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{{short description|American actress}}
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| occupation = Screenwriter
| years_active = 1986–present
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[[File:Dev Ross, circa 2005.jpg|thumb|right|Dev Ross]]
'''Dev Ross''' is an American screenwriter, children's book author, performer, director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.
'''Dev Ross''' is an American screenwriter, children's book author, performer, director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.


==Writing credits==
==Writing credits==
Ross is a writer in print, animation, and theater, 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 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 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''[[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 (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 (TV series)|Aladdin]]'' and ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''.
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.
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 |url=https://archive.org/details/wildanimalsofuni0000ross |url-access=registration |publisher= Treasure Bay |isbn= 978-1601152343 |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 |accessdate= |via= |subscription= |quote= |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/frankballoon0000ross }}
* {{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 |url=https://archive.org/details/foxsbesttrickeve00devr |url-access=registration |publisher= Treasure Bay |isbn=978-1891327704 |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|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://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]]
| [[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]]
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| [[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]]<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|| 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]]
| [[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] {{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]]
| [[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]]''
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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. 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"
*[[Drama-Logue Award]] for Best New Musical Play, Westwood Playhouse - "Once Upon a Genesis"
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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>
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}}


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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

[edit]

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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  1. ^ a b c d e f "TV.com". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
  2. ^ 22nd Annie Awards
  3. ^ Return of Jafar Cast
  4. ^ Toonzone
  5. ^ Sitcoms Online
  6. ^ Humanitas Prize Winners Archived April 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Flagstaff Live
  8. ^ Arizona Daily Sun
  9. ^ Sedona TV
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