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Mike Roth is an animation writer, director, and producer. Most recently, he developed and directed the animated streaming feature Merry Little Batman, starring the iconic caped crusader, for Amazon.[1][2] Prior to this role, Roth developed and supervised the development of several projects with Disney Television Animation.[3] Roth was also the Co-Executive Producer of Cartoon Network's Emmy winning Artists Program where he was responsible for the development and production pipeline of their shorts. Several shorts under Mike's supervision went to series, including Craig of the Creek, Apple and Onion, Summer Camp Island, Victor and Valentino, Infinity Train, and more.

Roth served as a writer and producer on Cartoon Network's animated series Regular Show, for which he received multiple Emmy nominations (Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program 2015, 2014, & 2011)[4] and won the Emmy in 2012 (Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program)[5] . He has also written and storyboarded on a number of other animated shows including Cartoon Network's The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb, Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants as well as Paramount Pictures' feature films The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie and Rugrats in Paris.

Roth graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York.

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  1. ^ Franklin, McKinley (2023-04-26). "Amazon Acquires 'Merry Little Batman' Animated Film, Spinoff Series 'Bat-Family' From Warner Bros. Animation". Variety. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  2. ^ Spry, Jeff (2023-12-05). "How 'Merry Little Batman' Director Mike Roth Unwrapped a Yuletide Dark Knight Tale". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  3. ^ Amidi, Amid (2019-07-24). "Disney Television Animation Signs 17 Overall Deals With Creators And Animators". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  4. ^ "Mike Roth". Television Academy. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nikki Finke,Nellie (2012-09-15). "HBO Leads With 17 Creative Arts Emmys, CBS 13, PBS 11; 'Undercover Boss' Wins Reality Emmy; 'Daily Show' Writers, Jimmy Fallon, Kathy Bates, Jeremy Davies, Martha Plimpton Win Emmys; 'Wizards Of Waverly Place' & 'The Penguins Of Madagascar'". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)