Nicholas Robert Jennings (born July 8, 1965) is an American director, artist, writer, and producer best known for his work on the
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. It ...
series ''
SpongeBob SquarePants
''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character ...
'' and the
Cartoon Network series ''
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
''. 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
''A Pup Named Scooby-Doo'' is an American animated mystery comedy series produced by Hanna-Barbera. It is the eighth incarnation of the studio's ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise and depicts younger versions of the title character and his human companion ...
while working at
Colossal Pictures
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at
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
.
Accolades
In late 2013, it was announced that Jennings, along with several other members of the ''
Adventure Time
''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...
'' staff, had been nominated for an
Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production."
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."
Filmography
References
American animated film directors
Living people
Animators from California
Place of birth missing (living people)
American television directors
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Cartoon Network Studios people
Nickelodeon people
1965 births
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