misérables and Moll in The Cradle Will Rock in 1985, and the second for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Company in 2019. She was nominated for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard in 1993. She has two Grammy Awards for the recording of the 2007 Los Angeles Opera production of Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny. On television, she starred in the drama series Life Goes On (1989–1993). She is a two-time Emmy Award Nominee for The Song Spinner (1995) and Frasier (1998). She acted in three Ryan Murphy series: American Horror Story (2013–2014, 2022), Pose (2019), and Hollywood (2020). She also acted in Oz (2003), Will & Grace (2005), 30 Rock (2009–2012), Glee (2011), Girls (2014) Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2017), Steven Universe (2016–2019), Penny Dreadful (2014–2016), Agatha All Along (2024), And Just Like That... (2025), The Artist (2025), Palm Royale (2025) and Elsbeth (2026). LuPone's film roles include 1941 (1979), Witness (1985), Driving Miss Daisy(1989), Summer of Sam (1999), State and Main (2000), Heist (2001), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Debra Jo Rupp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Aimee Mann
Cast · Known for Little Big Awesome
Aimee Elizabeth Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter. She is noted for her sardonic and literate lyrics about dark subjects, often describing underdog characters. Mann was born in Richmond, Virginia, and studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. In the 1980s, after playing with the Young Snakes and Ministry, she co-founded the new wave band 'Til Tuesday and wrote their top-ten single "Voices Carry" (1985). 'Til Tuesday released three albums and disbanded in 1990 when Mann left to pursue a solo career. Mann's first two solo albums, Whatever (1993) and I'm with Stupid (1995), earned positive reviews but low sales. She achieved wider recognition for her soundtrack for the Paul Thomas Anderson film Magnolia (1999). The song "Save Me" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but unfairly lost to Phil Collins for his mediocre Tarzan song. Mann won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal. Following conflict with her record company, Geffen, Mann released her third album, Bachelor No. 2, on her own label, SuperEgo Records, in 2000. It achieved acclaim and strong sales, establishing Mann as a career artist who could work outside the major label system. In 2014, Mann released an album with Ted Leo as the Both. Mann also paints and makes comics, and has appeared in films and television series including The Big Lebowski, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Steven Universe, The West Wing and Portlandia. Her awards include the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album for Mental Illness (2017). She was named one of the greatest living songwriters by NPR and Paste.
Steven S. DeKnight
Writer · Executive Producer · Known for Angel, Spartacus
Steven S. DeKnight (born October 28, 1965) is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the Starz series Spartacus, including Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance, and Spartacus: War of the Damned, as well as developing the first season of Marvel's Daredevil and Jupiter's Legacy for Netflix. DeKnight previously worked on Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel. He also wrote "Swell", a story in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight comic series. He served as a consulting producer on Joss Whedon's television series Dollhouse. In May 2014, DeKnight reportedly took over show running duties for the first season of the Netflix exclusive television series Daredevil from Drew Goddard, after Goddard's departure due to scheduling conflicts with directing Sinister Six. Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez later replaced him to serve as co-showrunners for the series' second season. In 2015, DeKnight joined the Transformers Cinematic Universe franchise's writers room, where Paramount Pictures hired multiple noted screenwriters to flesh out the film series' future. He directed the science fiction sequel Pacific Rim Uprising. The original film's director, Guillermo del Toro, remained on the film as producer. On July 17, 2018, it was announced that DeKnight would be credited as a showrunner and executive producer alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Dan McDermott in the superhero series Jupiter's Legacy. On September 16, 2019, it was confirmed that DeKnight departed the series as a showrunner over creative differences amid the first season's production. On April 15, 2019, DeKnight joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. In November 2023, Starz greenlighted the new 10-episode drama series Spartacus: House of Ashur with the return of DeKnight to the franchise, serving as showrunner and executive producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steven S. DeKnight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Lauren LeFranc
Writer · Known for Chuck
Lauren LeFranc is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner known for her work on The Penguin (2024), a spin-off series set in the universe of Matt Reeves' film The Batman (2022). In 2018, she worked as one of the executive producers of Impulse (2018), a YouTube Premium series based on the Jumper book series by Steven Gould. LeFranc joined the series after its pilot was directed by Doug Liman, serving as the showrunner throughout the series' run. She was a featured panelist at an event held at YouTube Space, Los Angeles. Before The Penguin, LeFranc also worked on popular TV shows, including Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren LeFranc, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.