Paul Tibbitt
Paul Harrison[1] Tibbitt (born May 13, 1968) is an American animator, television producer, writer, storyboard artist, songwriter, voice actor, and director, best known for working on the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. After SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg resigned in 2004, Tibbitt took the position of showrunner for the show. 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.
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Born | Paul Harrison Tibbitt May 13, 1968 |
Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
Occupation | Voice actor, writer, storyboard artist, animator, director |
Years active | 1997–present |
Notable work | SpongeBob SquarePants The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water |
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In 2015, Vincent Waller (a creative director) and Marc Ceccarelli (a writer and storyboard director) took Tibbitt's place as supervising producer and showrunner. It was also announced that Tibbitt would leave the series after season 9 to work on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (which is being produced without the involvement of the show's crew by a separate crew), but he lended his directing and writing position to Tim Hill. He now works at DreamWorks Pictures.[2]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Nightmare Ned | Writer Storyboard artist Prop designer | |
1997 | Recess | Storyboard revisionist | |
1998 | CatDog | Character designer | |
1999–2018 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Potty the Parrot (2007–2012) Additional voices |
Writer (1999–2012) Storyboard director (1999–2004) Director (2000–2002) Storyboard artist (1999–2004) Showrunner (2005–2015) Supervising producer (2005–2015) Co-executive producer (2006–2008) Executive producer (2008–2017) |
2002–03 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Layout artist Writer Storyboard artist | |
2020–present | The Mighty Ones | Consulting producer |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Loose Tooth | Animation story developer | |
1999 | Herd | Fed #6 | Writer |
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 | |
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 by |
References
- 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!
- Tibbitt, Paul [@paultibbitt] (January 9, 2020). "Yo! I'm at Dreamworks now. Developing a couple projects. Nothing I can talk about yet. Hopefully soon. Happy new year!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 12, 2020 – via Twitter.
External links
- Paul Tibbitt at IMDb