Tom Yasumi

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.

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

Television

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	59 episodes
1995-96	Rocko's Modern Life	Animation Timer	30 episodes
1997-99	The Angry Beavers	Animation Timer	9 episodes
1999-2021	SpongeBob SquarePants	Animation Director/Animation Timer/Sheet Timer/Scene Timer	212 episodes
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	5 episodes
2021	The Great North	Animation Timer	18 episodes
2022	Central Park	Animation Timing	3 episodes

Film

Year	Title	Career	Notes
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Animation Timing Director	Live-Action Animated Comedy Film
2009	Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants	Archive Footage	Documentary Film
	SpongeBob's Truth or Square	Animation Director	Television Movie
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Animation Director	Live-Action Animated Comedy Film
2019	SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout		Television Movie

Shorts

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

External links

• Tom Yasumi at IMDb