Sam Register Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the Kubert School, a three-year technical school that specializes in teaching the skills needed to go into the comic industry and commercial illustration
• Worked as a toy advertising executive early in his career
• Quote: "(On remakes): "The real challenge with this stuff is if you go out to make exactly what was made before, we will fail․ You can't put that lightning back in the bottle, you need to create something new and at the same time leave your core elements․""
• Quote: "In addition to being Warner Bros․ Animation's first anime series, 'ThunderCats' marks our most ambitious foray yet into fantasy․"
• Executive produced Cartoon Network's first original action show targeted at children, "Ben 10․"
• Became Executive Vice President of Creative Affairs at Warner Bros․ Animation in 2008
• Served as Vice President of Cartoon Network, where he originated the idea of CartoonNetwork․com
• Was the namesake for the fictional character Dr․ Samuel Register in the "Teen Titan" comics
• Decorated his office at Warner Bros․ Animation with original comic and animation art, stacks of comic books and toys
• Gave the keynote speech at MIP Junior 2011, discussing Warner Bros Animation's animated programming