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 46 episodes 1995–96 Rocko's Modern Life Animation Timer 30 episodes 1997–99 The Angry Beavers Animation Timer 10 episodes 1999–2021 SpongeBob SquarePants Animation Director/Animation Timer/Sheet Timer/Scene Timer 180 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/Animation Timer 6 episodes 2021 The Great North Animation Timing/Animation Timer 19 episodes 2022 Central Park Animation Timing/Animation Timer 7 episodes 2023 HouseBroken Timing director Episode: "Who's the Cat-Chelorette?" 2024 Grimsburg Timing director 5 episodes 2026 Family Guy Animation timer 2 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 FilmSpongeBob's Truth or Square Animation Director 10th Anniversary special 2011 Legends of Bikini Bottom Animation director Anthology film 2015 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water Animation Director Live-Action Animated Comedy Film 2019 SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout 20th Anniversary special

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