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Tom Yasumi

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Tom Yasumi was born on 20 August 1965 in Tokyo, Japan. He is a director, known for The Side View (1985), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004).
BornAugust 20, 1965
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    • Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys
      • 9 nominations total

    Known for

    The Side View
    Short
    • Animation Department(as Y. Tom Yasumi)
    • 1985
    Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Alec Baldwin, Clancy Brown, Jeffrey Tambor, Tom Wilson, Dee Bradley Baker, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, and Mr. Lawrence in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
    The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
    7.2
    • Animation Department
    • 2004
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
    6.0
    • Animation Department(Animation Unit)
    • 2015

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    Animation Department

    • Rachel Dratch, Jon Hamm, Kevin Michael Richardson, and Greg Chun in Grimsburg (2024)
      Grimsburg
      6.0
      TV Series
      • timing director
      • 2024
    • Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas, Greta Lee, Bresha Webb, and Sam Richardson in HouseBroken (2021)
      HouseBroken
      6.4
      TV Series
      • timing director
      • 2023
    • Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Tituss Burgess, and Daveed Diggs in Central Park (2020)
      Central Park
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • animation timing
      • 2022
    • Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Paul Rust, Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, and Aparna Nancherla in The Great North (2021)
      The Great North
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animation timing
      • animation timer
      • 2021–2022
    • Animaniacs (2020)
      Animaniacs
      7.7
      TV Series
      • animation timer
      • animation timing
      • 2020–2021
    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • sheet timer
      • scene timer: live action
      • 1999–2021
    • Harold & Herbert in Dumpster Diving (2019)
      Harold & Herbert in Dumpster Diving
      TV Short
      • additional sheet timer
      • 2019
    • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
      6.0
      • animation timer: Animation Unit
      • 2015
    • Tom Kenny, Sean Giambrone, Skyler Page, and Spencer Rothbell in Clarence (2013)
      Clarence
      6.8
      TV Series
      • sheet timer
      • 2014
    • Sanjay and Craig (2013)
      Sanjay and Craig
      4.7
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2013
    • Maryke Hendrikse, James Arnold Taylor, Lee Tockar, and Ashleigh Ball in Johnny Test (2005)
      Johnny Test
      5.3
      TV Series
      • sheet timer
      • 2005–2011
    • VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas - A Story of Joyful Giving! (2009)
      VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas - A Story of Joyful Giving!
      7.0
      Video
      • sheet timer
      • 2009
    • VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (2009)
      VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella
      6.9
      Video
      • sheet timer
      • 2009
    • Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, and Mr. Lawrence in SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus (2009)
      SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongicus
      7.2
      Video
      • animation director
      • 2009
    • LittleBigPlanet (2008)
      LittleBigPlanet
      8.1
      Video Game
      • timing director
      • 2008

    Director

    • SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride (2005)
      SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride
      8.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
      Oh Yeah! Cartoons
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director (segment Herb)
      • 1999
    • The Side View
      Short
      • Director (as Y. Tom Yasumi)
      • 1985

    Additional Crew

    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • archive footage
      • 2009
    • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
      ABC Weekend Specials
      7.7
      TV Series
      • production assistant (as Y. Tom Yasumi)
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Tommy Yasumi
    • Born
      • August 20, 1965
      • Tokyo, Japan

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