Jack Pendarvis

Jack Ward Pendarvis is an American screenwriter, author, and voice actor. He is mostly known for his work on the animated programs Adventure Time and SpongeBob SquarePants.

Jack Pendarvis
Born	(1963-07-08) July 8, 1963 (age 62) Mobile, Alabama
Occupation(s)	Writer; actor
Years active	1995–present

Personal life

Jack Pendarvis was born on July 8, 1963, in Mobile, Alabama. He used to be a columnist for the American magazines Oxford American and The Believer,^[1] and he has also written articles such as book reviews for the LA Review of Books and the New York Times.^[2] Pendarvis lives in Oxford, Mississippi.

Bibliography

Books

• The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure (2005)
• Your Body Is Changing (2007)
• Awesome (2008) (illustrated by Mike Mitchell)
• Shut Up, Ugly (2009)
• Cigarette Lighter (2015)
• The Black Parasol (2016)
• Movie Stars (2016)
• Sweet Bananas (2021)
• Weird Sky (2022)

Pendarvis's short stories have also been published by McSweeney's, Nerve, The Believer, and MacAdam/Cage.^[3][4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Position	Ref.
1995	The Rudy and GoGo World Famous Cartoon Show	Co-creator, writer, voice actor	[5]
2007	"The Pipe"	Writer	[6]
2012	"Fun World"	Writer
2013	Cat Agent	Writer	[7]
2013–18	Adventure Time	Writer, voice actor	[8]
2015–16	SpongeBob SquarePants	Writer	[9]
2016	"The Adventures of Luzu and Manolo"	Writer
2018–23	Summer Camp Island	Writer	[10]
2019	Steven Universe: The Movie	Writer	[11]
2019–20	Steven Universe Future	Writer	[9]
2020	Build the Wall	Actor
2020–21	Adventure Time: Distant Lands	Writer, Additional development
2022	Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space	Writer, voice actor	[12]
2023	Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake	Writer, Additional development, voice actor
2024	Mystery Cuddlers	Co-creator, writer, voice actor, executive producer	[13]
2026	The Elephant	producer	[14]

Awards

Pendarvis received an Emmy award for his work on Adventure Time for the episodes "Jake the Brick" in 2015 and "Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" in 2017.^[15] These awards were shared with Pendleton Ward, Fred Seibert, Adam Muto, and several others who worked on the episodes.^[16]