Jack Pendarvis

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Jack Pendarvis
Born (1963-07-08) July 8, 1963 (age 60)
Occupation(s)Writer; actor
Years active1995–present

Jack Ward Pendarvis is an American screenwriter, author, and voice actor. He is mostly known for his work on the animated programs Adventure Time and SpongeBob SquarePants .

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Personal life

Jack Pendarvis was born on July 8, 1963, in Mobile, Alabama. He used to be a columnist for the American magazines Oxford American and The Believer, [1] and he has also written articles such as book reviews for the LA Review of Books and the New York Times . [2] Pendarvis lives in Oxford, Mississippi.

Bibliography

Books

Pendarvis's short stories have also been published by McSweeney's, Nerve, The Believer, and MacAdam/Cage. [3] [4]

Filmography

YearTitlePositionRef.
1995 The Rudy and GoGo World Famous Cartoon Show Co-creator, writer, voice actor [5]
2007"The Pipe"Writer [6]
2012"Fun World"Writer
2013 Cat Agent Writer [7]
201318 Adventure Time Writer, voice actor [8]
201516 SpongeBob SquarePants Writer [9]
2016"The Adventures of Luzu and Manolo"Writer
201821 Summer Camp Island Writer [10]
2019 Steven Universe: The Movie Writer [11]
201920 Steven Universe Future Writer [9]
2020 Build the Wall Actor
202021 Adventure Time: Distant Lands Writer, Additional development
2022 Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space Writer, voice actor [12]
2023 Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake Writer, Additional development, voice actor

Awards

Pendarvis received an Emmy award for his work on Adventure Time for the episodes "Jake the Brick" in 2015 and "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" in 2017. [13] These awards were shared with Pendleton Ward, Fred Seibert, Adam Muto, and several others who worked on the episodes. [14]

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