# Tim Hill (filmmaker)

Timothy Joseph Hill is an American director, screenwriter, producer, and voice actor.

## Career

Hill began his career in the 1990s as a writer for the show Rocko's Modern Life with Stephen Hillenburg and Derek Drymon, and was also a writer and producer on the shows Exit 57, KaBlam! and Kenny the Shark. Hill developed SpongeBob SquarePants with Drymon and art director Nick Jennings, and wrote the pilot episode as well as writing or co-writing eight episodes on the first season. He also created the KaBlam! skit Action League Now!!.
Hill directed the films Muppets from Space (1999), Max Keeble's Big Move (2001), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006), Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Hop (2011) and The War with Grandpa (2020). Hill was a screenwriter for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) and later co-wrote and directed The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020).

## 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.

## Filmography

Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1997 | Action League Now!!: Rock-A-Big-Baby | Yes | Yes | Short |
| 1999 | Muppets from Space | Yes | No | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble's Big Move | Yes | No | Also songwriter: "MacGoogle's Theme" |
| 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 | |
| 2020 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run | Yes | Yes | Voice of "Documentary Narrator" |
| 2020 | The War with Grandpa | Yes | No | |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 1991 | Make the Grade | No | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 1991–93 | Welcome Freshmen | Yes | Yes | Executive | 16 episodes (director); 43 episodes (writer) |
| 1994–96 | Rocko's Modern Life | No | Yes | No | 27 episodes (writer); 13 episodes (story editor) |
| 1995–96 | Exit 57 | Yes | No | No | 6 episodes |
| 1996–2000 | KaBlam! | Yes | Yes | Yes | 21 episodes (director); 18 episodes (writer); 30 episodes (producer) |
| 1999; 2005–07 | SpongeBob SquarePants | No | Yes | No | 18 episodes; Also developer and story editor |
| 2000 | The War Next Door | No | Yes | No | Episode "Father Knows Death" |
| 2001 | Action League Now! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Episode "The Chief: Look Back in Anger" |
| 2001–02 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | No | Yes | Supervising | 4 episodes |
| 2003–06 | Kenny the Shark | No | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Whoopi's Littleburg | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever | Yes | Yes | No | TV movie |
| 2017 | Michael Jackson's Halloween | No | Yes | No | TV short |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 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 |