Yoshito "Tom" Yasumi (born August 20, 1965 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese-born American animator and director best known for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants as well as Rocko's Modern Life.[1]
Yasumi was the animation director on SpongeBob SquarePants from the beginning of the series to season 12. He also worked as an animation director on one other Nicktoon, Sanjay and Craig.
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Year | Title | Career | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | ABC Weekend Specials | Animator/Background Painter/Production Assistant | Episode: "P.J. Funnybunny" |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | Assistant Animator | Episode: "The Dream" |
| 1992–94 | Rugrats | Design And Background/Sheet Timer/Background Layout Artist/Background Designer/Character Designer/Animation Timer | 46 episodes |
| 1995–96 | Rocko's Modern Life | Animation Timer | 30 episodes |
| 1997–99 | The Angry Beavers | Animation Timer | 10 episodes |
| 1999–2021 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Animation Director/Animation Timer/Sheet Timer/Scene Timer | 180 episodes [2] |
| 1999 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Director | Episode: "Herb" |
| 2005 | Catscratch | Sheet Timer | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Sanjay and Craig | Animation Director | 10 episodes |
| 2014 | Clarence | Sheet Timer | Episode: "Bedside Manners" |
| 2020–2021 | Animaniacs | Animation Timing/Animation Timer | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | The Great North | Animation Timing/Animation Timer | 19 episodes |
| 2022 | Central Park | Animation Timing/Animation Timer | 7 episodes |
| 2023 | HouseBroken | Timing director | Episode: "Who's the Cat-Chelorette?" |
| 2024 | Grimsburg | Timing director | 5 episodes |
| 2026 | Family Guy | Animation timer | 2 episodes [3] |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Career | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Animation Timing Director | Live-Action Animated Comedy Film [4] |
| 2009 | Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | Archive Footage | Documentary Film |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Animation Director | 10th Anniversary special [5] | |
| 2011 | Legends of Bikini Bottom | Animation director | Anthology film [6] |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Animation Director | Live-Action Animated Comedy Film [7] |
| 2019 | SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout | 20th Anniversary special[citation needed] |
Shorts
edit| Year | Title | Career | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Side View | Director/Producer/Writer/Animator/Composer/Director of Photography/Editor | |
| 2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D | Director | |
| 2019 | Harold & Herbert in Dumpster Diving | Additional Sheet Timer |
References
edit- ↑ Web, Nichi Bei (July 15, 2010). "TOM YASUMI: From Tokyo to SpongeBob in 44 years". Nichi Bei News. Nichi Bei. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ↑ ""SpongeBob SquarePants"". www.tvguide.com. May 1, 1999.
- ↑ ""Family Guy"". www.tvguide.com. January 31, 1999.
- ↑ ""The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie"". www.tvguide.com. February 19, 2004.
- ↑ ""SpongeBob's–Truth–or–Square"". www.filmaffinity.com. November 6, 2009.
- ↑ ""Legends–of–Bikini–Bottom"". www.awn.com. January 21, 2011.
- ↑ ""The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water"". www.tvguide.com. February 6, 2015.
External links
edit- Tom Yasumi at IMDb
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