Paul Germain (born June 6, 1959) is an American animation screenwriter and producer. Among the shows Germain has written, produced or directed are Rugrats, The Simpsons, Recess, Even Stevens, Lloyd in Space, The Tracey Ullman Show, and Beethoven: The Animated Series. Germain (along with Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó) was one of the creators of the award-winning animated series for Nickelodeon Rugrats and was a primary creative force for the series. With his Rugrats colleague Joe Ansolabehere, he is the creator of Recess and Lloyd in Space.