Marmel, Steve

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MARMEL, Steve

PERSONAL

Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison, degree in journalism.

Addresses: Manager— Judi Brown, Power Entertainment, 12200 West Olympic Blvd., Suite 490, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (theatrical); Ellen Goldsmith–Vein, Gotham Group, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069 (animation). Publicist— Debbie Keller, Personal Publicity, 12831 South 71st St., Tempe, AZ 85284.

Career: Writer, producer, actor, voice performer, comedian, and lyricist. Frequent collaborator with Butch Hartman. Appeared as a stand–up comic at various venues, beginning in and around Chicago, IL, and in Los Angeles at venues such as the Comedy Club. Presenter of the Internet broadcast [email protected]; executive producer of Wired for Laughs, an Internet comedy festival; host, producer, and writer of other Internet broadcasts. Appeared in commercials, including appearances as the national spokesperson for Horseshoe Casinos. Affiliated with the website ComedyNet.net.

Awards, Honors: Annie Award nomination, International Animated Film Society, outstanding individual achievement for writing in an animated television production, 1998, for "The Perfect Gift," Johnny Bravo; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding animated program of one hour or less, 1998, for "Free Inside, Journey to the Center of Cow," Cow and Chicken; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding music and lyrics, 2002, for "I Wish Every Day Could Be Christmas," in "Christmas Every Day," The Fairly OddParents; Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding music and lyrics, 2003, for "It's Great to Be a Guy" and "What Girls Love," both in "Love Struck!," The Fairly OddParents; Annie Award nomination (with others), outstanding music in an animated television production, 2003, for The Fairly OddParents.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Consultant, Family Guy (animated), Fox, 1999.

(With others) Creator, Dan Danger (animated), beginning 1998, aired on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, c. 2001.

Creator (with others) and story editor, The Fairly OddParents (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001—.

Creator and executive producer, This Just In (animated), Spike TV, 2004—.

(With others) Creator and executive producer, Crash Nebula (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004—.

Producer and story editor, Danny Phantom (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004—.

Television Work; Movies:

Producer and story editor, The Fairly OddParents: Abra–Catastrophe (animated; also known as Abra–Catastrophe, The Fairly OddParents Movie, and The OddParents Movie ), Nickelodeon, 2003.

Television Work; Episodic:

Director, "A Lighter Side of Danger!" (animated), Dan Danger, 1998, aired on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, c. 2001.

Some episodes of The Fairly OddParents series were also broadcast as episodes of Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, between 1998 and 2001.

Television Appearances; Series:

Panelist, You Lie Like a Dog, Animal Planet, 2000.

Host, Pop across America (also known as TNN's Pop across America ), The National Network, 2001.

Voice of Brian Newport, This Just In (animated), Spike TV, 2004—.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, Comics on Delivery (also known as C.O.D. ), Comedy Central, 1997.

Narrator, When Chefs Attack! Hidden Video of America's Scariest Restaurants, UPN, 2001.

Also appeared in "Premium Blend," Comedy Central Presents, Comedy Central; appeared in Nicksclusive: The Making of the Fairly OddParents (also known as The Making of the Fairly OddParents ), Nickelodeon; The Jerry Lewis Telethon, syndicated; and Right Turn, Ten Years Ahead, HBO.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voices of Steve Marcus and second townie, "A Lighter Side of Danger!" (animated), Dan Danger, 1998, aired on Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, c. 2001.

Voice of the computer, "Christmas Every Day," The Fairly OddParents (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001.

Himself, Comic Remix (multiple episodes), Comedy Central, 2002.

Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003.

Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 2004.

Appeared as a guest on Friday Night, NBC; Full Frontal Comedy, Showtime; The List, VH1; Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central and ABC; and The X Show, FX Channel. Voice for Crank Yankers, Comedy Central; voices also in Oh Yeah! Cartoons Anthology.

Television Appearances; Other:

Virtual host of In Toon (pilot), Nickelodeon; also appeared in Mouth Off (pilot), Fox; and Nick Digital, Nickelodeon.

Radio Appearances:

Appeared in the series Ken & Company, TalkRadio 790 KABC (Los Angeles).

Stage Appearances:

Stage appearances include an appearance at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Aspen, CO.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Series:

Johnny Bravo (animated; episodes include "The Perfect Gift"), The Cartoon Network, beginning 1997.

Monster Farm (animated), syndicated, beginning 1998.

Cow and Chicken (animated; episodes include "Free Inside, Journey to the Center of Cow"), The Cartoon Network, multiple episodes, 1998–1999.

I Am Weasel (animated), multiple episodes, 1998–2000.

Family Guy (animated), Fox, 1999.

The Fairly OddParents (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001—.

Chalk Zone (animated), Nickelodeon, 2002—.

Danny Phantom (animated), Nickelodeon, 2004—.

(And composer of theme song) Head writer, This Just In (animated), Spike TV, 2004—.

Teleplays; Movies:

The Fairly OddParents: Abra–Catastrophe (animated; also known as Abra–Catastrophe, The Fairly OddParents Movie, and The OddParents Movie ), Nickelodeon, 2003.