Rebecca Sugar Biography

Rebecca Sugar is an American animator, screenwriter, director, songwriter and producer. She is best recognized for creating Cartoon Network’s ‘Steven Universe,’ which has made her the first female cartoon creator for the network. She was formerly a storyboard artist and writer on the animated show ‘Adventure Time’ until 2013. She has also developed a graphic novel, ‘Pug Davis’ as well as contributed to the web series ‘nockFORCE’. Her contributions to ‘Steven Universe’ and ‘Adventure Time’ have earned her five Emmy Award nominations. She is a graduate of Montgomery Blair High School and Albert Einstein High School. Sugar was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, in a Jewish family. She grew up with her brother, Steven, who is a background designer for ‘Steven Universe.’ On the personal front, Sugar is in a long-time relationship with Ian Jones-Quartey, a well-known animator, writer, and voice actor. In 2012, Forbes magazine included the multi-talented personality in their "30 Under 30 in Entertainment" list for her contribution to many of the best episodes of the series ‘Adventure Time.’