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'''John Semper Jr.''' is an American screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television. He has worked for such diverse companies as [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney Studios]], [[Warner Bros. Animation]] and [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] during a career which has involved the development of projects for [[Jim Henson]], [[George Lucas]], [[Stan Lee]], [[Rob Minkoff]] and others.▼
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| name = John Semper
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| occupation = {{hlist|Screenwriter|showrunner|director|producer}}
| education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| years_active = 1979–present
| known_for = Head writer of ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''
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'''John Semper Jr.''' is an American screenwriter, producer and story editor with numerous credits in animation for television. He is best known for being both producer and head writer on the television series ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''.
Semper created the English-language dialogue for two of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s acclaimed animated features ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]'' (1986) and ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' (1989), and co-wrote the screenplay for the live-action comedy ''[[Class Act]]'' (1992).▼
Semper is the creative originator of the "[[Spider-Verse]]", also known as the "Spiderman Multiverse", a storyline propagated in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons and films in the early 21st century.
==Education==
John Semper Jr. graduated from [[Harvard University]] in 1975 with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[Visual arts|Visual]] and [[Environmental studies|Environmental Studies]].
==Career==
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▲Semper created the English-language dialogue for two of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s
During the 1990s, Semper was producer/story editor of ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]''. which ran from 1994 to 1998.
In 2016, he began writing a [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]] series for [[DC Comics]] drawn by [[Brian Stelfreeze]].<ref>[https://www.newsarama.com/28779-cyborg-gets-philosophical-in-rebirth.html REBIRTH
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Semper’s most recent creation is the family comedy-horror web series ''[[Creeporia]]''. The character of Creeporia was first introduced in the online series titled ''Crypt of Creeporia'', a live-action/animated blend of humor and horror. The role of Creeporia in the original webseries was played by Kommerina DeYoung.▼
Semper is the first Spider-man artist to involve the storyline of the "[[Spider-Verse]]", also known as the "Spiderman Multiverse". The penultimate and finale episodes of his animated Spiderman series, "Spider Wars, Chapter IV: I Really, Really Hate Clones" and "Spider Wars, Chapter V: Farewell, Spider-Man", respectively, involved [[Parallel universes in fiction|multiple parallel universe]] Spider-Man characters convening. This marked the first Spider-Man story involving parallel universes. The work later appeared in various Spider-Man comics, cartoons and [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|films]] in the early 21st century, such as the [[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse|''Spider-Verse'' movie franchise]], and ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacon |first1=Thomas |title=Spider-Man: The Animated Series Did Spider-Verse First |url=https://screenrant.com/spiderman-animated-spiderverse-tv-show/ |access-date=11 February 2022 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=6 April 2020}}</ref><ref>Staff, P. (2016, May 19). 'Spider-Man: The Animated Series' Team Remembers the '90s Classic and Opens Up About the New Show That Will Reunite the Cast. Peoplemag. https://people.com/tv/spider-man-the-animated-series-team-remembers-the-show/</ref><ref>Cronin, B. (2021). Spider-Man: The animated series producer would like credit for creating the Spider-Verse. CBR. https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-animated-series-john-semper-credit-spider-verse/</ref>
===''Creeporia''===
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==Spider-Man website==▼
As of November 2014, to commemorate the 20th
==Books==
His books include ''The Singular Affair of the Missing Ball: A Sherlock Whippet Mystery'' (Lulu Press, 2005), as well as several books based on his scripts for the TLC/PBS
==Awards==
"Day of the Chameleon", an episode Semper wrote for ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'',
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* series head writer denoted in bold
* ''[[Pink Panther and Pals]]'' (2010)▼
* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]'' (2001)▼
===Television===
* ''[[
* ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' (2000)▼
* ''[[
* ''[[The
* ''[[
* ''[[Super Friends: The
* ''[[
* ''[[Snorks]]'' (1984–1985)
* ''[[Kid 'n Play (TV series)|Kid 'n Play]]'' (1990–1991, [[animated cartoon]]▼
* ''[[The
* ''[[Fraggle Rock]]'' (1987)▼
* ''[[DuckTales]]'' (1987)▼
* ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Kissyfur]]'' (1985)
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' (1989)
* '''''[[
* ''[[The
* ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1997)
▲* ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' (2000)
▲* ''[[Jay Jay the Jet Plane]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Kong: The Animated Series]]'' (2001)
* '''''[[Static Shock]]''''' (2003–2004): seasons 3–4 head writer
* ''[[Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures]]'' (2008)
▲* ''[[Pink Panther and Pals]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Adventures of Chuck and Friends]]'' (2010–2011)
* ''Creeporia'' (2014)
* ''[[Justice League Action]]'' (2017)
===Films===
▲==Spider-Man website==
▲As of November 2014, to commemorate the 20th year anniversary of the ''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'', Semper started cartoonspiderman.com, which includes behind-the-scenes content, a Facebook page, podcasts about the show, and more information about his work related to the 1994 animated series.<ref name="cartoonspiderman">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXlNMM1aK1k&t=37m44s|title=SPIDER-MAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES 20th ANNIVERSARY REUNION - Panel Discussion|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2015-05-21}}</ref>
* ''[[Green Lantern: Beware My Power]]'' (2022)
==References==
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*[http://marvel.toonzone.net/spideytas/interviews/ Marvel Animation Age: John Semper interviews]
*[http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/staticshock/backstage/interviews/semper01.php John Semper Talks ''Static Shock'']
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