Paul Tibbitt

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Paul Tibbitt

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*[[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] (1998–2016)
*[[Nickelodeon Animation Studio]] (1998–2016)
*[[DreamWorks Animation]] (2016–2021)
*[[DreamWorks Animation]] (2016–present)
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'''Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstnews.co.uk/bored/first-news-readers-interview-spongebob-squarepants-exec-producer-paul-tibbitt-i15218 |title=First News readers interview SpongeBob SquarePants exec producer Paul Tibbitt! |last=Williams |first=N |date=June 22, 2012 |work=[[First News]] |publisher=First Group Enterprises Ltd |access-date=July 21, 2019 |quote=Hey, my middle name is Harrison! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928121848/http://www.firstnews.co.uk/bored/first-news-readers-interview-spongebob-squarepants-exec-producer-paul-tibbitt-i15218 |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}''' (born May 13, 1968) is an American animator, writer, and voice actor, best known for his work on SpongeBob Squarepants. He studied in the Character Animation program at the [[California Institute of the Arts]].
'''Paul Harrison Tibbitt IV{{Cite web |url=http://www.firstnews.co.uk/bored/first-news-readers-interview-spongebob-squarepants-exec-producer-paul-tibbitt-i15218 |title=First News readers interview SpongeBob SquarePants exec producer Paul Tibbitt! |last=Williams |first=N |date=June 22, 2012 |work=[[First News]] |publisher=First Group Enterprises Ltd |access-date=July 21, 2019 |quote=Hey, my middle name is Harrison! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928121848/http://www.firstnews.co.uk/bored/first-news-readers-interview-spongebob-squarepants-exec-producer-paul-tibbitt-i15218 |archive-date=September 28, 2013}}''' (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]] and creative director and supervising producer [[Derek Drymon]] resigned in 2004, Tibbitt took his position of [[showrunner]] and supervising producer for the show's fourth through ninth seasons.{{Cite news|title=Paul Tibbitt ('Spongebob Squarepants')|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a312387/paul-tibbitt-spongebob-squarepants/|last=Fletcher|first=Alex|date=March 4, 2011|access-date=July 14, 2021|work=[[Digital Spy]]}} 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, Tibbitt was fired by Steve Hillenburg as 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 was produced and released by a separate crew with limited involvement from the show's crew), but was fired by Brian Robbins. His work on the movie was then claimed by [[Tim Hill (director)|Tim Hill]].{{Cite magazine|title=SpongeBob 3, Little Prince release dates|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/10/spongebob-3-little-prince-release-dates/|last=Robinson|first=Will|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2021|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423182110/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/10/spongebob-3-little-prince-release-dates/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|title='The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge' Will Be An Origin Story|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-spongebob-movie-its-a-wonderful-sponge-will-be-an-origin-story-165568.html|last=Amidi|first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi|date=October 23, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2021|work=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}
In 2015, [[Vincent Waller]] (a creative director) and [[Marc Ceccarelli]] (a writer and storyboard director) took Tibbitt's place as supervising producer and showrunner.{{Cite news|title=10-Year-Old Spongebob Will Star In CG Spinoff Series 'Kamp Koral'|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/10-year-old-spongebob-will-star-in-cg-spinoff-series-kamp-koral-175191.html|last=Amidi|first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi|date=June 5, 2019|access-date=July 14, 2021|work=[[Cartoon Brew]]}} 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 (director)|Tim Hill]].{{Cite magazine|title=SpongeBob 3, Little Prince release dates|url=https://ew.com/article/2015/11/10/spongebob-3-little-prince-release-dates/|last=Robinson|first=Will|date=November 10, 2015|access-date=July 14, 2021|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=April 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423182110/https://ew.com/article/2015/11/10/spongebob-3-little-prince-release-dates/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|title='The SpongeBob Movie: It's a Wonderful Sponge' Will Be An Origin Story|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/the-spongebob-movie-its-a-wonderful-sponge-will-be-an-origin-story-165568.html|last=Amidi|first=Amid |author-link=Amid Amidi|date=October 23, 2018|access-date=July 14, 2021|work=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}


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