Andrew Overtoom

Andrew Overtoom
Born 1962 (age 52–53)
New Jersey, United States[1]
Alma mater Vancouver Film School
Fordham University
Occupation Animation director, screenwriter, cinematographer
Known for SpongeBob SquarePants, My Life with Morrissey
Spouse(s) Tricia Noble

Andrew Overtoom (born c. 1962)[2] is an American animation director, screenwriter and cinematographer best known for his work on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants[3] for which he was nominated for the Emmy Awards in 2004, 2007 and 2011.[4][5] My Life with Morrissey is his first feature film, which he wrote, directed and photographed.[6][7]

Career

After graduating, Overtoom attended Pasadena’s yearly Animation Celebration where his feature film No Parachute caught the attention of the American producer Mike Girard. Girard hired Overtoom onto Nickelodeon’s The Angry Beavers where he worked as an Animation Timer.[8]

Overtoom moved as an animation director over to another Nickelodeon series, SpongeBob SquarePants since the show had begun in 1999.[9] Laura Fries of Variety praised his work on the 2002 special SpongeBob's House Party: "Overtoom has created a very stylistic and vivid animated world that smacks of retro pastiche."[10]

On August 2001, Overtoom began the production of his first feature film My Life with Morrissey which he wrote, directed and photographed. The film premiered in 2003.[11] Critic Stephen Dalton of The Times, in a positive review, wrote that "[B]ehind its high-camp, irreverent tone, Overtoom's film is clearly a twisted tribute."[9] The film won the Audience Award at the 2003 Black Point Film Festival in Wisconsin.[2]

In 2009, Overtoom directed the 2009 animated short film All in the Bunker.[12]

Overtoom has also served as an animation timer on Family Guy episodes,[13][14] a sheet timer for The Mighty B! and as an animation timer on the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb.[15] He is now the supervising animation director on the Cartoon Network animated series Clarence.

Personal life

Overtoom graduated from the Vancouver Film School,[2] and also studied at Fordham University.[16]

He is married to Tricia Noble, who worked as assistant director on his film My Life with Morrissey.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year Film Role Notes
1999 The Angry Beavers Animation timer
2001-2012 SpongeBob SquarePants Animation director
2005 Family Guy Animation timer
2008–2009 Random! Cartoons Sheet timer
2008–2009 The Mighty B! Sheet timer
2010; 2012 Phineas and Ferb Animation timer/Timing director
2012, 2014 Adventure Time Sheet Timer
2014–present Clarence Supervising Animation Director

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2003 My Life with Morrissey Director
Writer
Cinematographer
2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Animation timing director
2007 SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis Director Television movie
2009 All in the Bunker Director
Writer
Producer		 Animated short film
2009 SpongeBob's Truth or Square Director Television movie

References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Overtoom". Free Base. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Burroughs, Alexandra (2 October 2003). "Cult of Morrissey fodder for feature". Calgary Herald. p. F6.
  3. ↑ Lerman, Laurence (6 October 2003). "Meeting Mr. Smiths". Video Business 23 (40): 21.
  4. ↑ "SpongeBob SquarePants nominations for the Emmy Awards". Emmy Awards. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Overtoom's crew page". My Life With Morrissey. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "My Life With Morrissey (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Interview: From SpongeBob to Morrissey –Andrew Overtoom works with the Best". Film Threat. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Successful Animation School Graduates". Animation School. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dalton, Stephen (26 February 2005). "My Life with Morrissey". The Times. p. 11.
  10. ↑ Fries, Laura (16 May 2002). "SpongeBob's House Party". Variety. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Interview with Andrew Overtoom". Film Threat. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "All in the Bunker". All in the Bunker. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Overtoom Bio". IN.com. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Overtoom listing on New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Overtoom - Comic Con 2010 TV Panels Schedule". TV Equals. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  16. ↑ "Andrew Overtoom". LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

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