Aaron Waltke | |
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Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | August 8, 1984
Nationality | American |
Other names | Aaron J. Waltke |
Occupation(s) | screenwriter and television producer |
Notable work |
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Spouse |
Ellen Tremiti (
m. 2016) |
Aaron John Waltke (born August 8, 1984) [1] is an American screenwriter and Emmy-winning, Annie-nominated executive producer and showrunner. [2] He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters (2016–2018), Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020), Unikitty! (2018–2020), and Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–present). [3] [4] In 2020, he was named by The College Magazine as one of its "20 under 40" List. [5]
Aaron Waltke was born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana and spent some of his childhood on the islands of Sanibel-Captiva in the Gulf of Mexico. [6] He attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he began directing live theatre, performing sketch comedy, and writing screenplays. [7] He moved to Los Angeles, where his work was shown at venues including The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, iO West, The Comedy Store, and the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. [6]
Waltke began his television career producing and directing documentaries for PBS affiliate WTIU. After moving to Los Angeles, he was hired by The National Lampoon as a writer and producer to create original content. [8]
In 2012, he was hired to write a live-action feature film adaptation of The Brave Little Toaster. [9] He was later hired to adapt a live action feature film version of the popular comic strip Heathcliff for the same company. [10]
In 2014, he joined Guillermo del Toro's award-winning Netflix series Trollhunters produced by DreamWorks Animation, for which he was twice-nominated and won an Emmy Award in the category of "Best Writing for an Animated Program," and was nominated for an Annie Award. [7]
He became co-executive producer and co-showrunner on the final installment of the franchise, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, for which he co-wrote the pilot with del Toro. He won a Kidscreen Award for "Best New Series" and was nominated for an Emmy for " Outstanding Children's Animated Series". [11] [12] [13]
In 2017, he served as a head writer for a Cartoon Network spinoff of The LEGO Movie entitled Unikitty! produced by Warner Bros. Animation. [14] While there, he co-wrote an episode of Teen Titans Go! for the same creative team. [2]
In July 2019, Waltke joined the television show Star Trek: Prodigy as a writer and producer, later co-executive producer and co-head writer for the series. He previously collaborated with the show's creators, The Hageman Brothers, on Trollhunters. [15] In 2022, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Series" for his work on the show. [16] In 2023, his work received a nomination for a Television Critics Association Award in the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming." [17] In 2024, his and others' contributions to Star Trek were honored with a Peabody Institutional Award. [18]
In October 2020, Legion M announced that Waltke was attached to develop and executive produce an adult animated feature film with Powerhouse Animation based on George Mann's Ghosts of Manhattan novels, an action sci-fi noir story set in an alternate history 1920s New York. [19]
In 2023, Waltke was hired to develop the story and script for the forthcoming feature film Transformers One, a prequel film in the Transformers franchise. [20]
In 2023, Waltke was announced as a writer for DC Comics in the anthology, How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days. The collection will explore the strange world of superhero romance in the DC Universe. [21]
Waltke is married to fellow writer and published mystery author Ellen Tremiti. They reside in Los Angeles. [22]
Waltke engages in youth activism and outreach. He was the keynote speaker at the 2018 RESET Technology & Creativity Conference, a bi-national event between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, aimed at encouraging youth innovation, creativity, and opportunity across the Mexico–US border. [23]
Year | Title | Credit |
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2008–2010 | National Lampoon's College Network | Writer, Producer, Director |
2012–2013 | Game Program Attack | Writer (7 episodes) |
2016–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Writer (52 episodes) |
2017 | Teen Titans Go! | Writer (1 episode) |
2018–2020 | Unikitty! | Head Writer (56 episodes) |
2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Showrunner, Co-Executive Producer, Head Writer (10 episodes) |
2021–2023 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Head Writer (40 episodes) |
2024 | Transformers One | Story Development |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media | The 3rd Annual Streamy Awards | Nominated | [24] |
2018 | Kidscreen Awards | Best Writing | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Won | [25] |
Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Nominated | [26] | ||
Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Won | [27] [28] | ||
2019 | Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program | Nominated | [29] | ||
2021 | Outstanding Children's Animated Series | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Nominated | [30] | |
Kidscreen Awards | Best New Series | Won | [31] | ||
2022 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Series | Star Trek: Prodigy | Nominated | [16] [32] |
2023 | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming | Nominated | [17] | |
2024 | Peabody Awards | Peabody Institutional Award | Star Trek, Star Trek: Prodigy | Won | [33] |
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Aaron Waltke | |
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Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | August 8, 1984
Nationality | American |
Other names | Aaron J. Waltke |
Occupation(s) | screenwriter and television producer |
Notable work |
|
Spouse |
Ellen Tremiti (
m. 2016) |
Aaron John Waltke (born August 8, 1984) [1] is an American screenwriter and Emmy-winning, Annie-nominated executive producer and showrunner. [2] He is best known for his work on Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters (2016–2018), Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020), Unikitty! (2018–2020), and Star Trek: Prodigy (2021–present). [3] [4] In 2020, he was named by The College Magazine as one of its "20 under 40" List. [5]
Aaron Waltke was born and raised in Greenwood, Indiana and spent some of his childhood on the islands of Sanibel-Captiva in the Gulf of Mexico. [6] He attended Indiana University Bloomington, where he began directing live theatre, performing sketch comedy, and writing screenplays. [7] He moved to Los Angeles, where his work was shown at venues including The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, iO West, The Comedy Store, and the L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival. [6]
Waltke began his television career producing and directing documentaries for PBS affiliate WTIU. After moving to Los Angeles, he was hired by The National Lampoon as a writer and producer to create original content. [8]
In 2012, he was hired to write a live-action feature film adaptation of The Brave Little Toaster. [9] He was later hired to adapt a live action feature film version of the popular comic strip Heathcliff for the same company. [10]
In 2014, he joined Guillermo del Toro's award-winning Netflix series Trollhunters produced by DreamWorks Animation, for which he was twice-nominated and won an Emmy Award in the category of "Best Writing for an Animated Program," and was nominated for an Annie Award. [7]
He became co-executive producer and co-showrunner on the final installment of the franchise, Wizards: Tales of Arcadia, for which he co-wrote the pilot with del Toro. He won a Kidscreen Award for "Best New Series" and was nominated for an Emmy for " Outstanding Children's Animated Series". [11] [12] [13]
In 2017, he served as a head writer for a Cartoon Network spinoff of The LEGO Movie entitled Unikitty! produced by Warner Bros. Animation. [14] While there, he co-wrote an episode of Teen Titans Go! for the same creative team. [2]
In July 2019, Waltke joined the television show Star Trek: Prodigy as a writer and producer, later co-executive producer and co-head writer for the series. He previously collaborated with the show's creators, The Hageman Brothers, on Trollhunters. [15] In 2022, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Series" for his work on the show. [16] In 2023, his work received a nomination for a Television Critics Association Award in the category of "Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming." [17] In 2024, his and others' contributions to Star Trek were honored with a Peabody Institutional Award. [18]
In October 2020, Legion M announced that Waltke was attached to develop and executive produce an adult animated feature film with Powerhouse Animation based on George Mann's Ghosts of Manhattan novels, an action sci-fi noir story set in an alternate history 1920s New York. [19]
In 2023, Waltke was hired to develop the story and script for the forthcoming feature film Transformers One, a prequel film in the Transformers franchise. [20]
In 2023, Waltke was announced as a writer for DC Comics in the anthology, How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days. The collection will explore the strange world of superhero romance in the DC Universe. [21]
Waltke is married to fellow writer and published mystery author Ellen Tremiti. They reside in Los Angeles. [22]
Waltke engages in youth activism and outreach. He was the keynote speaker at the 2018 RESET Technology & Creativity Conference, a bi-national event between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, aimed at encouraging youth innovation, creativity, and opportunity across the Mexico–US border. [23]
Year | Title | Credit |
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2008–2010 | National Lampoon's College Network | Writer, Producer, Director |
2012–2013 | Game Program Attack | Writer (7 episodes) |
2016–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Writer (52 episodes) |
2017 | Teen Titans Go! | Writer (1 episode) |
2018–2020 | Unikitty! | Head Writer (56 episodes) |
2020 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Showrunner, Co-Executive Producer, Head Writer (10 episodes) |
2021–2023 | Star Trek: Prodigy | Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Head Writer (40 episodes) |
2024 | Transformers One | Story Development |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media | The 3rd Annual Streamy Awards | Nominated | [24] |
2018 | Kidscreen Awards | Best Writing | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Won | [25] |
Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Nominated | [26] | ||
Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Won | [27] [28] | ||
2019 | Outstanding Writing for an Animated Program | Nominated | [29] | ||
2021 | Outstanding Children's Animated Series | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Nominated | [30] | |
Kidscreen Awards | Best New Series | Won | [31] | ||
2022 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Series | Star Trek: Prodigy | Nominated | [16] [32] |
2023 | Television Critics Association Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming | Nominated | [17] | |
2024 | Peabody Awards | Peabody Institutional Award | Star Trek, Star Trek: Prodigy | Won | [33] |
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