Duane Capizzi is an Italian-American writer and television producer.[1] He is known for his extensive work in animated television series, including the Emmy Award-winningTransformers: Prime for which he was Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer, and co-developed its follow-upTransformers: Robots in Disguise. ForWarner Bros. Animation, he was the writer and producer of the animated seriesThe Batman as well as its spin-off feature,The Batman vs. Dracula. He wrote the first DC Universe animated feature,Superman: Doomsday (based onThe Death of Superman saga, and directed byBruce Timm).[1] Other animated series producing/writing credits includeJackie Chan Adventures,Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot,Men in Black: The Series, and series which he helped develop on the CG animatedRoughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles forSony Pictures Television. He wrote and story edited for two animated spin-offs of Jim Carrey films:Ace Ventura: Pet Detective andThe Mask. He also wrote and story edited for severalDisney Afternoon TV series includingDarkwing Duck,Aladdin,TaleSpin, andBonkers. He began his career in animation writing scripts forRobotech II: The Sentinels forHarmony Gold. The series was never produced, but led to writing and story editing onALF: The Animated Series.From 2019 to 2021, Capizzi served as showrunner for theanimated TV series adaptation ofCarmen Sandiego.
