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|birth = Brian Levine<br />{{Time|November 22}}, {{Time|1963}} (age {{Age|1963|10|22}})<br />Brooklyn, New York, {{Link|U.S.}}
|birth = Brian Levine<br />{{Time|November 22}}, {{Time|1963}} (age {{Age|1963|10|22}})<br />Brooklyn, New York, {{Link|U.S.}}
|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|credits = President of [[Nickelodeon]]
|credits = President of [[Viacom]]'s [[Nickelodeon]] division
|years = {{Time|2018}}–present
|years = {{Time|2018}}–present
|crew = yes
|crew = yes
}}
}}'''Brian Robbins''' is a former actor and director, known for his frequent collaborations with {{W|Dan Schneider (TV producer)|Dan Schneider}}. He became the president of [[Viacom]]'s [[Nickelodeon]] division in {{Time|2018}}. Since then, he has managed various promotions for the {{SBSP}} franchise. He ordered multiple spin-offs of the show in {{Time|February}} {{Time|2019}}, including ''[[Kamp Koral]]''.<ref name="altpress">https://www.altpress.com/news/spongebob-squarepants-kamp-koral-prequel-series/</ref>
'''Brian Robbins''' is a former actor and director, known for his frequent collaborations with {{W|Dan Schneider (TV producer)|Dan Schneider}}. He became the president of [[Nickelodeon]] in {{Time|2018}}. Since then, he has managed various promotions for the {{SBSP}} franchise. He ordered multiple spin-offs of the show in {{Time|February}} {{Time|2019}}, including ''[[Kamp Koral]]''.<ref name="altpress">https://www.altpress.com/news/spongebob-squarepants-kamp-koral-prequel-series/</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
He is an actor and director who has often worked with his middle school friend Dan Schneider. He is the current president of Nickelodeon. He is also one of the creators of the sketch show ''{{W|All That}}''.
He is an actor and director who has often worked with his middle school friend Dan Schneider. He is the current president of Viacom's Nickelodeon division. He is also one of the creators of the sketch show ''{{W|All That}}''.


In February 2019, Robbins announced that he would order spin-offs of the ''SpongeBob'' series.<ref>https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/</ref>
In February 2019, Robbins announced that he would order spin-offs of the ''SpongeBob'' series, the first being a show about a younger SpongeBob at camp called ''Kamp Koral''.<ref>https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/nickelodeon-brian-robbins-spongebob-lego-paddington-john-cena-1203139534/</ref> This was met with negative fan backlash because [[Stephen Hillenburg]] was strongly against both aging down SpongeBob's character and making spin-offs of his series.<ref>{{cite web|first=Peter|last=White|url=https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/|date=2009-10-27|accessdate=2019-07-15|title=Spongebob Squarepants’ creator Steve Hillenburg|publisher=TBI Vision}}[https://tbivision.com/2009/10/27/spongebob-squarepants-creator-steve-hillenburg/7414/ TBI Vision interview]</ref>


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*Robbins has called ''SpongeBob'' Nickelodeon's equivalent to the Marvel Universe.<ref name="altpress"/>
*He is known to many [[SpongeBob SquarePants (series)|SpongeBob]] fans as the man who ruined Stephen Hillenburg's legacy through corporate greed.
*Robbins thinks that ''SpongeBob'' could be Nickelodeon's equivalent to the Marvel Universe, so he wants to continue to market and extend the franchise.<ref name="altpress"/>


== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 21:50, 29 July 2019

Template:PersonBrian Robbins is a former actor and director, known for his frequent collaborations with Dan Schneider. He became the president of Viacom's Nickelodeon division in 2018. Since then, he has managed various promotions for the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise. He ordered multiple spin-offs of the show in February 2019, including Kamp Koral.[1]

Biography

He is an actor and director who has often worked with his middle school friend Dan Schneider. He is the current president of Viacom's Nickelodeon division. He is also one of the creators of the sketch show All That.

In February 2019, Robbins announced that he would order spin-offs of the SpongeBob series, the first being a show about a younger SpongeBob at camp called Kamp Koral.[2] This was met with negative fan backlash because Stephen Hillenburg was strongly against both aging down SpongeBob's character and making spin-offs of his series.[3]

Trivia

  • He is known to many SpongeBob fans as the man who ruined Stephen Hillenburg's legacy through corporate greed.
  • Robbins thinks that SpongeBob could be Nickelodeon's equivalent to the Marvel Universe, so he wants to continue to market and extend the franchise.[1]

References