Tuck Tucker

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Person

Credits

Tuck Tucker
General Information
Birth:	William Osborne Tucker III August 20, 1961 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Death:	December 22, 2020 (aged 59) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Gender:	Male
Series Information
Credits:	Writer Storyboard artist Storyboard director Supervising storyboard director
Years:	2004 - 2013

William Osborne "Tuck" Tucker III (August 20, 1961 – December 22, 2020; aged 59) was a former SpongeBob SquarePants crew member who worked on the show from late 2004 until 2013.

Biography

Tucker grew up in a small town, Lynchburg, Virginia. Outside of SpongeBob, Tucker is best known for his contributions to Hey Arnold!. He has also worked on Clarence and Camp Lazlo, among multiple other series. He passed away on December 22, 2020. The cause of death is currently undisclosed.

Trivia

• In February 2013, Tucker showed the animatic for "The Splinter" to students at Virginia Tech, who were then asked to write their own endings for the episode.
• His daughter was one of the children voices in the theme song.
• He is the second member of the show to pass away, aside from voice actors and guest voice actors, behind Stephen Hillenburg.
• He was one day older than series creator Stephen Hillenburg.

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References

Awards and nominations for SpongeBob SquarePants V • E Annie Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production Voice actors: Mary Jo Catlett as Mrs. Puff (in "No Free Rides," 2001) Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production Voice actors: Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (in "Wormy," 2001) Outstanding Individual Achievement for a Song in an Animated Production Songwriters: Peter Straus and Paul Tibbitt for "The Very First Christmas" (in "Christmas Who?," 2001) Directing in an Animated Feature Production Directors: Stephen Hillenburg (for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, 2004) Music in an Animated Feature Production Composers: Gregor F. Narholz (for The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, 2004) Best Writing in an Animated Television Production Writers: C.H. Greenblatt, Paul Tibbitt, Mike Bell, and Tim Hill (for "Fear of a Krabby Patty," 2005) • Dani Michaeli, Sean Charmatz, Nate Cash, Luke Brookshier, and Paul Tibbitt (for "Patrick's Staycation," 2011) Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production Voice actors: Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (in "Spy Buddies," 2007) • Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (in "Truth or Square," 2009) Direction in an Animated Television Production Directors: Alan Smart (for "Penny Foolish," 2008) • Mark Caballero and Seamus Walsh (for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!," 2012) Best Home Entertainment Production DVDs: SpongeBob vs. The Big One (2009) Music in a Television Production Composers: Jeremy Wakefield, Sage Guyton, Nicolas Carr, and Tuck Tucker (2010) Character Animation in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production Animators: Dan Driscoll and Savelen Forrest (for "It's a SpongeBob Christmas!," 2012) Animated Effects in an Animated Production Animators: Brice Mallier, Paul Buckley, Brent Droog, Alex Whyte, and Jonathan Freisler (for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, 2015) Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production Voice Actors: Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants (for The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, 2015) Best Animated Special Production Episodes: "SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout" (2019)