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If you were looking for the article about the production assistant and writer, then see Andrew Goodman.

If you were looking for the article about the character, then see Andrew Fishman.

Template:Person John Andrew Overtoom (born May 27, 1962; age Template:Age) is a former SpongeBob SquarePants crew member. He worked as an animation director and sheet timer from seasons 1-8, and returned to the franchise in season 12, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, and The Patrick Star Show.

He was usually paired up with Paul Tibbitt, Walt Dohrn, and Kent Osborne during its second and third seasons, and split the director role with him and Tom Yasumi. From seasons 4-8 and after returning in season 12, he is one of the main animation directors along with Yasumi and Alan Smart, later joined by Michelle Bryan in mid-season 12. During season 13's "Karen for Spot," he was teamed with Dave Cunningham before he would eventually retire from the series and his duties as a animation director were replaced by Eric Bryan. The final episode he worked on was season 15's "Biscuit Ballyhoo."

Biography

Recent credits for Andrew Overtoom include The Patrick Star Show and SpongeBob SquarePants as well as The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, where he served as CG-animation director and Head of Character Animation (HOCA). He was a supervising animation director on the Cartoon Network series Clarence as well as the Disney animated television series Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer where he was a writer and animation supervisor. In 1999, after two years as an animation timer on The Angry Beavers, Overtoom was hired as an animation director on the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, for which he was nominated at the Emmy Awards in 2004, 2007, and 2011. Other credits include Family Guy and American Dad! for the Fox Broadcasting Company and Dave the Barbarian and Phineas and Ferb for Disney.

Gallery

File:Overtoom.jpg

External links

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-{{RP|writer|Andrew Goodman}}
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 {{Person
 |name = Andrew Overtoom
-|first-name = Andrew
-|last-name = Overtoom
 |image = AndrewOvertoom.jpg
 |birth = John Andrew Overtoom<br>{{Time|May 27}}, {{Time|1962}} (age {{Age|1962|5|27}})<br>Edison, New Jersey, U.S.
 |gender = Male
 |credits = Animation director<br>Sheet timer<br>Songwriter
-|years = {{Time|1999}} - {{Time|2012}}; {{Time|2019}} - present
+|years = {{Time|1999}} - {{Time|2012}}; {{Time|2018}} - {{Time|2024}}
 }}
-'''John Andrew Overtoom''' (born {{Time|May 27}}, {{Time|1962}}; age {{Age|1962|5|27}}) he is a {{SBSP}} crew member. He worked as an animation director and sheet timer from [[season 1]] to [[season 8]], and officially returned to the franchise from [[season 12]], ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'', and ''[[The Patrick Star Show]]'' onward.
+'''John Andrew Overtoom''' (born {{Time|May 27}}, {{Time|1962}}; age {{Age|1962|5|27}}) is a former {{SBSP}} crew member. He worked as an animation director and sheet timer from [[Season 1|seasons 1]]-[[Season 8|8]], and returned to the franchise in [[season 12]], ''[[The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run]]'', and {{TPSS}}.
-He is an animation director who frequently collaborated with [[Alan Smart]], [[Tom Yasumi]], and [[Michelle Bryan]].
+He was usually paired up with [[Paul Tibbitt]], [[Walt Dohrn]], and [[Kent Osborne]] during its [[Season 2|second]] and [[Season 3|third]] seasons, and split the director role with him and [[Tom Yasumi]]. From seasons [[Season 4|4]]-8 and after returning in season 12, he is one of the main animation directors along with Yasumi and [[Alan Smart]], later joined by [[Michelle Bryan]] in mid-season 12. During [[season 13]]'s "[[Karen for Spot]]," he was teamed with [[Dave Cunningham]] before he would eventually retire from the series and his duties as a animation director were replaced by [[Eric Bryan]]. The final episode he worked on was [[season 15]]'s "[[Biscuit Ballyhoo]]."
 ==Biography==
-Recent credits for Andrew Overtoom include ''The Patrick Star Show'' and ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' as well as ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'', where he served as CG Animation Director and Head of Character Animation (HOCA). He was Supervising Animation Director on the {{W|Cartoon Network}} series ''[[w:c:clarence:Clarence (series)|Clarence]]'' as well as the {{W|Disney}} animated television series ''{{W|Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer}}'' where he was a writer and animation supervisor. In {{Time|1999}}, after two years as an animation timer on ''{{W|The Angry Beavers}}'', Overtoom was hired as an Animation Director on the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television series {{SBSP}}, for which he was nominated at the {{W|Emmy Awards}} in {{Time|2004}}, {{Time|2007}} and {{Time|2011}}. Other credits include ''[[w:c:familyguy:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' and ''[[w:c:americandad:American Dad!|American Dad!]]'' for {{W|Fox TV}} and ''{{W|Phineas and Ferb}}'' and ''{{W|Dave the Barbarian}}'' for Disney.
+Recent credits for Andrew Overtoom include {{TPSS}} and ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' as well as ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'', where he served as CG-animation director and Head of Character Animation (HOCA). He was a supervising animation director on the {{W|Cartoon Network}} series ''[[w:c:clarence:Clarence (series)|Clarence]]'' as well as the {{W|The Walt Disney Company|Disney}} animated television series ''[[w:c:disney:Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer|Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer]]'' where he was a writer and animation supervisor. In {{Time|1999}}, after two years as an animation timer on ''[[w:c:theangrybeavers:|The Angry Beavers]]'', Overtoom was hired as an animation director on the [[Nickelodeon]] animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', for which he was nominated at the {{W|Emmy Awards}} in {{Time|2004}}, {{Time|2007}}, and {{Time|2011}}. Other credits include ''[[w:c:familyguy:Family Guy|Family Guy]]'' and ''[[w:c:americandad:American Dad!|American Dad!]]'' for the {{W|Fox Broadcasting Company}} and ''[[w:c:disney:Dave the Barbarian|Dave the Barbarian]]'' and ''[[w:c:phineasandferb:Phineas and Ferb|Phineas and Ferb]]'' for Disney.
 ==Gallery==
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 ==External links==
-*[https://twitter.com/overtoom_andrew twitter page]
+*[https://twitter.com/overtoom_andrew Twitter page]
 *[https://www.instagram.com/andrew.overtoom/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=8ccb2fef-3c96-4327-bab3-c96cbef929b7 Instagram page]
-*[https://andrewovertoom.tumblr.com/ tumblr page]
+*[https://andrewovertoom.tumblr.com/ Tumblr page]
 *[http://andrewovertoom.com/ Andrew Overtoom's website]
+*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-overtoom-a960095 LinkedIn page]
 {{Wikipedia}}
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-{{Awards|Emmy}}
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+[[Category:Animation directors]]
+[[Category:Songwriters]]