Jhonen Vasquez was born and raised on San Jose's East Side. He graduated from Mount Pleasant High in 1992 and was a one-time film student at De Anza College. Even though he has little formal artistic training, he entered the world of alternative comics, as the writer/creator/artist of such titles as "SQUEE!" and "Johnny, The Homicidal Maniac", ...
When working on Invader Zim, Nickelodeon wanted the office where it was being made to be decorated with pictures of Invader Zim's characters. Nickelodeon wanted cute characters, but Jhonen decided to put up pictures of Bloaty instead.
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First name is pronounced "Joe-nen"
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
TMNT: Don vs Raph
2016
Short character designer
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
2012-2014
TV Series character designer - 24 episodes
Written by a Kid
2012
TV Series character designer - 1 episode
Invader ZIM
2001-2004
TV Series original character designer - 28 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
TMNT: Don vs Raph
2016
Short written by
Bravest Warriors
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
2008
Video Game characters: Invader Zim, Dib, GIR, Gaz, Professor Membrane - uncredited
Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots
2007
Video Game characters: GIR - uncredited
Invader ZIM
TV Series creator - 28 episodes, 2001 - 2004 written by - 6 episodes, 2001 - 2002 head writer - 4 episodes, 2001 - 2003
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Invader ZIM
2001-2004
TV Series executive producer - 28 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Invader ZIM
2001-2004
TV Series
Computer / Brian / Nick / ...
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Invader ZIM
2001
TV Series additional storyboard artist - 1 episode
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Invader ZIM
2001
TV Series
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
TMNT: Don vs Raph
2016
Short voice director
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Debbie
2010
Short thanks
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
2008
Video Game special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Screen Savers
2005
TV Series
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
WAC Winner
World Animation Celebration
Best Title Sequence
Invader ZIM (2001)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
Annie
Annie Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television Production
Invader ZIM (2001)
Known for movies
Invader ZIM (2001-2004) as Animation Department
TMNT: Don vs Raph (2016) as Animation Department
SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom (2008) as Writer
$11 Million
