---
name: "Paul Germain"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-germain"
fi1m_id: "paul-germain"
imdb_id: "nm0314480"
tmdb_id: 166408
wikidata_id: "Q3371311"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "6 June 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:48:56.657467+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paul Germain

## Identity

Paul Germain

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-germain
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-germain
- **IMDb ID:** nm0314480
- **TMDB ID:** 166408
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3371311
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Germain, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3371311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314480/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/166408

Producer. Born 6 June 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 6 June 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Germain, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3371311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314480/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/166408

## Biography

Paul Germain is an American writer, director and producer. A native of Los Angeles, he began his career at Gracie Films working with James L. Brooks as a production assistant on *Terms of Endearment* (1983) and as associate producer on the film *Say Anything...* (1989) and the series *The Tracey Ullman Show*.

Germain co-created the Nickelodeon animated series *Rugrats* (1991) with Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, serving as creative producer and showrunner for the original episodes. With Joe Ansolabehere he later co-created the Disney series *Recess* (1997) and *Lloyd in Space* (2001). He wrote the screenplay for *Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue* (2010) and has contributed to other animated projects including *Pound Puppies* (2010).

His early credits also include work on the original *Simpsons* shorts and the films *Big* (1988) and *Broadcast News* (1987).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Say Anything...* (1989), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/say-anything.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Santa Barbara* (2022), Writer
- *Part Timers* (2016), series, Consulting Producer, Executive Producer
- *Pound Puppies* (2010), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *16 Wishes* (2010), Co-Executive Producer
- *Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue* (2010), Screenplay
- *Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade* (2003), Characters
- *Recess: All Growed Down* (2003), Executive Producer, Characters
- *Lilo & Stitch: The Series* (2003), series, Characters
- *All Grown Up!* (2003), series, Creator
- *Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street* (2001), Writer
- *Rugrats: All Growed Up* (2001), Writer
- *A Rugrats Kwanzaa* (2001), Characters
- *Recess: School's Out* (2001), Co-Director, Story
- *Lloyd in Space* (2001), series, Writer, Creator
- *Even Stevens* (2000), series, Director
- *Recess* (1997), series, Writer, Creator
- *Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas* (1996), Co-Executive Producer
- *Beethoven* (1994), series, Writer
- *A Rugrats Passover* (1994), Script
- *Eek! The Cat* (1992), series, Writer
- *Rugrats* (1991), series, Producer, Writer, Creator
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Co-Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Say Anything...* (1989), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/say-anything.md)
- *Night Shift* (1980), Director, Camera Operator, Sound
- *Untitled Rugrats Film*, Original Series Creator

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