Kaz (cartoonist)

Kaz
Kaz at the 2019 Annecy International Animated Film Festival.
BornKazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis
(1959-07-31) July 31, 1959 (age 65)
Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Cartoonist, animator, illustrator, writer, storyboard artist
Notable works
Underworld
SpongeBob SquarePants
Camp Lazlo
Phineas and Ferb
Total Dramarama
Spouse(s)Linda Marotta
http://kazunderworld.com

Kaz (born Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis, July 31, 1959) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and illustrator.

Personal life

Kaz lives in Hollywood, California, with his wife Linda Marotta.

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role
2002–present SpongeBob SquarePants Writer, storyboard director, story outlines, animation writer, director, original character design
2005–08 Camp Lazlo Writer, storyboard director, story outlines
2006 Zoot Rumpus Creator, writer, storyboard artist (pilot)
2007 Diggs Tailwagger Co-writer & storyboard artist (pilot)
2009–2013; 2015 Phineas and Ferb Writer & storyboard artist
2012 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Prop and effects designer ("Funstro")
2013-17 Total Dramarama Story artist
2014 Get Blake! Executive producer
2018 Little Big Awesome Writer (2 episodes)
2021 Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years Writer (7 episodes), Developer, Theme music composer
2021 The Patrick Star Show Writer (2 episodes), Creator, Developer

Film

Year Title Role
2002 God Hates Cartoons Creator of 2 animated shorts based on Kaz's comic strip Underworld
2003 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie conception character designer
2005 SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D Ride writer
Corpse Bride additional storyboard artist
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Plush Edition staff writer
2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension additional material, additional storyboards, storyboard artist (as KAZ)
2018 Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold story by
2019 SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout 20th anniversary special, writer

Bibliography

Month Title Issue Story Publisher Notes
Dec. 2014 SpongeBob Comics #39 "Grudge with Your Grub" United Plankton Pictures Story
Jan. 2015 #40 "Lavable Pin-Up Comic"
Oct. 2015 #49 "Monster Canyon"

References

Other websites