William Reiss

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William Reiss
Born
William Arthur Reiss

(1976-05-04) May 4, 1976 (age 45)
Minooka, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationArtist, animator, writer, director, actor
Years active1999–present

William Arthur Reiss (born May 4, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist, and writer.

Career[]

Reiss first worked on the Nickelodeon series SpongeBob SquarePants as an assistant storyboard artist in Season 1 as Bill Reiss,[a] then got promoted to a writer and storyboard artist in Season 2 while still being called "Bill Reiss" by other crew members.[1][2][3] Reiss left the show during the fourth season in 2005, but briefly returned in 2009 to storyboard the main title for the 10th Anniversary special, Truth or Square.

After SpongeBob, he went to work for Cartoon Network and worked as a storyboard artist for certain shows at that network. He is best known for teaming up with former SpongeBob writer C.H. Greenblatt to serve as creative director on his cartoon Chowder.[4]

They later worked as directors for Fish Hooks, which he co-developed with Alex Hirsch for Noah Z. Jones for Disney Channel.[5] After Fish Hooks, he worked on Mickey Mouse as a writer, storyboard artist and director.

In 2016, Reiss worked on C.H. Greenblatt's new series for Nickelodeon, Harvey Beaks.[6]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1999–2005; 2009 SpongeBob SquarePants N/A Assistant Storyboard Artist (Season 1), Writer (Season 2), Storyboard Artist (Seasons 2–4), & Main Title Storyboard (Truth or Square)
2003 Free for All Storyboard Artist
2003 Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? Writer & Storyboard Artist
2004-2005 Higglytown Heroes Storyboard Artist
2005 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Story & Storyboard Artist ("Wild Parts")
2005 Camp Lazlo Storyboard Revisionist
2005–2007 My Gym Partner's a Monkey Writer, Storyboard Artist, & Storyboard Supervisor
2007–2010 Chowder Monster, Princess, Two-Headed Weirdo. Forearm Weirdo, Luteman, & Bug No. 2 Creative Director, Story, Storyboard Artist, & Voice Actor
2010–2014 Fish Hooks Chloe Developer, Writer, Story, Storyboard Artist, director, & Voice Actor
2014–2016 Mickey Mouse N/A Writer, Storyboard Artist, director, & Voice Actor
2016–2017 Harvey Beaks Storyboard Artist (2016), writer, Storyboard Director, & Supervising Producer (2017)
2018–present Unikitty! Director ("R & Arr" & "Beach Daze")
2019–present Middle School Moguls Director & Voice Director

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 What's Wrong with Ruth? Beet Boop & Goat No. 3 Character Designer, Color Stylist, Effects Designer, Prop Designer, writer, Storyboard Artist, & Executive Producer
2016 PINK: The Lighter Shade of Red – Special thanks
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run – Storyboard Punch-Up

Notes[]

  1. ^ Information is taken from the ending credits of the episodes.

References[]

  1. ^ Bovberg, Jason (October 11, 2004). "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Second Season". DVD Talk. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Lacey, Gord (October 14, 2004). "SpongeBob SquarePants – Season 2 Review". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "SpongeBob SquarePants – Season 2". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  4. ^ http://worldofwonder.net/the-blinking-celebrity-gifs-of-william-reiss/
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 29, 2009). "Disney Channel hooked on fish". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  6. ^ http://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com/post/143142676317/do-you-know-if-william-reiss-one-of-the-lead

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