Aaron Springer

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Template:Person Aaron Paul Springer (born September 5, 1973; age Template:Age) is a former SpongeBob SquarePants crew member who worked on the show from season 1 to season 8.

Biography

Springer is a modern animator, episode writer and storyboard artist. Besides his work on SpongeBob SquarePants, he is best known as a storyboard artist for the animated series Looney Tunes: Back in Action, a few freelance episodes on Poochini, Dexter's Laboratory, and Samurai Jack. He also has directed several episodes. He plays the real-life drummer in "Prehibernation Week," however he is uncredited. In 2006, Springer created and co-directed the pilot episode for Korgoth of Barbaria in collaboration with Genndy Tartakovsky. Springer also was the voice of the animated character "Laughing Bubble" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004. Springer has also collaborated with various animation veterans such as Lynne Naylor, Chris Reccardi, Alex Hirsch, Craig McCracken, Genndy Tartakovsky, Paul Rudish, Rumen Petkov, Dave Wasson, Rob Renzetti, Maxwell Atoms, C.H. Greenblatt, Chris Savino, Stephen Hillenburg, and John Kricfalusi. He also worked on animated films like Mulan (1998), The Emperor's New Groove, Open Season, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return and Mr. Peabody and Sherman.

After season 8, he left SpongeBob to direct episodes of Gravity Falls. He wrote for 71 episodes in total. He also wrote some episodes of Disney's Mickey Mouse.

Interestingly, Springer was the only veteran writer who did not return for season 9. It was revealed that he returned to work on the third movie.

Springer is the creator of a TV show entitled Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer which premiered on Disney XD in June 2017.

Springer is currently working for Warner Bros. Animation.

Gallery

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• Sherm Cohen and Aaron working on the first season.
  Sherm Cohen and Aaron working on the first season.
• A photo of Aaron Springer working on the show from the Nickelodeon Animation Studios 1998 yearbook.
  A photo of Aaron Springer working on the show from the Nickelodeon Animation Studios 1998 yearbook.