Tom Yasumi

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Yoshito "Tom" Yasumi (born August 20, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-born American animator and director best known for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants as well as Rocko's Modern Life . [1]

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Yasumi was the animation director on SpongeBob SquarePants from the beginning of the series to season 12. He also worked as an animation director on one other Nicktoon, Sanjay and Craig .

Filmography

Television

YearTitleCareerNotes
1989 ABC Weekend Specials Animator/Background Painter/Production AssistantEpisode: "P.J. Funnybunny"
1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant Assistant AnimatorEpisode: "The Dream"
1992–94 Rugrats Design And Background/Sheet Timer/Background Layout Artist/Background Designer/Character Designer/Animation Timer46 episodes
1995–96 Rocko's Modern Life Animation Timer30 episodes
1997–99 The Angry Beavers Animation Timer10 episodes
1999–2021 SpongeBob SquarePants Animation Director/Animation Timer/Sheet Timer/Scene Timer180 episodes
1999 Oh Yeah! Cartoons DirectorEpisode: "Herb"
2005 Catscratch Sheet Timer2 episodes
2013 Sanjay and Craig Animation Director10 episodes
2014 Clarence Sheet TimerEpisode: "Bedside Manners"
2020–2021 Animaniacs Animation Timing/Animation Timer6 episodes
2021 The Great North Animation Timing/Animation Timer19 episodes
2022 Central Park Animation Timing/Animation Timer7 episodes
2023 HouseBroken Timing directorEpisode: "Who's the Cat-Chelorette?"
2024 Grimsburg Timing director5 episodes

Film

YearTitleCareerNotes
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Animation Timing DirectorLive-Action Animated Comedy Film
2009 Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants Archive FootageDocumentary Film
SpongeBob's Truth or Square Animation Director10th Anniversary special
2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Animation DirectorLive-Action Animated Comedy Film
2019 SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout 20th Anniversary special

Shorts

YearTitleCareerNotes
1985The Side ViewDirector/Producer/Writer/Animator/Composer/Director of Photography/Editor
2005 SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D Director
2019Harold & Herbert in Dumpster DivingAdditional Sheet Timer

References

  1. Web, Nichi Bei (July 15, 2010). "TOM YASUMI: From Tokyo to SpongeBob in 44 years". Nichi Bei News. Nichi Bei. Retrieved May 26, 2011.