Paul Tibbitt

For the United States Air Force brigadier general, see Paul Tibbets.

Paul Tibbitt
Born
Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV

(1968-05-13) May 13, 1968 (age 56)
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Occupations
  • Animator
  • writer
  • voice actor
Years active1997–present
Employers
Notable workSpongeBob SquarePants
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
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Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV[1] (born May 13, 1968) is an American animator, writer, 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.

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]

  1. ^ 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!
  2. ^ Fletcher, Alex (March 4, 2011). "Paul Tibbitt ('Spongebob Squarepants')". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Amidi, Amid (June 5, 2019). "10-Year-Old Spongebob Will Star In CG Spinoff Series 'Kamp Koral'". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Robinson, Will (November 10, 2015). "SpongeBob 3, Little Prince release dates". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  5. ^ Amidi, Amid (October 23, 2018). "'The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge' Will Be An Origin Story". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 14, 2021.