Paul Tibbitt

Birth Name:

Paul Harrison Tibbitt

Birth Place:

United States

Profession

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

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: "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․"
Quote: "You never know when Spongebob's pants are going to get up and talk to him and then walk away․"
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

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

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