ATUL N. RAO Creator / Producer / Writer / Director/ Performer ANIMATION WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN Marvel Enterprises/FST/Nicktoons/BBC Assoc. Producer/Writer Series in Production
 GATURRO Illusion Films (Argentina) /Toonz Animation/ Animated Feature Film 3rd Draft Writer/English Dialogue SUPER HERO SQUAD Marvel Studios/Cartoon Network/CBBC/YTV Writer TV Series (Comedy) TWINERGY ABCL/Toonz (Bollywood) Writer Feature Film in Production LEAGUE OF SUPER EVIL Nerdcorps/YTV Canada/Cartoon Network/C-BBC Writer TV Series LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF SANTA CLAUS G7 Entertainment/Toonz India Development Executive/Associate Producer Feature Film in Production DOODLEBOPS Animated Series Disney Channel/Cookie Jar Writer Series in Production KUNG FU DINO POSSE Cookie Jar Writer Series in Production DRAGON LANCE Paramount Home Video Associate Producer Animated Direct To Video film LEGENDS OF THE RING OF FIRE Disney Asia/DisneyChannel Europe Creative Producer / Director / co-writer Interstitial Series (2nd Season) in production THE JUNGLE-PLEX Animal Planet/Discovery Communications Creator/Executive Producer/Writer Series in Development TENALI RAMAN Nickelodeon Asia /Cartoon Network India Writer / Voice Actor TV Series 
 SWAROOP Cartoon Network / Warner Bros. Animation Co-Creator / Producer / Writer / Lead Voice Pilot Production/Series Development RODEOHEADS (Roy Rogers) Warner Bros / Kids WB!. Co-Creator / Supervising Producer / Writer Pilot/Series Development THE THREE STOOGES Comedy 3 / George Paige Associates/ Producer / Writer Pilot/Prime Time Series in Development RAGGEDY ANN & ANDY Simon & Shuster/WAMC International Writer / Co-Developer Series Development SPACE GOLF D.L.E. Japan/Toonz India Director/Writer/Development/Producer TV Pilot Production HISTORTED RaoRao Inc. Webisodes Director/Writer/Performer FRESHMAN FRED’S FIRST WEEK I.K. Health Centre/Teen Mental Health.org/RaoRao Comedy Web Series & Promos Director/Writer/Performer BRAIN ASYLUM Disney Channel Co-Creator / Producer / Writer Series Development PSYKO FERRET Klasky Csupo/Nickelodeon Co-Creator Pilot TERRYTOONS/ HECKLE & JECKLE Nickelodeon/Nicktoons Co-Writer Pilot & Series Development MONA THE VAMPIRE Cinar Entertainment Story Editor / Writer YTV Canada / France 3 / BBC Series ROTTEN RALPH Italtoons Writer Fox Family / BBC / Nickelodeon UK Series HOZE HOUNDZ Amberwood /Atlantis Alliance Writer Family Channel Canada Series BABAR – THE SERIES Nelvana Staff Writer HBO / CBC Series TINTIN – THE SERIES Nelvana Staff Writer Canal Plus/Global Television Network LITTLE ROSEY Nelvana Staff Writer ABC Series THE CARE BEARS FAMILY Nelvana Staff Writer ABC Series TRUE HOLIDAY STORIES: RUDOLPH First TV/Discovery Communications Animation Producer Christmas Special in Development FLAK CRISP: TOTAL ACTION!!! / FREAQUILIZER SUPER DISCO DUDE / SOUR BOY & PEP GIRL Animated Shorts Executive Producer/co-creator Fox Family Worldwide PADDY’S PAGES Toonz Animation Producer/co-writer/Voice over Short film/Preschool Pilot THE MAHARAJA COWBOY Toonz Animation/DLE Japan Producer/Writer/Director/Performer Comedy short/Series Pilot SRI GAJANAN SOCIETY Toonz Animation India Development Exec/Co-Writer Series Development WANDA WILKINS NFL (National Football League)/Brandissimmo Animation Producer Online Animated Series TALES OF LORD SHIVA Cartoon Network Asia/Toonz India Story Editor/Writer Animated Series MISCHIEF CITY Shaftesbury Films/YTV Writer / Co-Developer Series Development HABBO “SNOUTFIT GIFT” Co-writer/Creative Producer/Voice overs Sulake Labs (Finland) THE ADVENTURES OF HANUMAN Cartoon Network Asia/Toonz India Creator / Producer / Writer / Director / TV Series HANUMAN RETURNS Percept Pictures/Toonz India Consulting Producer Feature Film THE LITTLE DON Spunky Productions Writer/Series Development Internet Shorts TACKY TACKLE / UNCLE PHILO’S MAGIC ARCHWAY Film Roman Writer/Series Development Mini-Bible KUNG FU KANGAROOS Modern Cartoon Writer Series Pilot UB SAFE Pearly Gates Inc./Ontario Government Animator Short Educational Film BRAVE Cartoon Network Europe/Kickstart Ent. Writer/Associate Producer Series in Production LIVE ACTION – Feature and Television ATUL N. RAO CHANGING STRIPES Chesler Perlmutter Productions Writer Feature Film L’ORCHIDEE Soma Productions/Toonz Animation Writer/Director/Performer Pilot INSIDE THE BASEMENT Fox Family Channel Co-Creator / Executive Producer Pilot for half hour series MORNING SCRAMBLE Fox Family Channel Co-Creator / Executive Producer Hosted Programming THE BASEMENT Fox Family Channel Co-Creator / Executive Producer Hosted Programming THE WEEKEND CHILL Fox Family Channel Co-Creator / Executive Producer Hosted Programming NO YELL MOTEL Fox Kids Network Co-Creator / Executive Producer / Performer Interstitials/Promos – 13 episodes BRAIN WASH YTV Canada Co-Creator / Producer / Writer / Performer Interstitials/Promos - 50 hours THE ZONE YTV Canada Writer / Performer / Segment Producer Interstitials - 395 hours CYBERWIRED YTV Canada Writer / Co-Producer (New Year’s Special) TAKE 5 Family Channel Canada Writer / Producer / Director / Performer Short Film DESTINATION X Life Channel/Paragon Entertainment Writer / Director Travel Documentary A HERITAGE OF CARING Children’s Aid Society/Sheridan College Writer Documentary TRIPTI CREW Radiohead TV Unit Director/ Performer Music video (Online & DVD) STAGE “Moving Shortly” (Short Play) Lead Performer Paradox Players Austin, Texas 2 shows “The Lost Tribe” (Comedy Troupe) Head Writer/Principal actor Big City Improv Toronto – 37 shows “Kenuppets” (Puppet Troupe) Head Writer/Principal puppeteer Cross Canada Tour 250 shows “Pause, Nose & The Twitch” Playwright/Performer CIUT FM Toronto (Radio Play) EDUCATION B.A. Psychology - McMaster University (1986) Media Arts Graduate – Sheridan College (1989) Canadian Centre for Advanced Film Studies – Television (1994) Second City Improv Training – Advanced level (1994-1996) Other Training Algonquin College – Screenwriter and Producer workshops (1987-1989) George Brown College – Comedy Performance Workshops (1992) Mohawk College – Comedy Improvisation (1982) Nelvana Voice Workshops (Arlene Berman) Vocal Training – Brenda Ushimuru Indian Music Training – Sangeet Institute for World Music / Nada Brahma Institute Anthropology – McMaster University 1991-1992 AWARDS Animax Comedy Writing Competition - 2nd Place Script - 2008 Other Network 2004 – Winner of Comedy Writing competition – “Three Stooges Pilot” Frames 2004 - Special Jury Award – “Adventures of Hanuman” trailer Cartoons On the Bay Festival 2001, Rome Italy – 1st place – “Psyko Ferret” New York’s Critic Choice Award – Best Children’s Educational Short – “UB Safe” World Animation Celebration Screenwriters Competition – 2nd Place – “Psyko Ferret” World Animation Celebration Screenwriters Competition – 3rd Place – “BEM: Mutant on a Mission” Super Pitch 2007 - 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