Noah Zachary Jones (born June 20, 1973) is an American

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and producer. He is the creator of the television series ''

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'', ''

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,'' ''

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'', and ''

Pickle and Peanut ''Pickle and Peanut'' is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones and developed by Joel Trussell. It aired on Disney XD from September 7, 2015, to January 20, 2018. It is about two friends, Pickle and Peanut, an anthropomo ...

''. Jones was born in

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, graduated from

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in 1991 and from

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in 1996. He lives in

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Life and career

Noah Z. Jones was born on June 20, 1973. After graduating from Fairport High School in 1991, Jones attended

and majored in

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. While attending college, he began to write children's books. Jones illustrated the children's book ''Not Norman: A Goldish Story'' (2005) and its sequel ''Norman: One Amazing Goldfish!'' (2020). In 2006, Jones was in

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working on children's books and freelance illustrating when

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asked him if he was interested in creating a television show. Jones pitched several ideas and Disney chose to move forward with what would eventually become ''

''. He worked on the series remotely for two years before moving to California to work with the Disney team face-to-face. ''Fish Hooks'' went on the air in 2010. Jones chose to use photo collages for the background and digital drawings for the characters to give the show a quirky and hand-made feeling. He stated that simple shapes were chosen for the fish characters so they emotions and facial features would be emphasized. The show ran for three seasons. In June 2014, it was announced that Disney would pick up Jones' new series, ''

''. Disney had asked Jones to create another series after the success of ''Fish Hooks'' and paired him with Joel Trussell. Jones stated that he wanted the main characters to act like normal teenage boys and incorporate offbeat humor. The series debuted on

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in the fall of 2015. Jones also wrote and sung the show's theme song.

Works

Book illustrations

*''Always in Trouble'' * ''Trouble'' *''Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit'' *''Those Shoes'' *''The Monster in the Backpack'' * ''The Superheroes Employment Agency'' * ''Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-believe'' * ''Little Sweet Potato'' * ''Duck, Duck, Moose!'' * ''The Monster in the Backpack'' *''Welcome to the Bed & Biscuit'' *''Dance with Me (book), Dance with Me'' *''Not Norman: A Goldfish Story''

Television

Personal life

Jones is married and has a son and a daughter.

References

External links

* * Living people American animators American illustrators American male screenwriters 1973 births People from Fairport, New York Pacific Northwest College of Art alumni Artists from New York (state) Screenwriters from New York (state) Disney Television Animation people {{illustrator-stub