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Jay Lender
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Jay Lender is an American television writer, storyboard artist and director. He is a former writer and storyboard director for SpongeBob SquarePants. Previous to his work on Spong…
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Jay Lender is an American television writer, storyboard artist and director. He is a former writer and storyboard director for SpongeBob SquarePants. Previous to his work on SpongeBob, Lender designed and drew backgrounds for Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!. He is the son of the founder of Lender's Bagels, Murray Lender. Since leaving Nickelodeon, Lender has written 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. Lender spent two years studying at the Rhode Island School of Design before transferring to CalArts where he specialized in animation. Lender has also directed two seasons of Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb.
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Movies and shows, newest first
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2025
SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up
Movie Original Story
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2025
Found Footage Finds
TV show Himself
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2024
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2021
I'll Get You! Holidays
TV show Series Director
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2016
They're Watching
Movie Writer
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2011
Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
Movie Sequence Supervisor
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2007
Phineas and Ferb
TV show Director
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2005
SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites
Movie Storyboard
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2005
Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire
Movie Writer
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2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty
Movie Storyboard
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2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric
Movie Storyboard
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2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers
Movie Storyboard
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2003
SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas
Movie Storyboard
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2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek
Movie Storyboard
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2003
Wonderful Days
Movie Writer
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2003
Spongebob Squarepants: Lost at Sea
Movie Writer
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2003
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2002
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
Movie Writer
- 2002
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1999
SpongeBob SquarePants
TV show Storyboard Artist
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1997
The Angry Beavers
TV show Storyboard Artist
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Movie Writer
