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Nathan Ruegger is a screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

, the son of writer/producer/director Tom Ruegger

Tom Ruegger

Tom Ruegger is an American animation writer, producer, and director.-Career:In the 1980s Ruegger worked for Hanna-Barbera, writing and producing various animated series, most notably The Snorks, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.In 1989 he began...

, and the voice of certain characters in his father's cartoon shows. The first was in Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....

when he played the baby version of Plucky Duck

Plucky Duck

Plucky Allen Duck is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. He is also the titular character in Gary A. Lewis's Plucky Duck in the Summer Job. He is arguably the third main character on the show after Buster and Babs. Plucky is voiced by Joe...

, famous for his catchphrase "Water go down the hooooooooole!". The second was in Animaniacs
Animaniacs
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as simply Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros. Television and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was the second animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven...

, in a far more prominent role as Skippy Squirrel, the nephew of Slappy Squirrel. Around the end of that show's run, he landed the role of Froggo

Froggo

Froggo Games was a video game company that produced several games for the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 game systems, long after the release of the Nintendo NES and other systems. The games were particularly notable for their poor ratings, and is often considered the worst game company on the 2600...

in Histeria!
Histeria!
Histeria! is a 1998 American animated series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike other animated series produced by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, Histeria! stood out as the most explicit edutainment program in order to meet FCC requirements for...

. He is also well known for being the inspiration of Yakko Warner.

In 2006, Nathan graduated from Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...

with high honors in Film Studies, the Dartmouth Film Award, and acceptance into the USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

The USC School of Cinematic Arts, until 2006 named the School of Cinema-Television , is a film school within the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. It is the oldest and largest such school in the United States, established in 1929 as a joint venture with the Academy of...

. While at USC, Nathan was a finalist in the 2008-2009 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award

Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award

Created in 1998, Coca-Cola has given out the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award to a student winner of their competition. Students from participating film schools across the United States submit entries of original scripts and storyboards...

, produced the documentary Carry Me Home, and wrote two feature screenplays. In May 2010, Nathan graduated from USC with a finished thesis film, Another Life
Another Life (short film)
Another Life is a short film written and directed by Nathan Ruegger, famous as the voice of Skippy Squirrel from the 1993 animated series, Animaniacs...

, a suspense thriller about a young female veteran tapped with the daunting task of assassinating a fellow soldier.

Another Life
Another Life (short film)
Another Life is a short film written and directed by Nathan Ruegger, famous as the voice of Skippy Squirrel from the 1993 animated series, Animaniacs...

won the Gold for Best Original Dramatic Short at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, the Jury Selection Award at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival, the Award of Merit at the Accolade Competition

Accolade Competition

The Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....

, and Official Selection at 12 Film Festivals:

Newport Beach Film Festival
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Newport Beach, California, that showcases more than 350 films to more than 30,000 attendees annually....
Temecula Valley International Film Festival
Temecula Valley International Film Festival
Temecula Valley International Film Festival is a film festival held in Temecula Valley, California.Begun September 1995 and held every September since, it is a celebration Film and Music. It drew 600 attendees in 1995 and more than 20,000 in 2008...
Rome International Film Festival
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
Big Bear Lake International Film Festival
The Big Bear International Film Festival has been held in the mountain community of Big Bear Lake, California, United States since 2000. Every year, the festival expands with number of submissions and the prestige of their honorees. The festival hosts both film and screenplay...
San Antonio Film Festival
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Accolade Competition
Accolade Competition
The Accolade Competition is an international, non-traditional, virtual awards venue. Awards go to those filmmakers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries....
DC Independent Film Festival
DC Independent Film Festival
As the oldest independent film festival in Washington, the has a storied history of presenting extraordinary films. DCIFF has served as a platform for launching great independent filmmakers since its premiere year in 1999, providing a forum for cutting edge features, shorts and documentaries on...
Lady Filmmakers Film Festival
Big Easy International Film Festival
Traverse City Shorts Festival
Mountain Madness Film Festival.

Currently, Nathan is a Second-Rounder at the Austin Screenwriting Competition, a Quarter-Finalist at the Big Bear Lake Screenwriting Competition, Finalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
PAGE International Screenwriting Awards
The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards were founded in 2003 by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development executives to recognize up and coming screenwriters from around the world. In October of each year, the PAGE Judges present 31 Awards in ten different genre categories...

, and a screenwriter

Screenwriter

of crime thrillers and family dramas.

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