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Adam Paloian

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Writer
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Adam Paloian was born on 9 September 1991 in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA. He is a director and writer, known for The Cuphead Show! (2022), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015).
BornSeptember 9, 1991
BornSeptember 9, 1991
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Frank Todaro and Tru Valentino in The Cuphead Show! (2022)
    The Cuphead Show!
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
    The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
    6.0
    • Animation Department(Animation Unit)
    • 2015
    Tenacious D: Video Games (2023)
    Tenacious D: Video Games
    8.3
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2023

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    Director

    • Tenacious D: Video Games (2023)
      Tenacious D: Video Games
      8.3
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Frank Todaro and Tru Valentino in The Cuphead Show! (2022)
      The Cuphead Show!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2022
    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2017–2020

    Art Department

    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard director
      • storyboard supervisor
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015–2023
    • Tenacious D: Video Games (2023)
      Tenacious D: Video Games
      8.3
      Music Video
      • creative director
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Frank Todaro and Tru Valentino in The Cuphead Show! (2022)
      The Cuphead Show!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard by
      • 2022
    • Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel in Smiling Friends (2020)
      Smiling Friends
      8.5
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Tig N' Seek (2020)
      Tig N' Seek
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (segment "Lost Bike")
      • 2021
    • Pig Goat Banana Cricket (2015)
      Pig Goat Banana Cricket
      3.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Frank Todaro and Tru Valentino in The Cuphead Show! (2022)
      The Cuphead Show!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • storyboard
      • 2022
    • Tig N' Seek (2020)
      Tig N' Seek
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by (segment "Lost Bike")
      • 2021
    • Clancy Brown, Lori Alan, Rodger Bumpass, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Carolyn Lawrence, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
      SpongeBob SquarePants
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by (segment "Clam Up", uncredited)
      • 2017

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    • Born
      • September 9, 1991
      • Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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      In the Pilot episode of Adult Swim's "Smiling Friends," the post credits feature a commemorative title card sporting an edited picture of Paloian and the message, "In Loving Memory, Johnathan Q. Shrimpling (2004 - 2017)".

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