Jack Pendarvis

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Jack Pendarvis
Born (1963-07-08) July 8, 1963 (age 61)
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
201823 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
2024Mystery CuddlersCo-creator, writer, voice actor, executive producer [13]

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. [14] These awards were shared with Pendleton Ward, Fred Seibert, Adam Muto, and several others who worked on the episodes. [15]

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