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Carl Harvey Greenblatt (born June 17, 1972) is an American animator and voice actor. He has worked on Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and on Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne. He is the creator of Cartoon Network's Chowder, Nickelodeon's Harvey Beaks and creator and executive producer of Jellystone!, an American animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation for HBO Max based on Hanna-Barbera characters.
Early life
Greenblatt grew up in Plano, Texas. When he was in 6th grade, he made a comic called “Zibbler”. He attended the University of Texas at Austin where he majored in advertising. He worked as a cartoonist at the school’s newspaper alongside Korey Coleman.[1][2]
Career
After graduating, Greenblatt worked as an art director on several television commercials, including Chef Boyardee's Chef Jr. campaign.[3] In 1998, he got his first job in the animation industry working as an additional storyboard artist for SpongeBob SquarePants, before graduating to full-on writer and storyboard artist. From season 2 and 3 of SpongeBob he teamed up with Aaron Springer and later in season 3 he teamed up with Kaz. After finishing up on SpongeBob, Greenblatt became a storyboard artist on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy.
In 2007, Greenblatt began Chowder, an animated show that he created and executive produced for Cartoon Network.[4] Greenblatt collaborated with Maxwell Atoms on his new Billy & Mandy spin-off Halloween special called Underfist, in which he reprised his role as Fred Fredburger. He announced on his blog that Nickelodeon has given the go-ahead for an 11-minute pilot for a new show created by him entitled Bad Seeds (later renamed Harvey Beaks).[5]
He announced in September 2013 that the show has since been picked up for 26 11-minute episodes, with production commencing at the beginning of 2014. He has also directed the Deadman shorts for DC Nation.
On April 5, 2018, Greenblatt announced that he had now been employed by Warner Bros. Animation, adding that he has been developing "something fun" for the studio but could not yet disclose anything else about it.[6][7] On October 29, 2019, the project was officially unveiled under the title of Jellystone!, described as a crossover of several Hanna-Barbera characters living in the titular town "where they can't help but make trouble for one another".[8]
Greenblatt also plays Fish Taco, one of three main characters in an animated YouTube series titled Mexiguin[9] since 2018. He helps mentor show creator, Joe Kozdra, in animation and creative writing alongside his voice-acting contributions.
On January 29, 2021, a new Greenblatt project was registered for Disney Television Animation under the title Unnamed Pet Resort Project.[10]
Legacy
Scott Thill of Cartoon Brew praised Greenblatt as one of the most influential comedy writers with innovative comedic elements. Cartoon Brew also said Greenblatt "has logged a decade-and-a-half across studios and shows". James Poniewozik of Time credited Greenblatt as defining SpongeBobTemplate:'s comedic style. Greenblatt was a storyboard artist and one of the writers of the SpongeBob episode "Band Geeks", considered by many to be the best episode of the entire series. SpongeBob writer Kaz recalled writing with Greenblatt fun and said he was full with "weird energy".
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2005 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Carl ("Selling Out") | assistant storyboard artist, writer, storyboard artist, storyboard director |
| 2003 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | N/A | writer, storyboard artist ("Safety Patrol" & "Popularity") |
| 2003 | Free for All | N/A | storyboard artist |
| 2003–04 | Evil Con Carne | story, storyboard artist | |
| 2004–07 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Fred Fredburger, additional voices | |
| 2005 | The X's | N/A | storyboard artist ("Photo Ops") |
| 2007–10 | Chowder | Kimchi, Kiwi, Adult Chowder, Himself, additional voices | creator, character designer, prop designer, executive producer, story, songwriter, storyboard artist |
| 2010–14 | Fish Hooks | Chino | director, story, writer, storyboard artist |
| 2012 | Deadman shorts | N/A | writer, storyboard artist, director, producer, character designer, color stylist, and prop designer |
| 2015–17 | Harvey Beaks | Technobear (Pilot), Dade, Jeremy, additional voices | creator, character designer, main title designer, prop designer, executive producer, staff writer, writer, storyboard artist, voice director, director |
| 2019 | Big City Greens | Dentist | voice actor |
| 2021–present | Jellystone! | Boo-Boo Bear, Doggie Daddy, Peter Potamus, Benny the Ball, Yippee, Drooper, Grape Ape[11] | developer, writer, character designer, director, executive producer |
| TBA | Unnamed Pet Resort Project[12] | TBA | creator |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | Fred Fredburger, Pirate #4 | Storyboard artist |
| The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door | Fred Fredburger | N/A | |
| 2008 | Underfist | ||
| Hellboy II: The Golden Army | N/A | Special thanks | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Storyboard punch-up | |
| 2016 | PINK: The Lighter Shade of Red | Special thanks |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Fred Fredburger |
| 2009 | Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | Fred Fredburger, Kimchi |
| 2011 | Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion | Fred Fredburger |
Internet
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Cartoons VS Cancer | Himself | Podcast |
| RebelTaxi; Pizza Party Podcast | |||
| Nickelodeon Animation Podcast | |||
| 2018–present | Mexiguin | Fish Taco[13] | Voice |