Jeff Rowe

Jeffrey Rowe (born July 9, 1986) is an American writer and director. He is known for being a writer for Gravity Falls and Disenchantment, the co-writer and co-director of The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and the director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Early life, education and career Rowe grew up in Hometown, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He attended the California Institute of the Arts and graduated in 2011.

Rowe briefly worked at Film Roman, Bento Box Entertainment, and Rubicon Group Holding before serving as a writer on the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls.

Rowe would later go on to co-direct and co-write The Mitchells vs. the Machines along with Mike Rianda. The film was released on Netflix on April 30, 2021. In June 2020, Rowe was hired to direct the film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which he also co-wrote. A couple of days before the film's August 2, 2023, release, it was announced that a sequel had been greenlit, with Rowe returning to direct. It is set for release on August 13, 2027. In March 2024, Rowe signed a multi-year first-look deal with Paramount Animation to develop several projects for the studio.

Filmography

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Television Writer

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