Derek Drymon

Derek Drymon
Born	Derek Drymon 1968 (age 43) Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	Comedian, Voice Actor, Television Writer, Storyboard Artist, Animator
Years active	1990's - Present
Children	None

Derek Drymon (born 1968) is an American writer and storyboard artist. He has worked on numerous animated cartoon productions of the 1990s and 2000s, best known for his work on Rocko's Modern Life and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Personal Background

Drymon was born in Morristown, New Jersey, a small town in far northern New Jersey in 1968. He attended Jefferson Township, and Dover Public Schools as a child, and supposedly he enjoyed drawing and making comic books. Drymon graduated from Jefferson Township High School in 1987.^[1] He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York to become an illustrator. After college, he was recruited by Disney feature animation for their internship program. Upon finishing the program he returned to New Jersey and then on to California.

Early Nickelodeon years

Drymon was discovered by Nickelodeon in 1993. He moved to California to work as an animator for Nickelodeon. In 1993, Drymon also began working as a storyboard artist and writer for Rocko's Modern Life. It was here he met two of his future employers, Tim Hill and Stephen Hillenburg, Hill was a writer, Hillenburg a co-producer and storyboard artist. In 1997, Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants. Drymon performed many duties on SpongeBob, including being a writer on all episodes, then supervising director and producer, and eventually creative director. Drymon also worked on the Cartoon Network animated series Camp Lazlo. Drymon worked on Tim Hill's side project, the popular Kablam! skit Action League Now! as a storyboard artist. He also wrote the Emmy Award nominated episode of CatDog, "Doggone".

Current production

Derek Drymon is currently an executive producer (with Fred Seibert) on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time, created by Pendleton Ward.

References

1. ^ Jennings, Rob. "Jefferson native, SpongeBob go way back: Cartoonist an executive producer for animated film", Daily Record (Morristown), November 19, 2004. Accessed October 23, 2007. "But in Jefferson, Drymon is perhaps best remembered as an offensive guard and defensive tackle on the high school's state championship football team in 1986.... At Jefferson High School, when not playing football, Drymon was sketching comic books."

External links

• Derek Drymon at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Drymon, Derek
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Date of birth	1965
Place of birth	Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
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