Introduction
Samuel Barnard Register (born June 16, 1969) is an American television producer, animator, and businessman. He is the president of Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
Career
Formerly Vice President of Cartoon Network, Register was the brain behind CartoonNetwork.com, which was launched in 1998. After creating CartoonNetwork.com, Register came up with the idea of Cartoon Orbit in 2000. He was the creative director of Cartoon Orbit during 2000 and 2001. Register had his head start at directing toy commercials, before he moved over to Cartoon Network.
He was the creator of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and The Looney Tunes Show, and served as executive producer of Teen Titans and Ben 10. He also served as executive producer for Transformers: Animated, based on the popular Transformers franchise, and Ben 10: Alien Force. He then became the executive producer of Teen Titans Go!, Mike Tyson Mysteries, and Unikitty!
The fictional character, Dr. Samuel Register (from the Teen Titans comics), was named after Sam Register. On August 28, 2020, Register officially became the president of both Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Recently, he has been the executive producer of the HBO Max original series, Looney Tunes Cartoons and Jellystone!. He also served as an executive producer for films like Teen Titans Go! To the Movies and the 2021 live-action/animated Tom and Jerry hybrid movie.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Web Premiere Toons: Journey to the Center of My Dog's Head | Executive producer | Web Premiere Toons |
| Web Premiere Toons: Evil Awards | |||
| Web Premiere Toons: Captain Distraction | |||
| 2002 | Wendell and Wuggums in the Creep Next Door | Wendell and Wuggums | |
| Wendell and Wuggums in Game Over | |||
| 2005 | The Karate Guard | Tom and Jerry | |
| 2007 | Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Ben 10 | |
| Ben 10: Race Against Time | |||
| 2009 | Wonder Woman | ||
| Green Lantern: First Flight | |||
| Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | |||
| 2010 | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | ||
| Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | |||
| Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Tom and Jerry | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | |||
| 2011 | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | Tom and Jerry | |
| Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur | |||
| I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat | |||
| 2012 | Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire | ||
| Daffy's Rhapsody | |||
| Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Tom and Jerry | ||
| Big Top Scooby-Doo! | |||
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon | ||
| Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Tom and Jerry | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | |||
| 2014 | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | ||
| Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Tom and Jerry | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy | |||
| 2015 | Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness | ||
| The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! | |||
| Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Tom and Jerry | ||
| Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | |||
| Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | |||
| 2016 | Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon | ||
| Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Tom and Jerry | ||
| 2017 | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | ||
| The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! | |||
| Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Tom and Jerry | ||
| 2018 | Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold | ||
| Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | |||
| Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost | |||
| 2019 | Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost | ||
| DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice | |||
| Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | |||
| Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans | |||
| Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island | |||
| 2020 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge | ||
| Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! | |||
| 2021 | Batman: Soul of the Dragon | ||
| Tom & Jerry | Tom and Jerry | ||
| Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob | |||
| Justice Society: World War II | |||
| Batman: The Long Halloween | |||
| Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms | |||
| Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog | |||
| 2022 | Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! | Tom and Jerry | |
| Catwoman: Hunted | |||
| Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse | |||
| King Tweety | |||
| Green Lantern: Beware My Power | |||
| Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo! | |||
| Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind | |||
| Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons | |||
| Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land | Tom and Jerry | ||
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim |
Television
| Years | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–2006 | Teen Titans | Executive producer | |
| 2004–2006 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Series creator | |
| Justice League Unlimited | Executive producer | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ben 10 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Transformers: Animated | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ben 10: Alien Force | ||
| 2008–2011 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | ||
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: Resolute | ||
| 2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | ||
| MAD | |||
| 2010–present | Young Justice | ||
| 2011–2014 | The Looney Tunes Show | ||
| 2011–2012 | ThunderCats | ||
| 2012–2013 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | ||
| 2013–present | Teen Titans Go! | ||
| 2013–2014 | Beware the Batman | ||
| 2014–2021 | The Tom and Jerry Show | ||
| 2014–2020 | Mike Tyson Mysteries | ||
| 2015–2020 | New Looney Tunes | ||
| 2015–2018 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | ||
| 2016–2017 | Right Now Kapow | ||
| 2016–2018 | Bunnicula | ||
| Justice League Action | |||
| 2016–2021 | Ben 10 | ||
| 2017–2020 | Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz | ||
| 2017–2019 | Wacky Races | ||
| 2017–2020 | Unikitty! | ||
| 2019–present | DC Super Hero Girls | ||
| Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? | |||
| Green Eggs and Ham | |||
| Harley Quinn | |||
| 2020 | ThunderCats Roar | ||
| 2020–present | Looney Tunes Cartoons | ||
| Animaniacs | |||
| 2021 | Tom and Jerry Special Shorts | ||
| The Fungies! | |||
| Adventure Time: Distant Lands | |||
| Aquaman: King of Atlantis | |||
| Apple & Onion | |||
| 2021–present | Craig of the Creek | ||
| 2021–2022 | Victor and Valentino | ||
| 2021–present | Summer Camp Island | ||
| Tom and Jerry in New York | |||
| Jellystone! | |||
| 2021–2022 | Little Ellen | ||
| 2021–present | Tig n' Seek | ||
| 2021–2022 | Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs | ||
| 2022–present | We Baby Bears | ||
| Primal | |||
| 2022 | Batwheels | ||
| Tiny Toons Looniversity | |||
| Unicorn: Warriors Eternal | |||
| 2023 | Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai | ||
| TBA | Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake | ||
| Velma |