Tim Hill (director)

Timothy Hill (born May 31, 1973) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and producer.

Tim Hill
Born	Timothy Hill (1973-05-31) May 31, 1973 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation	Animator, film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1993–present
Notable work	Muppets from Space Max Keeble's Big Move Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Alvin and the Chipmunks Hop SpongeBob SquarePants
Spouse(s)	Veronica Alicino ( m. 1997)
Relatives	George Roy Hill (uncle)

Career

Hill began his career in the 1990s as a television writer, director and storyboard artist for Rocko's Modern Life, Exit 57, KaBlam!, SpongeBob SquarePants and Kenny the Shark. He also created the KaBlam! skit Action League Now!!

Hill directed the live-action family films Muppets from Space, Max Keeble's Big Move, and the live-action/animated films Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Hop.

Hill also co-wrote the script of The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Hill is also set to return to co-write along with Paul Tibbitt, who will remain on as producer and writer, and will also direct The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run.

Personal life

Hill has been married to actress Veronica Alicino, whom he frequently casts in minor roles in his films, since June 24, 1997. He is the nephew of director George Roy Hill.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes
1997	Action League Now!!: Rock-A-Big-Baby	Yes	Yes	short
1999	Muppets from Space	Yes	No	Directorial debut
2001	Max Keeble's Big Move	Yes	No	Also songwriter: "MacGoogle theme song"
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	No	Yes	Also storyboard artist and story editor
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties	Yes	No
2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks	Yes	No
2011	Hop	Yes	No
2014	Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever[2]	Yes	Yes
2020	The War with Grandpa[3]	Yes	No
2020	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Title	Notes
1991	Make the Grade	writer
1991-93	Welcome Freshmen	writer, executive producer, director
1994–96	Rocko's Modern Life	writer, story editor
1994-97	Bobby's World	animation teleplay
1995-96	Exit 57	director
1996-2000	KaBlam!	Writer, Director, Producer
1999; 2005-06; 2007	SpongeBob SquarePants	developer, story editor, writer
2000	The War Next Door	writer
2001	Action League Now!	Writer, director, producer
2001-02	100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd	writer, supervising producer
2003-06	Kenny the Shark	developer, writer
2004	Whoopi's Littleburg	director[4]
2017	Michael Jackson's Halloween	writer

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result[5]
1995	CableACE Award	Best Comedy Series Shared with Cindy Caponera, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello, John C. Fisher, Joe Forristal, Nancy Geller, Jodi Lennon, Mitch Rouse & Amy Sedaris	Exit 57	Nominated
2006	Annie Award	Best Writing in an Animated Television Production Shared with Mike Bell, C.H. Greenblatt & Paul Tibbitt	SpongeBob SquarePants	Won

References

1. "Tim Hill biography and filmography" – Tribute.ca. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
2. Sepinwall, Alan (November 27, 2014). "Review: 'Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever' With Aubrey Plaza As Grumpy Cat". HitFix. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
3. McNary, Dave (July 12, 2016). "Robert De Niro's 'War with Grandpa' Set for April Release". Variety. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
4. Anima Mundi catalogo: Festival internacional de animação. Anima Mundi. 2002. p. 398.
5. "Tim Hill (III) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved August 23, 2013.

External links

• Tim Hill on IMDb