Rebecca Sugar
Animator
American artist and composer who is known for her work on the Cartoon Network television series Adventure Time as a writer and storyboard artist. She created the animated series Steven Universe, and in the process became the first woman to create a show on the Cartoon Network.
She started her career in 2008 as a producer and composer.
She earned Emmy Award and Annie Award nominations for her work on Adventure Time.
She grew up with her family around Silver Spring, Maryland. Her brother Steven Sugar became a background designer for Steven Universe. In 2008, she began dating Ian Jones-Quartey; the couple wed on December 4, 2019.
She worked as a storyboard artist on the 2012 animated film Hotel Transylvania, which featured Selena Gomez as a voice actress.