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William Reiss | |
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| Born | William Arthur Reiss May 4, 1976 Minooka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, animator, writer, director, actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
William Arthur Reiss (born May 4, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist, and writer.
Reiss first worked on the Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants as an assistant storyboard artist in Season 1 as Bill Reiss, [lower-alpha 1] then got promoted to a writer and storyboard artist in Season 2 while still being called "Bill Reiss" by other crew members. [1] [2] [3] Reiss left the show during the fourth season in 2005, but briefly returned in 2009 to storyboard the main title for the 10th Anniversary special, Truth or Square .
After SpongeBob, he went to work for Cartoon Network and worked as a storyboard artist for certain shows at that network. He is best known for teaming up with former SpongeBob writer C.H. Greenblatt to serve as creative director on his cartoon Chowder . [4]
They later worked as directors for Fish Hooks , which he co-developed with Alex Hirsch for Noah Z. Jones for Disney Channel. [5] After Fish Hooks, he worked on Mickey Mouse as a writer, storyboard artist and director.
In 2016, Reiss worked on C.H. Greenblatt's new series for Nickelodeon, Harvey Beaks . [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2005; 2009; 2021 | SpongeBob SquarePants | N/A | Assistant Storyboard Artist (Season 1), Writer (Season 2), Storyboard Artist (Seasons 2–4), & Main Title Storyboard (Truth or Square) |
| 2003 | Free for All | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2003 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Writer & Storyboard Artist | |
| 2004-2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2005 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Story & Storyboard Artist ("Wild Parts") | |
| 2005 | Camp Lazlo | Storyboard Revisionist | |
| 2005–2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Writer, Storyboard Artist, & Storyboard Supervisor | |
| 2007–2010 | Chowder | Monster, Princess, Two-Headed Weirdo. Forearm Weirdo, Luteman, & Bug No. 2 | Creative Director, Story, Storyboard Artist, & voice actor |
| 2010–2014 | Fish Hooks | Chloe | Developer, Writer, Story, Storyboard Artist, director, & voice actor |
| 2014–2016 | Mickey Mouse | N/A | Writer, Storyboard Artist, director, & voice actor |
| 2016–2017 | Harvey Beaks | Storyboard Artist (2016), writer, Storyboard Director, & Supervising Producer (2017) | |
| 2018 | Unikitty! | Director ("R & Arr" & "Beach Daze") | |
| 2019 | Middle School Moguls | Director & Voice Director | |
| 2022 | The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse | Director, writer, & Storyboard Artist |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | What's Wrong with Ruth? | Beet Boop & Goat No. 3 | Character Designer, Color Stylist, Effects Designer, Prop Designer, writer, Storyboard Artist, & executive Producer |
| 2016 | PINK: The Lighter Shade of Red | – | Special thanks |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | – | Storyboard Punch-Up |
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