Jay Lender

Jay Lender (born June 14, 1969; age 52, New Haven, Connecticut, United States) is a former Nickelodeon crew member who worked on Hey Arnold! and the first three seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants.
== Biography ==
Jay Lender is an American television writer, storyboard artist and director. He is the son of the founder of Lender's Bagels, Murray Lender.
He was credited for some SpongeBob SquarePants comics like Molt Jolt, SpongeBob Goes Casual and more.
Since leaving Nickelodeon, Lender has written scripts for video games with his writing partner Micah Wright, and continues to develop animated series concepts as well as drawing the occasional SpongeBob comic strip for Nickelodeon Magazine. Most recently, the duo worked together on Robocalypse, a real-time strategy game for the Nintendo DS.
Lender spent two years studying at the Rhode Island School of Design before transferring to CalArt where he specialized in animation. Lender has also directed two seasons of the Disney Channel series Phineas and Ferb.
When asked if he would return to SpongeBob, Lender stated on Twitter that the outlook is "not so good," indicating the chances of him returning are very unlikely.
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