Tim Hill (director)

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Tim Hill
Born
Timothy Joseph Hill

(1958-05-21) May 21, 1958 (age 63)
OccupationAnimator, film director, screenwriter, voice actor, producer
Years active1991–present
Spouse(s)
Veronica Alicino
(m. 1997)
Relatives George Roy Hill (uncle)

Timothy Joseph Hill (born May 21, 1958) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, voice actor and producer.

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Career

Hill began his career in the 1990s as a television writer, director and storyboard artist for Rocko's Modern Life , Exit 57 , KaBlam! , SpongeBob SquarePants and Kenny the Shark . He also created the KaBlam! skit Action League Now!!

Hill directed the films Muppets from Space , Max Keeble's Big Move , Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties , Alvin and the Chipmunks , and Hop . Hill was a screenwriter for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie . He later directed another SpongeBob film The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run .

Personal life

Hill has been married to actress Veronica Alicino, whom he frequently casts in minor roles in his films, since June 24, 1997. He is the nephew of director George Roy Hill. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearFilm Director Writer Notes
1997Action League Now!!: Rock-A-Big-BabyYesYesShort
1999 Muppets from Space YesNoFeature Film Directorial debut
2001 Max Keeble's Big Move YesNoAlso songwriter: "MacGoogle theme song"
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie NoYesAlso storyboard artist and story editor
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties YesNo
2007 Alvin and the Chipmunks YesNo
2011 Hop YesNo
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run YesYesVoice of "Documentary Narrator"
The War with Grandpa [2] YesNo

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1991 Make the Grade NoYesNo1 episode
1991–93 Welcome Freshmen YesYesExecutive16 episodes (director);
43 episodes (writer)
1994–96 Rocko's Modern Life NoYesNo27 episodes (writer);
13 episodes (story editor)
1995–96 Exit 57 YesNoNo6 episodes
1996–2000 KaBlam! YesYesYes21 episodes (director);
18 episodes (writer);
30 episodes (producer)
1999; 2005–07 SpongeBob SquarePants NoYesNo18 episodes;
Also developer and story editor
2000 The War Next Door NoYesNoEpisode "Father Knows Death"
2001 Action League Now! YesYesYesEpisode "The Chief: Look Back in Anger"
2001–02 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd NoYesSupervising4 episodes
2003–06 Kenny the Shark NoYesNo3 episodes
2004 Whoopi's Littleburg [3] YesNoNo2 episodes
2014 Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever [4] YesYesNoTV movie
2017 Michael Jackson's Halloween NoYesNoTV short

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult [5]
1995 CableACE Award Best Comedy Series
Shared with Cindy Caponera, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, John C. Fisher, Joe Forristal, Nancy Geller, Jodi Lennon, Mitch Rouse & Amy Sedaris
Exit 57 Nominated
2006 Annie Award Best Writing in an Animated Television Production
Shared with Mike Bell, C.H. Greenblatt & Paul Tibbitt
SpongeBob SquarePants Won

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