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{{short description|American actress}}
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'''Dev Ross''' is an American screenwriter, children's book author, performer, director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.

'''Dev Ross''' is a screenwriter, children's book author, performer,<ref>[http://blazinm.com/dining/events-2/ BlazinM]</ref> director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.<ref name="info">[http://www.zoominfo.com/#!search/profile/person?personId=64740932&targetid=profile Zoominfo]</ref>

[[File:Dev Ross, circa 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Dev Ross]]


==Writing credits==
==Writing credits==
Ross is a writer in print, animation, and theater,<ref name="imdb name">[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0743361/ IMDb Dev Ross]</ref> for several media content providers including [[Disney]],<ref name="tv.com">[http://www.tv.com/people/dev-ross/ TV.com]</ref> [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], FOX KIDS, [[Universal Cartoon Studios]], [[Cartoon Network]], [[The Learning Channel|TLC]], [[The Discovery Channel]], [[Nickelodeon]], [[Mattel]], the Web, and [[Public Broadcasting System|PBS]].<ref name="tv.com" /> Ross served two years as a story analyst for film production companies and then became a staff writer at [[The Walt Disney Studios (production company)|Disney Studios]] where she also served as a voice director and "story doctor".<ref name="The Internet Animation Database">[http://www.intanibase.com/iad_artists/artist.aspx?artistID=1706 The Internet Animation Database]]</ref> Ross also taught digital screenwriting in South Korean universities on both the graduate and undergraduate levels and at the [[Samsung Corporation]] in Seoul in 2007.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
Ross is a writer in print, animation, and theater, for several media content providers including [[Disney]],<ref name="tv.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/people/dev-ross/ |title=TV.com |access-date=2013-04-07 |archive-date=2012-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707214208/http://www.tv.com/people/dev-ross/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[Fox Kids]], [[Universal Cartoon Studios]], [[Cartoon Network]], [[The Learning Channel|TLC]], [[The Discovery Channel]], [[Nickelodeon]], [[Mattel]], the Web, and [[Public Broadcasting System|PBS]].<ref name="tv.com" /> Ross worked as story analyst for film production companies and then became a staff writer at [[The Walt Disney Studios (production company)|Disney Studios]] in 1991, where she also served as a voice director and "story doctor". During 2007, Ross worked for the [[Samsung Corporation]] in South Korea teaching university courses in digital screenwriting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.<ref name="tv.com" />


Ross wrote for several popular shows during the 1990s. These included ''[[Land Before Time]]'', ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks]]'', ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' and ''[[Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers]]'',<ref>[http://rangerwiki.net/index.php?title=Dev_Ross Rangerwiki]</ref> ''[[Return of Jafar]]'', ''[[Monster High]]'', ''[[Clifford's Puppy Days]]'',<ref name="tv.com" /> and the ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''.<ref name="tv.com" /> She helped bring movies characters to television with ''[[Aladdin (TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]'',.<ref name="imdb name" />
Ross wrote for several popular shows during the 1990s. These included ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', ''[[Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks]]'', ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' and ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers]]'', ''[[Return of Jafar]]'', ''[[Monster High]]'', ''[[Animated Classic Showcase]]'', ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', ''[[Clifford's Puppy Days]],''<ref name="tv.com" /> and the ''[[Adventures from the Book of Virtues]]''.<ref name="tv.com" /> She helped bring movie characters to television with ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''.


===Children's books===
===Children's books===
Ross wrote a number of children's books for the popular “We Both Read” series.<ref>[http://www.webothread.com/server/TreasureBay/website/main/scripts/default.asp Treasure Bay]</ref>
Ross wrote a number of children's books for the popular "We Both Read" series.
* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=Dev |date= |title=Wild Animals of the United States |publisher= Treasure Bay |isbn= 978-1601152343 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |subscription= |quote= }}
* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=Dev |title=Wild Animals of the United States |year=2009 |url=https://archive.org/details/wildanimalsofuni0000ross |url-access=registration |publisher=Treasure Bay |isbn=978-1601152343}}
* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=Dev |date= |title=Frank and the Balloon |publisher= Treasure Bay |isbn= 978-1601150127 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |subscription= |quote= }}
* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=Dev |title=Frank and the Balloon |year=2008 |publisher=Treasure Bay |isbn=978-1601150127 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/frankballoon0000ross}}
* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=Dev |date= |title=Fox's Best Trick Ever |publisher= Treasure Bay |isbn=978-1891327704 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |via= |subscription= |quote= }}
* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=Dev |date=November 2006 |title=Fox's Best Trick Ever |url=https://archive.org/details/foxsbesttrickeve00devr |url-access=registration |publisher=Treasure Bay |isbn=978-1891327704}}


===Television and animation awards===
===Television and animation awards===

{| class="sortable wikitable"
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Award !! Nomination/<br>Win !! Award Category !! Show Title !! Credit !! Date !! Channel/ <br> Distributor
! Award !! Nomination/<br>Win !! Award Category !! Show Title !! Credit !! Date !! Channel/ <br> Distributor
|-
|-
| Action in Children’s Television (ACT)|| style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Excellence in Television Writing || style="text-align:center;"|The Great American Hero Show|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|link=off|1992|September|10}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Public Broadcasting Station|PBS]]
| Action in Children's Television (ACT)|| style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Excellence in Television Writing || style="text-align:center;"|The Great American Hero Show|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|1992|September|10}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Public Broadcasting Station|PBS]]
|-
|-
| [[Annie Award|Annie]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107952/awards IMDb Awards]</ref> || style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Best Animated Home Video Release|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Return of Jafar]]|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107952/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast IMDb Credits]</ref>|| {{dts|format=mdy|link=off|1994|May|20}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Walt Disney Home Video]]
| [[Annie Award|Annie]]<ref>[http://annieawards.org/22nd-annie-awards 22nd Annie Awards]</ref><ref name="Return of Jafar Cast">[http://movies.tvguide.com/the-return-of-jafar/cast/129939 Return of Jafar Cast]</ref> || style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Best Animated Home Video Release|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Return of Jafar]]|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer<ref name="tv.com" />|| {{dts|format=mdy|1994|May|20}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Walt Disney Home Video]]
|-
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy]]<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/shows/awards/tinytoons.html Toonzone]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"| Nomination || style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000206/1993 IMDb 1993 Daytime Emmy]</ref> || style="text-align:center;"| [[Raw Toonage]]<ref>[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=307203 Sitcoms Online]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|link=off|1993|May|22}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]
| [[Daytime Emmy]]<ref>[http://www.toonzone.net/shows/awards/tinytoons.html Toonzone]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"| Nomination || style="text-align:center;"|Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program || style="text-align:center;"| [[Raw Toonage]]<ref>[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=307203 Sitcoms Online]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|1993|May|22}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS]]
|-
|-
| [[Daytime Emmy]]|| style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Outstanding Animated Program<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000206/1989 IMDb 1989 Daytime Emmy]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"|[[New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165052/ IMDb]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|link=off|1989|June|24}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| [[Daytime Emmy]]|| style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]]|| style="text-align:center;"|[[New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|1989|June|24}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
|-
|-
| [[Humanitas]]<ref>[http://www.humanitasprize.org/Prize_PastWinners.html Humanitas Prize Winners]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Excellence in Screenwriting|| style="text-align:center;"| [[Balto II: Wolf Quest]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000337/2002 IMDB 2002 Daytime Emmy]</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|link=off|2002|February|19}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Universal Cartoon Studios]]
| [[Humanitas]]<ref>[http://www.humanitasprize.org/Prize_PastWinners.html Humanitas Prize Winners] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406055244/http://www.humanitasprize.org/Prize_PastWinners.html |date=April 6, 2010}}</ref>|| style="text-align:center;"| Win || style="text-align:center;"| Excellence in Screenwriting|| style="text-align:center;"| [[Balto II: Wolf Quest]]|| style="text-align:center;"|Writer || {{dts|format=mdy|2002|February|19}}|| style="text-align:center;"|[[Universal Cartoon Studios]]
|}
|}


== Straight to video releases ==
==Straight to video releases==
*''[[Return of Jafar]]''
*''[[Return of Jafar]]''
*''[[Balto II: Wolf Quest]]''
*''[[Balto II: Wolf Quest]]''
*''[[The Land Before Time]]''
*''[[The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure]]''
*''[[The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure]]''
*''[[The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving]]''
*''[[The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving]]''
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==Performing arts==
==Performing arts==
Before turning to animation, Ross was the Artistic Director of the "Twelfth Night Repertory Company", a tri-city educational theatre and three time Emmy award winning television troupe from 1980-1982 where she was a writer, director, and performer.<ref name="info" /> Ross wrote and directed more than 70 plays for TNRC and Educational Theater Company, before leaving the schools. She even created a "synthesis of movement, text and sound", for which the schools became noted.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
Before turning to animation, Ross was the artistic director of the "Twelfth Night Repertory Company", a tri-city educational theatre and three time Emmy award-winning television troupe from 1980 to 1982 where she was a writer, director, and performer. Ross wrote and directed more than 70 plays for TNRC and Educational Theater Company, before leaving the schools. She even created a "synthesis of movement, text and sound", for which the schools became noted.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

Prior to 2013, Ross's Theatrical awards include:
Prior to 2013, Ross's Theatrical awards include:
*[[Drama-Logue Award]] for Best New Musical Play, Westwood Playhouse - "Once Upon a Genesis"<ref name="info" />
*[[Drama-Logue Award]] for Best New Musical Play, Westwood Playhouse - "Once Upon a Genesis"


As of 2013, Ross is the creator and head writer of her own original web show called "The Rocks."<ref>[http://www.flaglive.com/flagstafflive_story.cfm?storyID=236835 Flagstaff Live]</ref><ref>[http://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/new-tv-show-seeks-to-capture-local-red-rocks-flavor/article_027c0de1-1f90-56bb-8886-263f22bd0a5e.html Arizona Daily Sun]</ref><ref>[http://www.sedona.tv/the-rocks/the-rocks-sedona.htm Sedona TV]</ref>
As of 2013, Ross is the creator and head writer of her own original web show called "The Rocks."<ref>[https://archive.today/20130410234512/http://www.flaglive.com/flagstafflive_story.cfm?storyID=236835 Flagstaff Live]</ref><ref>[http://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/new-tv-show-seeks-to-capture-local-red-rocks-flavor/article_027c0de1-1f90-56bb-8886-263f22bd0a5e.html Arizona Daily Sun]</ref><ref>[http://www.sedona.tv/the-rocks/the-rocks-sedona.htm Sedona TV]</ref>


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvB-I2_cDmz0lFdod_XeStg Dev Ross's YouTube]
* {{IMDb name|0743361|Dev Ross}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvB-I2_cDmz0lFdod_XeStg Dev Ross's YouTube]

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Latest revision as of 00:38, 11 August 2023

Dev Ross
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1986–present

Dev Ross is an American screenwriter, children's book author, performer, director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.

Writing credits

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Ross is a writer in print, animation, and theater, for several media content providers including Disney,[1] ABC, Fox Kids, Universal Cartoon Studios, Cartoon Network, TLC, The Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Mattel, the Web, and PBS.[1] Ross worked as story analyst for film production companies and then became a staff writer at Disney Studios in 1991, where she also served as a voice director and "story doctor". During 2007, Ross worked for the Samsung Corporation in South Korea teaching university courses in digital screenwriting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.[1]

Ross wrote for several popular shows during the 1990s. These included Darkwing Duck, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, Winnie the Pooh and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, Return of Jafar, Monster High, Animated Classic Showcase, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Clifford's Puppy Days,[1] and the Adventures from the Book of Virtues.[1] She helped bring movie characters to television with Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.

Children's books

[edit]

Ross wrote a number of children's books for the popular "We Both Read" series.

  • Ross, Dev (2009). Wild Animals of the United States. Treasure Bay. ISBN 978-1601152343.
  • Ross, Dev (2008). Frank and the Balloon. Treasure Bay. ISBN 978-1601150127.
  • Ross, Dev (November 2006). Fox's Best Trick Ever. Treasure Bay. ISBN 978-1891327704.

Television and animation awards

[edit]
Award Nomination/
Win
Award Category Show Title Credit Date Channel/
Distributor
Action in Children's Television (ACT) Win Excellence in Television Writing The Great American Hero Show Writer September 10, 1992 PBS
Annie[2][3] Win Best Animated Home Video Release Return of Jafar Writer[1] May 20, 1994 Walt Disney Home Video
Daytime Emmy[4] Nomination Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program Raw Toonage[5] Writer May 22, 1993 CBS
Daytime Emmy Win Outstanding Animated Program New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Writer June 24, 1989 ABC
Humanitas[6] Win Excellence in Screenwriting Balto II: Wolf Quest Writer February 19, 2002 Universal Cartoon Studios

Straight to video releases

[edit]

Performing arts

[edit]

Before turning to animation, Ross was the artistic director of the "Twelfth Night Repertory Company", a tri-city educational theatre and three time Emmy award-winning television troupe from 1980 to 1982 where she was a writer, director, and performer. Ross wrote and directed more than 70 plays for TNRC and Educational Theater Company, before leaving the schools. She even created a "synthesis of movement, text and sound", for which the schools became noted.[citation needed]

Prior to 2013, Ross's Theatrical awards include:

  • Drama-Logue Award for Best New Musical Play, Westwood Playhouse - "Once Upon a Genesis"

As of 2013, Ross is the creator and head writer of her own original web show called "The Rocks."[7][8][9]

References

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[edit]