SpongeBob SquarePants animator Tuck Tucker passes away at 59

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Tuck Tucker, the veteran animator who worked on popular series such as 'SpongeBob SquarePants' and 'Hey Arnold!', passed away on December 22. He was 59. According to Deadline, Tucker's family posted the news of Tucker's passing on Facebook.

"It is with a heavy and broken heart that the Tucker family announces the death of Tuck Tucker, father, husband, son, brother, and uncle," wrote Bailey Tucker on Facebook.

"We know he was loved by all of those whom he met. In lieu of visitations, if you have memories of Tuck you would like to share on his timeline, the family would greatly appreciate reading them."

As reported by Deadline, Tucker was born William Osborne Tucker III on August 20, 1961. He worked on the 1987 film Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night before boarding on some of the most iconic titles in animation including the 1989 Disney feature The Little Mermaid.

In the TV space, he worked on Nickelodeon's 'Rugrats' as well as 'The Simpsons'. Tucker was a storyboard director for 'Hey Arnold!' between 1996 and 1999 and also directed the 2002 feature based on the popular Nickelodeon series. He was best known for his work on 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. In addition to being the storyboard artist for 'SpongeBob SquarePants The Movie' in 2004, he served as supervising storyboard director for 47 episodes of the hit series from 2007 to 2014. On top of that, he wrote six episodes.

As per Deadline, in 2011, he won an Annie Award for Best Music in a Television Production alongside Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, and Nick Carr. His other credits include 'Family Guy', 'Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story', 'Drawn Together', 'The Fairly OddParents', among others. In 2015, he began teaching graphic and animation design at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.

Most recently, he worked on the upcoming 'Bob's Burgers' feature, which is set to be released by 20th Century Studios currently on April 9, 2021.

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