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| Nate Cash | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nathan Shawn Cash March 31, 1976 (1976-03-31) (age 48) Utah, U.S. |
| Other names | Nathan Cash |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, artist, director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | SpongeBob SquarePants The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Adventure Time Over the Garden Wall |
Nathan Shawn "Nate" Cash (born March 31, 1976) is an American writer, artist and director. He was born in Utah, and his most well-known works are SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, and Over the Garden Wall. In addition to that, he has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Direction in an Animated Program" in 2012.
Career
Cash began his career on The Simpsons as a character layout artist. He started working at Cartoon Network Studios on The Powerpuff Girls and was later a storyboard artist on My Gym Partner's a Monkey. He was a writer and storyboard director on the biggest hit from Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants, from 2006 to 2011. After he left SpongeBob, he became a storyboard supervisor on Adventure Time in Season 2 and later creative director. He left Adventure Time at the end of Season 5 completely to work on the miniseries Over the Garden Wall as a creative director alongside Bert Youn, created by another former creative director of the same show named Patrick McHale. Following his leave from Adventure Time, he was replaced by Andres Salaff.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Powerpuff Girls: Twas The Fight Before Christmas | Storyboard Clean-Up |
| 2009 | Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | Himself |
| SpongeBob's Truth or Square | Storyboard Director & Writer | |
| 2019 | The Angry Birds Movie 2 | Story Artist |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | The Simpsons | Character Layout Artist (Seasons 13-14) |
| 2003–2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Storyboard Clean-Up (Seasons 5-6) Story (Season 6) |
| 2004–2005 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | Character Designer & Storyboard Revisionist (Seasons 1-2) |
| 2006–2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Storyboard Artist |
| 2006–2011 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Storyboard Director & Writer (Seasons 4-8) Songwriter ("New Digs") |
| 2008 | The Mighty B! | Storyboard Revisionist |
| 2009 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("Shut It!" & "Under the Sea Monster") |
| 2011–2014 | Adventure Time | Storyboard Supervisor (2011–2012) Creative Director (2012–2013) Voice Director ("The Great Bird Man," "Simon & Marcy", & "Puhoy") Supervising Director (Season 5) |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Creative Director (Episodes 1-6) & Supervising Director |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("The Banagic Incident") |
| 2015 | Pickle and Peanut | Writer & Storyboard Artist ("A Cabbage Day Miracle") |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island | Storyboard Supervisor |
| 2020 | ThunderCats Roar | Supervising Producer |
| 2020–2021 | Animaniacs | |
| 2021 | Aquaman: King of Atlantis | Consulting Producer |
| DC Super Hero Girls | Co-executive Producer | |
| 2023 | Tiny Toons Looniversity |
References
- OnTheRedCarpet.com Staff (June 23, 2012). "Daytime Emmys 2012: Full list of winners". On the Red Carpet. American Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
- "The 39th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Award Nominations" (PDF). Emmy Award. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 4, Vol. 2 ("Best Day Ever" credits) (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. January 9, 2007.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Vol. 1 ("To SquarePants or Not to SquarePants" credits) (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. December 8, 2009.
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 6, Vol. 2 (DVD). United States: Paramount Home Entertainment/Nickelodeon. December 7, 2010.
- Twoo – Meet New People. New.spring.me. Retrieved on January 1, 2017.
- Nate Cash (supervising director); Nick Jennings (art director); Jesse Moynihan & Ako Castuera (writers) (March 4, 2013). "The Great Birdman". Adventure Time. Season 5. Episode 13. Cartoon Network.
- Patrick Kevin Day (October 3, 2014). "'Over the Garden Wall' gets lost in creator's imagination". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 15, 2021.