DINI, Paul 1957–

PERSONAL

Born August 7, 1957.

Addresses: Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., 5th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Paradigm, 360 N. Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Writer, producer, story editor, and actor. Worked at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch for four years.

Awards, Honors: Daytime Emmy Award (with others), outstanding animated program, 1991, Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding animated program (for programming one hour or less), 1991, for Tiny Toon Adventures; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding animated program (for programming one hour or less), 1995, for Tiny Toon Adventures: Night Ghoulery; Daytime Emmy Award nominations (with others), outstanding special class—animated program, 1999, 2000, for The New Batman Superman Adventures; Animation Writers Caucus Animation Award, Writers Guild of America, 1999; Annie Award nomination (with Alan Burnett), outstanding individual achievement for writing in an animated television production, 1999, for "Rebirth: Part 1," Batman Beyond; Daytime Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding special class animated program, 2000, 2002, Daytime Emmy Award (with others), outstanding special class animated program, 2001, Annie Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement for writing in an animated television production, 2001, Annie Award nomination (with others), outstanding individual achievement for writing in an animated feature production, 2001, all for Batman Beyond; Video Premiere Award (nomination), best animated video premiere, 2001, for Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker; Daytime Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding special class animated program, 2004, for Duck Dodgers; Annie Award nomination, outstanding writing in an animated television production, 2004, for "Comfort & Joy," Justice League.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Script consultant, Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (animated; also known as SubZero), Warner Bros., 1998.

Producer, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (animated; also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker and Return of the Joker), Warner Bros., 2000.

Consultant, Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Bluntman & Chronic clapper/loader, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Miramax, 2001.

Himself, Comic Book: The Movie, Miramax Home Entertainment, 2004.

Television Work; Series:

Associate producer, Droids (animated; also known as Droids: The Adventures of R2D2 and C3P0 and Star Wars: Droids), ABC, 1985.

Story editor and associate producer, Ewoks, ABC, 1985.

Story editor, Beany & Cecil, ABC, 1988.

Story editor, Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Tiny Toon Adventures"), 1990.

Story editor, The Plucky Duck Show, Fox, 1992.

Producer and story editor, Batman (animated; also known as Batman: The Animated Series and The Adventures of Batman & Robin), Fox, 1992.

Producer and story editor, Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), The WB, 1996.

Producer, Batman: Gotham Knights (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Batman), The WB, 1997.

Series story editor, producer, and story editor, The New Batman/Superman Adventures (animated), The WB, 1998.

Producer and story editor, Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 1999.

Producer, Duck Dodgers (animated), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Story editor, Lost, ABC, 2004.

Television Work; Movies:

Script consultant, Subzero, The WB, 1998.

Producer, Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (animated), The WB, 1996.

Producer, The Batman/Superman Movie (animated; also known as Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest), The WB, 1998.

Story editor and producer, Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of George Lucas, "A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, But Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers," Clerks (animated; also known as Clerks: The Cartoon and Clerks: Uncensored), ABC, 2000.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (animated), Warner Home Video, 1992.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (animated; also known as Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: The Animated Movie, Batman: The Animated Movie, Batman: The Animated Movie—Mask of the Phantasm, and Mask of the Phantasm: Batman of the Animated Movie), Warner Bros., 1993.

(Story only) Double Dragon (also known as Double Dragon: The Movie), Gramercy, 1994.

(Story only) Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (animated; also known as Batman of the Future: Return of the Joker and Return of the Joker), Warner Bros., 2000.

Film Lyrics:

"Beneath the Ocean" and "Happy World Land Anthem," Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (animated), Warner Home Video, 1992.

Television Movies:

Superman: The Last Son of Krypton (animated), 1996.

(Part one; also story "World's Finest") The Batman/Superman Movie (animated; also known as Batman/Superman Adventures: World's Finest), The WB, 1998.

"Rebirth," Batman Beyond: The Movie (animated), 1999.

Television Specials:

Tiny Toon Adventures: The Looney Beginning (animated), CBS, 1990.

Cap'n O.G. Readmore Meets Chicken Little (animated), ABC, 1992.

Tiny Toon Adventures: Night Ghoulery (animated), Fox, 1995.

Television Episodes:

"The Incredible Sinking City (Shazam!)," The Kid Super Power Hour, 1981.

"Halloween," The New Scooby–Doo Mysteries (animated), 1984.

"Jungle Trap," G.I. Joe (animated; also known as Chijo saikyo no Expert Team G.I. Joe), syndicated, 1985.

Ewoks (animated; also known as Ewoks & Droids Adventure Hour, Star Wars: Ewoks, and The All New Ewoks), ABC, 1985–86.

"The Frozen Citadel," Droids (animated; also known as Droids: The Adventures of R2D2 and Star Wars: Droids), ABC, 1985.

"The Dweller in the Depths," The Transformers (animated; also known as Super God Robot Force, Tatakae! Cho robot seimitai Transformer, The Transformers, Transformer 2010, and Transformers: Generation 1), syndicated, 1986.

"Music is Magic," Jem (animated; also known as Jem and the Holograms), syndicated, 1987.

"When The Going Gets Tough Bill & Ted Are History," Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, CBS, 1990.

"One Wolf's Family," Monsters, syndicated, 1990.

Tiny Toon Adventures (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents ... Tiny Toon Adventures), syndicated, 1990–93, and Fox, 1992–93.

"Talk Nice to Me," Monsters, 1991.

Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman and The Adventures of Batman and Robin), Fox, 1992–98.

"Foamy the Freakadog/Office Visit/Ode to Leonard Nimoy/Emergency Broadcast System," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1995.

"And Fan Boy Is His Name/Lawn Gnomes: Fun in the Sun/Frenching with Freakazoid!," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1995.

"Nerdator," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1996.

"House of Freakazoid," Freakazoid! (animated), The WB, 1996.

Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), 1996–2000.

"Holiday Knights," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; The New Adventures of Batman), 1997.

"Joker's Millions," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; The New Adventures of Batman), 1998.

"Over the edge," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; The New Adventures of Batman), 1998.

"Mad Love," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; The New Adventures of Batman), 1999.

(With Alan Burnett) "Rebirth: Part 1," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), 1999.

"Out of the Past," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), 2000.

"Return of the Joker," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), 2000.

(With Rich Fogel) "Countdown," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), 2001.

"The Brave and the Bold: Parts 1 & 2," Justice League Unlimited (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League: Unlimited), 2002.

"Comfort and Joy," Justice League Unlimited (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League: Unlimited), 2003.

"Valley of the Unicorns," Dungeons & Dragons, 2003.

"Hard as Nails," Static Shock (animated), 2003.

Duck Dodgers (animated), Cartoon Network, 2003–2005.

"This Little Piggy," Justice League Unlimited (animated; also known as JL, JLA, Justice League of America, and Justice League: Unlimited), 2004.

"The Moth," Lost, 2004.

Also wrote "The Hall of Bones," Dungeons & Dragons, CBS; "Punks on Wheels," The Incredible Hulk (also known as The All New Incredible Hulk), NBC; multiple episodes of He–Man and the Masters of the Universe (animated; also known as He–Man), syndicated; The New Batman Superman Adventures (animated), The WB; Sport Billy; Family Dog, CBS.

Television Episode Stories:

Batman: The Animated Series (animated; also known as Batman and The Adventures of Batman and Robin), Fox, 1992–95.

Superman (animated; also known as Superman: The Animated Series), 1997–2000.

"Growing Pain," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; also known as The New Adventures of Batman), 1998.

"Cult of Cat," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; The New Adventures of Batman), 1998.

"Mad Love," Batman Gotham Knights (animated; The New Adventures of Batman), 1999.

"Terry's Friend Dates a Robot," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 2000.

"The Call: Parts 1 & 2," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 2000.

"Return of the Joker," Batman Beyond (animated; also known as Batman of the Future), The WB, 2000.

(With others), "Episode #2," Clerks (animated; also known as Clerks: The Cartoon and Clerks: Uncensored), 2000.

Comic Books/Graphic Novels:

Batman Adventures: Mad Love, DC Comics, 1995.

Batman, Golden Books, 1996.

Elvira, Mistress of the Dark: Comic Milestones—Comics Format, Boffin Books, 1996.

Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest, DC Comics, 1997.

Batman: Mr. Freeze, DC Comics, 1997.

Superman: Peace on Earth, DC Comics, 1998.

Batman Animated, HarperCollins, 1998.

Batman: War on Crime, DC Comics, 1999.

Batman: Harley Quinn, DC Comics, 2000.

Shazam! Power of Hope, DC Comics, 2000.

Naughty and Nice, Oni Press, 2000.

Usagi Yojimbo: Demon Mask, Dark Horse Comics, 2001.

Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth, DC Comics, 2001.

JLA: Secret Origins, DC Comics, 2002.

Jingle Belle's Cool Yule, Sagebrush Education Resources, 2002.

JLA: Liberty and Justice, DC Comics, 2003.

Jingle Belle: Dash Away All, Vol. 3, Oni Press, 2003.

Mutant, Texas: Tales of Sheriff Ida, Oni Press, 2003.

Batman Adventures: Dangerous Dames & Demons, DC Comics, 2003.

Also wrote Harleys Holidays, Similar Books; The official comics adaptation: Batman & Superman adventures: world's finest, Similar Books.

Web Series:

Wrote for Zatanna (animated).