Kent Osborne

Kent Matthew Osborne (born August 30, 1969) is an American screenwriter, storyboard artist, actor, animator, producer, and director. He has worked for such animated television shows as SpongeBob SquarePants, , , , , and . He has received multiple nominations and has won twice for Adventure Time (in 2015 and 2017). He is currently the head writer for animated series , which premiered in 2018, and is also co-producer and story editor for the animated series . He has also starred in several films, including , , and (in the title role). His brother is director Mark Osborne. Osborne had replaced Walt Dohrn as a storyboard director and writer after Dohrn left SpongeBob to work on more films in 2002.
==Early life==
Kent Osborne and his brother Mark were raised in before moving to . He graduated from and studied acting in New York at the and 's .
==Career==
Osborne's first film was a small part in (1992) with , , , and . His character Emile in School Ties inspired Osborne to write the screenplay for the film Dropping Out, in which he starred alongside , , , , and Fred Willard. His brother Mark directed the film, which had its world premiere at the 2000 .
Osborne served as writing partner for the comedian . After recurring appearances on the show , he hosted a spinoff TBS program, Movie Lounge, beginning in 1998-2001.
From 2002 to 2005, Osborne was a writer and a storyboard director for SpongeBob SquarePants on Nickelodeon. He received two nomination for his writing on the show, in 2003 and 2004. He was also one of the writers for the theatrical film, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004). He also contributed to .
Osborne went on to write for other animated series appearing on the , including (Emmy nomination in 2006), (Emmy nomination in 2010), and (Emmy nominations in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016, with wins in 2015 and 2017). He also wrote and storyboarded several episodes of the of 's in 2008.
Osborne has been a screenwriter and actor in a number of films associated with the movement, including several directed by . He co-wrote and acted in (2007) and has a supporting role in (2008). For , which debuted at the , Osborne served as co-writer and co-producer, as well as playing the title role, loosely based on his own life. He returned to the semi-autobiographical role for the sequel Uncle Kent 2, which premiered at the 2015 .
In 2011, he starred in writer/director 's film How to Cheat. Osborne and his castmates won the award for Best Performance in the Narrative Competition in the 2011 .
In 2013, he created the internet series Cat Agent with Rug Burn (founded by staff members of and ).
Osborne also worked as a voice director for , , and and a story consultant for 's very first show ever created .
==Filmography==
===TV series===
SpongeBob SquarePants
;Season 3
* 42b - "My Pretty Seahorse" - writer, storyboard director
* 44b - "Idiot Box" - writer, storyboard director
* 46a - "Snowball Effect" - writer, storyboard director
* 48a - "No Weenies Allowed" - writer, storyboard director
* 49a - "Krab Borg" - writer, storyboard director
* 50b - "Krusty Krab Training Video" - writer
* 51 - "Party Pooper Pants" - writer, storyboard director 
* 52a - "Chocolate with Nuts" - writer
* 53a - "New Student Starfish" - writer, storyboard director
* 54 - "Ugh" - writer, storyboard director
* 55a - "The Great Snail Race" - writer, storyboard director
* 56a - "Born Again Krabs" - writer, storyboard director
* 57a - "Krabby Land" - writer, storyboard director
* 58a - "Missing Identity" - writer, storyboard director
* 59 - "The Sponge Who Could Fly" - writer, storyboard director
* 60a - "SpongeBob Meets the Strangler" - writer
* 60b - "Pranks a Lot" - writer, storyboard director
===Film===
*The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) - writer, storyboard
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