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Kaz

Writer, also actor and producer · Born July 31, 1959 (67) · Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Primetime Emmy winner

Kazimieras Gediminas Prapuolenis (born 1959), known professionally as Kaz, is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and illustrator. In the 1980s, after attending New York City's School of the Visual Arts, he was a frequent contributor to the comic anthologies RAW and Weirdo. Since 1992, he has drawn Underworld, an adult-themed syndicated comic strip that appears in many alternative weeklies. He is also known for his long tenure as a storyboard director and writer for SpongeBob SquarePants and work on shows such as Camp Lazlo and Phineas & Ferb. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaz (cartoonist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1959 (67)
From
Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Writer, also actor and producer
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 4% in 30 days

What are Kaz's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
57%
Society
21%
Self
14%
Ideas
6%
Morality
2%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
6
Warm
3
Thrilling
3
Contemplative
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kaz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Kaz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants(2025)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • Plankton: The Movie(2025)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie(2024)

    Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • SpongeBob SquarePants Presents the Tidal Zone(2023)

    Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Patrick Star Show(2021)

    Show 118 episodes · Creator · Producer · Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years(2021)

    Show 51 episodes · Creator · Story Editor · Writer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • I'm Urchin You to Leave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Staff Writer

  • SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Little Big Awesome(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • SpongeBob LongPants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • O.W.C.A. Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Writer

  • Phineas and Ferb: Last Day of Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel(2013)

    Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension(2011)

    Additional Writing · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs to You! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Phineas and Ferb(2007)

    Show 44 episodes · Story · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Camp Lazlo: Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · Story · Storyboard

  • Corpse Bride(2005)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Camp Lazlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 50 episodes · Story · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Writer

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Storyboard

  • SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Storyboard · Writer

  • SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Storyboard · Writer

  • Thanks a Latte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Art Direction

  • SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)

    Show 70 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Untitled Patrick Star Spinoff Flim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles, 27 of them dated from 1999 to 2025.

Highest rated

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

The Patrick Star Show (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 28: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting26 of 28: 18 only writing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thOther crew9 of 28: 2 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

28 titles, 8 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 4 major nominations, 2006–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program
  2. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  3. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Animated Programs
  4. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kaz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · writer

Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021)

97th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Corpse Bride (2005)

Midcredits 94th · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kaz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles36–57 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles22–35 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles21–39 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles14–32 · median 23 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles37–51 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kaz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kaz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Hillenburg shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles