Roger S.H. Schulman

Roger S.H. Schulman co-wrote the animated feature Shrek, for which he won the British Academy Award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay. He previously co-wrote the animated feature Balto for Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and wrote the direct-to-video projects Mulan II and The Jungle Book II for Disney. He developed and wrote the screenplay for an animated feature about the true story of a tortoise who befriends a baby hippo after the 2004 tsunami. He's currently writing "Jungle Cruise," a screenplay for Walt Disney Pictures inspired by the Disney theme park attraction, slated to star Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Schulman has also worked extensively as a producer and writer for television. He is currently co-creator and Executive Producer of the series JONAS for the Disney Channel, for which he was nominated for an Emmy award. He was also Executive Producer of Phil of the Future on Disney Channel. He developed and was Executive Producer of 2Gether for MTV; he was Executive Producer for “Living Single" with Queen Latifah, for which he won an NAACP Image Award; he also wrote on "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" and "Alf". In addition, he served as co-writer of the original pilot for "The Wayans Brothers" television series, as well as the pilots "The Mother Load", "Fresh Man" and "Just My Luck."

Works

Shrek Forever After

A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a twisted version of Far Far Away—where Rumpelstiltskin is king, ogres are hunted, and he and Fiona have never met—he sets out to restore his world and reclaim his true love.

Release Date: 2010-05-16

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 7435

Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears

When Goldilocks, a sassy reality TV star decides to film her next show at the humble home of the Bears, she gives them a taste of the celebrity sweet life they've never had before

Release Date: 2010-03-26

Department: Production

Job: Consulting Producer

Vote Count: 15

JONAS L.A.

The show follows the Jonas Brothers through fun and unusual situations as they try to live ordinary lives.

Release Date: 2009-05-02

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 104

Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare

This story picks up a generation after the famous race between the Hare and the Tortoise. This time it's their kids' turn to compete, and they're about to escalate their family rivalry to ridiculous new levels.

Release Date: 2008-09-12

Department: Production

Job: Consulting Producer

Vote Count: 32

Unstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby

When the three pigs find a tiny wolf cub on their doorstep, they decide to raise him as their own, unaware that they've played right into the plan of a special-ops team of wolves. As the newest addition to their family, Lucky grows into his teens not knowing his history, his role in the wolves' plan or the difficult choice he will have to make about the family that raised him.

Release Date: 2008-03-01

Department: Production

Job: Consulting Producer

Vote Count: 62

Shrek the Third

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.

Release Date: 2007-05-17

Department: Writing

Job: Characters

Vote Count: 9123

The Fox and the Hound 2

Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and Floyd. It is important that they perform well because a talent scout is visiting.

Release Date: 2006-11-09

Department: Writing

Job: Author

Vote Count: 655

Bambi II

Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can learn from his spirited young son.

Release Date: 2006-01-26

Department: Crew

Job: Additional Writing

Vote Count: 998

Mulan II

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.

Release Date: 2004-11-03

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 2384

Phil of the Future

Meet the Diffy family, a futuristic family from the year 2121. When the eccentric dad, Lloyd, rents a time machine for their family vacation, everyone is excited. But then something goes wrong. Their time machine malfunctions and they are thrown out of the space/time continuum in the year 2004.

Release Date: 2004-06-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 67

The Jungle Book 2

Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.

Release Date: 2003-02-07

Department: Crew

Job: Additional Writing

Vote Count: 1142

Shrek

It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey.

Release Date: 2001-05-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 17404

Teacher's Pet

Tired of being a dog, Spot the Dog disguises himself as a boy named Scott and goes to school! With the help of his owner, Leonard, the duo try to keep his deception a secret.

Release Date: 2000-09-09

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 11

For Your Love

From commitment phobics to blissful newlyweds to wedlock veterans, For Your Love depicts love in all of its romantic, challenging and chaotically hilarious stages. This sophisticated romantic comedy series was created and is executive produced by Yvette Lee Bowser. Set in the suburb of Oak Park, Ill, the series follows couples bound by friendship and family as they traverse the many phases of life and love in all their glorious complications. At the start of the series, Sheri & Dean were the relationship "veterans," having been together for 15 years, married for the last four. Malena (Sheri's best friend) & Mel were newlyweds, moving next door to Sheri & Dean. Bobbi & Reggie (Mel's younger brother) were dating, two "commitment-phobes" who were more devoted to each other than either would readily admit.

Release Date: 1998-03-17

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Balto

An outcast half-wolf risks his life to prevent a deadly epidemic from ravaging Nome, Alaska.

Release Date: 1995-12-22

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 2048

A Cool Like That Christmas

A funky hip-hop holiday special featuring a teenage boy named Orlando who lives in an underprivileged neighborhood.

Release Date: 1993-12-23

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 5

Living Single

Living Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network from August 22, 1993, to January 1, 1998. The show centered on the lives of six friends who share personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone. Throughout its run, Living Single became one of the most popular African-American sitcoms of its era, ranking among the top five in African-American ratings in all five seasons. The series was produced by Yvette Lee Bowser's company, Sister Lee, in association with Warner Bros. Television. In contrast to the popularity of NBC's "Must See TV" on Thursday nights in the 1990s, many African American and Latino viewers flocked to Fox's Thursday night line-up of Martin, Living Single, and New York Undercover. In fact, these were the three highest-rated series among black households for the 1996–1997 season.

Release Date: 1993-08-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 44

Tiny Toon Adventures

Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to become the next generation of characters from the Looney Tunes series.

Release Date: 1990-09-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 489

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

For a cool high school kid and his friends, thwarting authority figures and other enemies is not a problem.

Release Date: 1990-09-02

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 66

The Wickedest Witch

Avarissa, a witch so evil that she was banished to an underground kingdom, attempts to trick a human child into committing a despicable act so that she can switch places with him and escape.

Release Date: 1989-10-29

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Vote Count: 2

Alf Tales

ALF Tales is an animated American series that ran on the NBC television network on Saturdays from August 1988 to December 1989. The show was a spinoff from the series ALF: The Animated Series. The show had characters from that series play various characters from fairy tales. The fairy tale was usually altered for comedic effect in a manner relational to Fractured Fairy Tales. Each story typically spoofs a film genre, such as the "Cinderella" episode done as an Elvis movie. Some episodes featured a "fourth wall" effect where ALF is backstage preparing for the episode, and Rob Cowan would appear drawn as a TV executive to try to brief ALF on how to improve this episode. For instance Cowan once told ALF who was readying for a medieval themed episode that "less than 2% of our audience lives in the Dark Ages".

Release Date: 1988-09-10

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 8

Mr. President

Mr. President is a United States television series starring George C. Scott that premiered on May 3, 1987. It was part of the Fox Broadcasting Company's premiere season of prime time entertainment, alongside Married... With Children, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Duet.

Release Date: 1987-05-03

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2

ALF

A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.

Release Date: 1986-09-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1116

Pee-wee's Playhouse

Pee-wee's Playhouse is an American children's television program starring Paul Reubens as the childlike Pee-wee Herman.

Release Date: 1986-09-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 50