Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV[1] (born May 13, 1968) is an American animator, songwriter, and voice actor, best known for his work on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. After its creator Stephen Hillenburg resigned in 2004, Tibbitt took his position of showrunner for the show's remaining seasons.[2] He also took over as the voice of Potty the Parrot, whom Hillenburg had voiced until his resignation. Tibbitt made his feature film directorial debut directing The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. He studied in the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.
Paul Tibbitt | |
|---|---|
| Born | Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV May 13, 1968 |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Employers |
|
| Notable work | SpongeBob SquarePants The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water |
| Signature | |
 | |
In 2015, Vincent Waller (a creative director) and Marc Ceccarelli (a writer and storyboard director) took Tibbitt's place as supervising producer and showrunner.[3] It was also announced that Tibbitt would leave the series after season 9 to work on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (which was produced and released by a separate crew with limited involvement from the show's crew), but he lent his directing and writing position to Tim Hill.[4][5]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | Ned (segment "Chunks of life") | Writer Storyboard artist Prop designer |
| Recess | Storyboard revisionist | ||
| 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Storyboard revisions | ||
| 1998 | CatDog | Character designer | |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Prop designer | ||
| Histeria! | Model designer | ||
| 1999–2018[citation needed] | SpongeBob SquarePants | Mama Krabs (2001–2003) DoodleBob (2002–2018) Potty the Parrot (2007–2012) Additional voices |
Writer (1999–2012) Storyboard director (1999–2004) Director (2000–2002) Storyboard artist (1999–2004) Showrunner (2005–2015)[3] Supervising producer (2005–2015) Co-executive producer (2006–2008) Executive producer (2008–2017) Actor Voice actor (2001–2018) |
| 2002–03 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Layout artist Writer Storyboard artist | |
| 2020–2022 | The Mighty Ones | Consulting producer |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Loose Tooth | Animation story developer | |
| 1999 | Herd | Fed #6 | Writer |
| 2002 | Super Santa in South Pole Joe | Property Designer | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Storyboard artist | |
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Screenwriter and storyboard artist | |
| 2007 | SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis | Director of live action sequences, written by live action segments, producer | |
| Diggs Tailwagger | Additional writing | ||
| 2009 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Written by live action sequences, producer | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Kyle | Director, producer and story |
| 2016 | Trolls | Creative Consultant (uncredited) | |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Special thanks |
References
edit- ^ Williams, N (June 22, 2012). "First News readers interview SpongeBob SquarePants exec producer Paul Tibbitt!". First News. First Group Enterprises Ltd. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
Hey, my middle name is Harrison!
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (March 4, 2011). "Paul Tibbitt ('Spongebob Squarepants')". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Amidi, Amid (June 5, 2019). "10-Year-Old Spongebob Will Star In CG Spinoff Series 'Kamp Koral'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Robinson, Will (November 10, 2015). "SpongeBob 3, Little Prince release dates". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Amidi, Amid (October 23, 2018). "'The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge' Will Be An Origin Story". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
External links
edit- Paul Tibbitt at IMDb
