Nathan Shawn "Nate" Cash (born March 31, 1976) is an American writer, artist and director. He was born in Utah, and his most well-known works are SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, and Over the Garden Wall. In addition to that, he has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction in an Animated Program" in 2012.[1][2]
Nate Cash | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nathan Shawn Cash March 31, 1976 (age 48) Utah, U.S. |
| Other names | Nathan Cash |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, artist, director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | SpongeBob SquarePants The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Adventure Time Over the Garden Wall |
Career
editCash began his career on The Simpsons as a character layout artist. He started working at Cartoon Network Studios on The Powerpuff Girls and was later a storyboard artist on My Gym Partner's a Monkey. He was a writer and storyboard director on the biggest hit from Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants, from 2006 to 2011.[3][4][5] After he left SpongeBob, he became a storyboard supervisor on Adventure Time in Season 2 and later creative director. He left Adventure Time at the end of Season 5 completely to work on the miniseries Over the Garden Wall as a creative director alongside Bert Youn, created by another former creative director of the same show named Patrick McHale. Following his leave from Adventure Time, he was replaced by Andres Salaff.[6]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Powerpuff Girls: Twas The Fight Before Christmas | Storyboard Clean-Up |
| 2009 | Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | Himself |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Storyboard Director & Writer | |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Story Artist |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | The Simpsons | Character Layout Artist (Seasons 13-14) |
| 2003–2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Storyboard Clean-Up (Seasons 5-6) Story (Season 6) |
| 2004–2005 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Character Designer & Storyboard Revisionist (Seasons 1-2) |
| 2006–2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Storyboard Artist |
| 2006–2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Storyboard Director & Writer (Seasons 4-8) Songwriter ("New Digs") |
| 2008 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Revisionist |
| 2009 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Shut It!" & "Under the Sea Monster") |
| 2011–2014 | Adventure Time | Storyboard Supervisor (2011–2012) Creative Director (2012–2013) Voice Director ("The Great Bird Man," "Simon & Marcy", & "Puhoy") Supervising Director (Season 5)[7] |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Creative Director (Episodes 1-6) & Supervising Director[8] |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("The Banagic Incident") |
| 2015 | Pickle and Peanut | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("A Cabbage Day Miracle") |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Storyboard Supervisor |
| 2020 | ThunderCats Roar | Supervising Producer |
| 2020–2021 | Animaniacs | |
| 2021 | Aquaman: King of Atlantis | Consulting Producer |
| DC Super Hero Girls | Co-executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Tiny Toons Looniversity |
References
edit- ^ OnTheRedCarpet.com Staff (June 23, 2012). "Daytime Emmys 2012: Full list of winners". On the Red Carpet. American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- ^ "The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations" (PDF). Emmy Award. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Vol. 2 ("Best Day Ever" credits) (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. January 9, 2007.
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Vol. 1 ("To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" credits) (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. December 8, 2009.
- ^ SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Vol. 2 (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. December 7, 2010.
- ^ Twoo – Meet New People. New.spring.me. Retrieved on January 1, 2017.
- ^ Nate Cash (supervising director); Nick Jennings (art director); Jesse Moynihan & Ako Castuera (writers) (March 4, 2013). "The Great Birdman". Adventure Time. Season 5. Episode 13. Cartoon Network.
- ^ Patrick Kevin Day (October 3, 2014). "'Over the Garden Wall' gets lost in creator's imagination". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.