Tim Hill (director)

Timothy Joseph "Tim" Hill (born May 21, 1958) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and producer.
==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.
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Film 	Director	Writer	Notes
1997	Action League Now!!: Rock-A-Big-Baby 	 	 	short
1999	Muppets from Space 	 	 	
2001	Max Keeble's Big Move 	 	 	Also songwriter: "MacGoogle theme song"
2004	The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	 	 	Also storyboard artist and story editor
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties 	 	 	
2007	Alvin and the Chipmunks 	 	 	
2011	Hop 	 	 	
2014	Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever 	 	 	
2021	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	 	 	
 	The War with Grandpa 	 	 	
===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
2017 	Michael Jackson's Halloween 	writer
2020 	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	developer
==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 	
2006	Annie Award 	Best Writing in an Animated Television Production
Shared with Mike Bell, C.H. Greenblatt & Paul Tibbitt	SpongeBob SquarePants	
Category:American film directors
Category:American television writers
Category:American storyboard artists
Category:Male television writers
Category:Living people
Category:1973 births
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)