Jack Ward Pendarvis is an American screenwriter, voice actor, and author. He is mostly known for his work on the animated programs ''
Adventure Time'' and ''
SpongeBob SquarePants''.
Personal life
Jack Pendarvis was born on July 8, 1963, in
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile ( , ) is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population within the city limits was 187,041 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, down from 195,111 at the 2010 United States census, 2010 cens ...
. He used to be a columnist for the American magazines ''
Oxford American'' and
''The Believer'', and he has also written articles for the
''LA Review of Books'' and
''the New York Times''. Pendarvis currently lives in
Oxford, Mississippi.
Bibliography
Books
* ''Sweet Bananas'' (2003)
* ''The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure'' (2005)
* ''Your Body Is Changing'' (2007) (nonfiction)
* ''Awesome'' (2008) (illustrated by
Michael Mitchell)
* ''Shut Up, Ugly'' (2009)
* ''Cigarette Lighter'' (2015)
* ''The Black Parasol'' (2016)
* ''Movie Stars'' (2016)
Pendarvis's short stories have also been published by
McSweeney's,
''Nerve'', ''The Believer'', and
MacAdam/Cage.
Filmography
As writer
Film
*
''Steven Universe: The Movie'' (television film) (2019)
Television
*
''The Rudy and GoGo World Famous Cartoon Show'' (1995)
*
''Cat Agent'' (2013)
*
''Adventure Time'' (2013–2018; 121 episodes)
*
''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (2015–2016; 7 episodes)
*
''Summer Camp Island'' (2018–2021; 22 episodes)
*
''Steven Universe Future'' (2019–2020; 20 episodes)
*
''Adventure Time: Distant Lands'' (2020–2021; 3 episodes)
*
''Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space'' (2022; 1 episode)
Shorts
* "The Pipe" (2007)
* "Fun World" (2012)
* "The Adventures of Luzu and Manolo" (2016)
As actor
Live action
*
''Build the Wall'' (2020)
Voice roles
* ''The Rudy and GoGo World Famous Cartoon Show'' (Boney Bonerton)
* ''Adventure Time'' (Root Beer Guy; 4 episodes)
* ''Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space'' (Mister Cup; 2 episodes)
Awards
Pendarvis received an Emmy award for his work on ''Adventure Time'' for the episodes "
Jake the Brick
"Jake the Brick" is the twentieth episode of the Adventure Time (season 6), sixth season of the American animated television series ''Adventure Time''. The episode was written, storyboarded, and directed by head writer Kent Osborne, from an outlin ...
" in 2015 and "
Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" in 2017.
These awards were shared with
Pendleton Ward
Ward Taylor Pendleton Johnston (born September 23, 1982), known professionally as Pendleton Ward or simply Pen Ward, is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor who has worked for Cartoon Network Studios, Freder ...
,
Fred Seibert,
Adam Muto, and several others who worked on the episodes.
References
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External links
Jack Pendarvison
IMDb
1963 births
Living people
American screenwriters
People from Mississippi
Adventure Time