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Paul Tibbitt
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Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV
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| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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SpongeBob SquarePants The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water |
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Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV, born on May 13, 1968, is an American animator, writer, and voice actor. He is most famous for his amazing work on the animated TV show SpongeBob SquarePants.
After the show's creator, Stephen Hillenburg, stepped down in 2004, Paul Tibbitt became the showrunner. This means he was in charge of the show from its fourth to ninth seasons. He also started voicing the character Potty the Parrot, a role Stephen Hillenburg used to do. Paul Tibbitt also directed his first big movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. He studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts.
In 2015, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli took over Paul Tibbitt's role as supervising producer and showrunner for SpongeBob. Paul Tibbitt left the series after season 9. He went on to work on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, though he passed his directing and writing duties for that film to Tim Hill.
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Paul Tibbitt's Work in TV and Movies
Paul Tibbitt has worked on many animated projects. He has been a writer, director, storyboard artist, and voice actor.
TV Shows Paul Tibbitt Worked On
Paul Tibbitt started his career in television in the late 1990s.
- In 1997, he worked on Nightmare Ned as a writer and storyboard artist.
- He also helped with storyboard revisions for Recess and 101 Dalmatians: The Series.
- In 1998, he was a character designer for CatDog.
- From 1999 to 2018, he was a key part of SpongeBob SquarePants.
- He wrote many episodes and directed some from 2000 to 2002.
- He was the showrunner and supervising producer from 2005 to 2015.
- He also voiced characters like Mama Krabs, DoodleBob, and Potty the Parrot.
- From 2002 to 2003, he worked on Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? as a writer and storyboard artist.
- More recently, from 2020 to 2022, he was a consulting producer for The Mighty Ones.
Movies Paul Tibbitt Worked On
Paul Tibbitt has also contributed to several animated films.
- In 2004, he was a screenwriter and storyboard artist for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
- He directed live-action parts and produced SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis in 2007.
- In 2009, he helped write and produce live-action parts for SpongeBob's Truth or Square.
- In 2015, he directed, produced, and helped create the story for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. He also voiced the character Kyle in this movie.
- He was a creative consultant for the movie Trolls in 2016.
- In 2019, he was a storyboard artist for the movie Klaus.
- In 2023, he received special thanks for his contributions to Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.
- He is also a writer and executive producer for the short film SpongeBob: Order Up, which is expected in 2025.
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In Spanish: Paul Tibbitt para niños
