Derek Drymon (born 1965 in Jefferson, New Jersey, USA) is an American writer & storyboard artist. He has worked on numerous Nickelodeon cartoon productions of the 1990s and 2000s, the most popular show being SpongeBob SquarePants. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Jefferson Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Storyboard artist is a profession specialize in creating storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions. ... This article is about the TV channel. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Drymon is currently producing a new show for Nickelodeon called Diggs Tailwagger. Drymon is best known as Stephen Hillenburg's right-hand man Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and cartoonist, and the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Drymon is currently working in the storyboard dept on the next Dreamworks movie called Kung Fu Panda

Personal Background

Drymon was born in Jefferson, New Jersey, a small town in far northern New Jersey in 1968. He attended Jefferson Township Public Schools as a child, and supposedly he enjoyed drawing and making comic books. Drymon graduated from Jefferson High School in 1987. He attended The School of Visual Arts in New York to become an illustrator. After college, he was recruited by Disney feature animation for their internship program. Upon finishing the program he returned to New Jersey and then on to California. Jefferson Township is a township located in Morris County, New Jersey. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NY redirects here. ...

Early Nickelodeon Years

Drymon was discovered by Nickelodeon in 1993. He moved to California to work as an animator for Nickelodeon. In 1993 Drymon also began working as a storyboard artist and writer for Rocko's Modern Life. It was here he met two of his future employers, Tim Hill and Stephen Hillenburg, Hill was a writer, Hillenburg a co-producer and storyboard artist. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Rockos Modern Life was an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... Tim Hill is one of the most well known infamous cartoon workers of the 90s and 2000s. ... Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and cartoonist, and the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

Drymon worked on Tim Hill's side project, the popular Kablam! skit Action League Now! as a storyboard artist. He also wrote the Emmy nominated episode of CatDog, "Doggone". KaBlam! is an American animated television series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2000. ... Action League Now! is a television series that was originally part of All That and KaBlam! on Nickelodeon, but eventually got its own spin-off show. ... An Emmy Award. ... CatDog was an American animated television series on Nickelodeon, created by Peter Hannan. ...

In 1997, Drymon's former "Rocko" co-worker Stephen Hillenburg created SpongeBob SquarePants. Drymon performed many duties on SpongeBob, including being a writer on all episodes, then supervising director and producer, and eventually creative director. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen Hillenburg (born August 21, 1961, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA) is an American animator and cartoonist, and the creator of the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Diggs Tailwagger

Derek Drymon's new show Diggs Tailwagger has been given the greenlight by Nickelodeon for production. It is likely that the show will premiere in 2007. Derek has written the pilot episode with former SpongeBob co-worker Kaz Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis, or Kaz, (born 1959, Hoboken, New Jersey) is an underground American cartoonist. ...

External links

• Derek Drymon at the Internet Movie Database