Nick Jennings (artist)

Nick Jennings
Born
Nicholas Robert Jennings

(1965-07-08) July 8, 1965 (age 59)
Occupation(s)Director, artist, writer, producer
Years active1988–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.

History

In 1988, Nick Jennings did the layouts for A Pup Named Scooby-Doo while working at Colossal Pictures at San Francisco.

Accolades

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]

Filmography

Year Work Role Notes
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

References

  1. ^ "41st Annual Annie Awards Categories". AnnieAwards.org. International Animated Film Association. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  2. ^ Bolden, Juliana (July 31, 2014). "Governors Award to Casting Icon Marion Dougherty". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 1, 2014.