Aaron Springer

	Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour)
	Nominees: Sean Dempsey, Derek Drymon, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi, Sam Henderson, Stephen Hillenburg, Jay Lender, Mark O'Hare, Kent Osborne, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi (for "New Student Starfish"/"Clams," 2003) • Derek Drymon, Juli Murphy Hashiguchi, Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt (for "Ugh," 2004) • Mike Bell, C.H. Greenblatt, Stephen Hillenburg, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller, Tom Yasumi (for "Fear of a Krabby Patty"/"Shell of a Man," 2005) • Casey Alexander, Luke Brookshier, Stephen Hillenburg, Tom King, Dani Michaeli, Chris Mitchell, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart, Paul Tibbitt and Tom Yasumi (for "Bummer Vacation"/"Wigstruck," 2007) • Steven Banks, Charlie Bean, Stephen Hillenburg, Dani Michaeli, Chris Reccardi, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Tom Yasumi (for "The Inmates of Summer"/"The Two Faces of Squidward," 2008);
	Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs
	Nominees: Dina Buteyn, Stephen Hillenburg, Dani Michaeli, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt and Tom Yasumi (for Dear Vikings, 2009);
	Outstanding Short-format Animated Program
	Episodes and nominees: Luke Brookshier, Dina Buteyn, Nate Cash, Stephen Hillenburg, Doug Lawrence, Andrew Overtoom, Alan Smart and Paul Tibbitt (for That Sinking Feeling, 2011) • Company Picnic (2016);
	Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program
	Directors: Andrew Overtoom, Andrea Romano, Alan Smart and Tom Yasumi (2010) • Casey Alexander, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Zeus Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Andrew Overtoom, Andrea Romano, Alan Smart, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, Vincent Waller and Tom Yasumi (2012)
	Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
	Animators: Dina Buteyn, Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt (2010);
	Outstanding Children's Animated Program
	Nominees: Stephen Hillenburg, Jennie Monica Hammond and Paul Tibbitt (2012);
	Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
	Voice actors: Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles (2012);
	Outstanding Sound Editing – Animation
	Nominees: Todd Brodie, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Chris Gresham, Matt Hall, Jeffrey Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Aran Tanchum and Kimberlee Vanek (2012) • Mishelle Fordham, Vincent Guisetti, Jeffrey Hutchins, James Lifton, Paulette Lifton, D.J. Lynch, Wes Otis, Monique Reymond and Aran Tanchum (2013) • Devon Bowman, Nicolas Carr, Mishelle Fordham, Jeff Hutchins, Aran Tanchum and Vincent Guisetti (2014)

	Cast and Crew (V • T • E)
	Main character voices; Tom Kenny • Bill Fagerbakke • Rodger Bumpass • Clancy Brown • Lori Alan • Carolyn Lawrence • Mary Jo Catlett • Doug Lawrence • Jill Talley Supporting character voices; Stephen Hillenburg • Paul Tibbitt • Ernest Borgnine • Tim Conway • Brian Doyle-Murray • John O'Hurley • Marion Ross • Dee Bradley Baker • Sirena Irwin • Carlos Alazraqui • Thomas F. Wilson • Bob Joles • Mark Fite • Sara Paxton • John Gegenhuber • Guest stars Crew; Aaron Hendry • Adam DeKraker • Aaron Springer • Adam Fay • Adam West • Adam Paloian • Aksu Palmén • Aku Laitinen • Alan Carr • Alan Smart • Andrea Romano • Andrew Goodman • Andrew Overtoom • Blake Lemons • Bob Camp • Bob Jaques • Brad Vandergrift • Brian Morante • Brice Mallier • Caleb Meurer • Carson Kugler • Casey Alexander • Catherine Simmonds • C.H. Greenblatt • Charlie Bean • Chris Allison • Chris Headrick • Chris Mitchell • Chris Reccardi • Chuck Klein • Clare O'Kane • Clint Bond Jr. • Cindy Morrow • Dave Cunningham • David Fain • Dani Michaeli • Dan Povenmire • Daniel Dominguez • Derek Drymon • Derek Iversen • Derek L'estrange • Doug Lawrence • Eban Schletter • Edgar Larrazábal • Eduardo Acosta • Ennio Torresan, Jr. • Eric Filipkowski • Eric Shaw • Erik Wiese • Frank Weiss • Fred Miller • Fred Osmond • Garrett Ho • Greg Miller • Gregor F. Narholz • Heather Martinez • Helen Kalafatic • Howie Perry • Ian Graham • IIya Skorupsky • Jack Pendarvis • Janice Tolentino • Jay Lender • Jan Strnad • Jennie Monica • Jim Schumann • Joe Liss • Joe Wierenga • Johnathan Sturgess • John Magness • John Trabbic • Josh Androsky • Karen Heathwood • Kaz • Kelly Armstrong • Kent Osborne • Kris Wimberly • Kurt Snyder • Kyle McCulloch • Larry LeFrancis • Larry Leichliter • Leonard Robinson • Lloyd Ahlquist • Lolee Aries • Lorena Gallego • Luke Brookshier • Lynne Naylor • Marc Ceccarelli • Marcelo Souza • Marco Cinello • Mark Caballero • Mark O'Hare • Mark Zoeller • Maureen Mascarina • Merriwether Williams • Mike Bell • Mike Fasolo • Mike Mitchell • Mike Roth • Monica Davila • Monica Tomova • Nate Cash • Nick Cross • Nick Jennings • Nicolas Carr • Octavio Rodriguez • Paul Tibbitt • Peter Bennett • Peter Burns • Peter Shukoff • Philip Harris • Richard Pursel • Robertryan Cory • Rob Rosen • Robert Dress • Ryan Khatam • Ryan Kramer • Sam Henderson • Solomon Georgio • Seamus Walsh • Saeid Zameniateni • Sean Charmatz • Sean Dempsey • Shannon Reed • Sherm Cohen • Shellie O'Brien • Stephen Herczeg • Stephen Hillenburg • Steve Fonti • Steven Banks • Thaddeus Paul Couldron • Tim Hill • Tim Parsons • Teale Reon Wang • Ted Seko • Todd White • Tom King • Tom Yasumi • Tony Craig • Tuck Tucker • Vincent Waller • Lynn Wang • Virginia Hawes • Walt Dohrn • Will Finn • William Reiss • Wolf-Rüdiger Bloss • Zeus Cervas

If you were looking for the article about the actor, then see Aaron Hendry.

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Aaron Paul Springer (born September 5, 1973; age 47) is a former SpongeBob SquarePants crew member who worked on the show from season 1 to season 8.

Biography

Springer is a modern animator, episode writer and storyboard artist. Besides his work on SpongeBob SquarePants, he is best known as a storyboard artist for the animated series Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack. He also has directed several episodes. He plays the real-life drummer in "Prehibernation Week," however he is uncredited.^[1] In 2006, Springer created and co-directed the pilot episode for Korgoth of Barbaria in collaboration with Genndy Tartakovsky. Springer also was the voice of the animated character "Laughing Bubble" in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie in 2004.

After season 8, he left SpongeBob to direct episodes of Gravity Falls. He wrote on 71 episodes in total. He also wrote some episodes of Disney's Mickey Mouse.

Interestingly, Springer was the only veteran writer who did not return for season 9. It is revealed that he worked on the third movie.^[2]

Springer is the creator of a TV show entitled Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer which premiered on Disney XD in June 2017.

Springer is currently working for Warner Bros. Animation.