Nick Jennings | |
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Born | Nicholas Robert Jennings July 8, 1965 Sonoma, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Director, artist, writer, producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Nicholas Robert Jennings (born July 8, 1965) is an American director, artist, writer, and producer best known for his work on the Nickelodeon shows Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants , as well as the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time . He has also worked as a background artist for many animated television series.
In 1988, Nick Jennings did the layouts for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo while working at Colossal Pictures at San Francisco.
In late 2013, it was announced that Jennings, along with several other members of the Adventure Time staff, had been nominated for an Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production." [1] On July 31, 2014, Jennings had won an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation" for his work on the Adventure Time episode "Wizards Only, Fools." [2]
Year | Work | Role | Notes |
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1988-1991 | A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | Color Consultant, Layout Artist, Background Consultant and Background Artist (uncredited) | TV series |
1992 | Trash-O-Madness | Producer | TV Short |
1993-1996 | Rocko's Modern Life | Art director, writer, background artist | TV series |
1995-1997 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | Background Artist (uncredited) | TV series |
1996–97 | Hey Arnold! | Background painter | TV series |
1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Background painter | Movie |
1997–98 | The Angry Beavers | Background supervisor | TV series |
1998 | CatDog | Layout artist | TV series |
1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Background painter | Movie |
1999–2004 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Art director, developer, background painter ("Help Wanted") | TV series |
2003 | Captain Sturdy: The Originals | Color stylist | TV short |
2005-2008 | Camp Lazlo | Background artist (uncredited) | TV series |
2007–2008 | Tak and the Power of Juju | Developer and executive producer | TV series |
2009–10 | Chowder | Background painter (uncredited) | TV series |
2009–10 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Background painter | TV series |
2010–15 | Adventure Time | Art director, supervising producer, title card painter | TV series |
2013–14 | Regular Show | Background painter | TV series |
2016–19 | The Powerpuff Girls (2016) | Creator, developer, executive producer, director | TV series |
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