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Paul Tibbitt Biography

Birth Name:Paul Harrison Tibbitt

Birth Place:United States

Profession Art department, Animation department, Writer, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Director, Sound department, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Won an Annie Award for Best Writing in an Animated Television Production for "SpongeBob SquarePants" in 2006
  • Graduated from the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts in 1993
  • Wanted to make cartoons since he was a kid, when he would make flip books in the corners of his mother's paperback books
  • Quote: "I guess the aspect of Spongebob I love the most is his undying loyalty to Mr Krabs․ No matter how Mr Krabs treats him․ I try to replicate that in my own life in every way․"
  • Quote: "You never know when Spongebob's pants are going to get up and talk to him and then walk away․"
  • Quote: "We just try to make each other laugh and hope that humor translates into other languages․․․the concepts are simple and everyone in the world has a Squidward in their life․ Everyone has a friend like Patrick․ These themes are pretty universal․"
  • Best known as the writer and executive producer of "SpongeBob SquarePants․"
  • Got the position of executive producer on "SpongeBob SquarePants" when his colleague Steve Hillenburg, whom he had met while working on "CatDog," entrusted the show to him when he left
  • His favorite cartoons growing up were "Popeye" and "Betty Boop" because everything in them could talk and move

Awards

  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
  • 2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
  • 2006Annie-Best Writing in an Animated Television Production: winner
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour): nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs: nominated
  • 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Animated Program: winner
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program: nominated
  • 2012Annie-Writing in a Television Production: nominated
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program: nominated
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Animated Program: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Animated Program: nominated