Jay Lender
American television director and writer

Jay Lender

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American television director and writer
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Screenwriter
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
14 June 1969
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Jay Lender (born June 14, 1969 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States) is an American television writer and director. He is a former writer for SpongeBob SquarePants. Previous to his work on SpongeBob, Jay designed and drew numerous backgrounds for Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!.
Since leaving Nickelodeon, Jay has written a number of 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.
Jay spent two years studying at the Rhode Island School of Design before transferring to CalArts where he specialized in animation. Jay has also directed two seasons of Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb.

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes
1994 The Pagemaster additional special effects animator
1997 Loose Tooth in between artist
scene planner		 special thanks
2001 Paper Clips creative consultant
2003 Wonderful Days writer
2016 They're Watching director and screenwriter

Television

Year Film Role
1996 C Bear and Jamal storyboard artist
1996–1999 Hey Arnold! storyboard artist
layout designer
1997 The Angry Beavers storyboard artist
1999–2004 SpongeBob SquarePants writer
storyboard director
storyboard artist
2009-2012 Phineas and Ferb director

SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

  • "Graveyard Shift"
  • "Hall Monitor"
  • "Rock-a-Bye Bivalve"
  • "Big Pink Loser"
  • "Neptune's Spatula"
  • "Pressure"
  • "Plankton's Army"
  • "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV"
  • "Valentines Day"
  • "The Paper"
  • "Just One Bite"
  • "Opposite Day"
  • "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy II"
  • "Bubble Buddy"
  • "Patty Hype"
  • "Life of Crime"
  • "I'm Your Biggest Fanatic"
  • "Krusty Love"
  • "The Fry Cook Games"
  • "Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm"
  • "SpongeGuard on Duty"
  • "Can You Spare a Dime?"
  • "Squilliam Returns"
  • "Clams"
  • "The Camping Episode"