J. G. Quintel

J. G. Quintel (born September 13, 1982) is an American Televison Writer, Animator and Voice Actor. He is best known as the creator of the cartoon Regular Show in which he voiced the characters Mordecai and High Five Ghost. He also created the HBO Max series Close Enough, in which he voiced the character, Josh. He was formerly the creative director for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, an animated series that aired on Cartoon Network from June 2008 to August 2010, and a writer and storyboard artist on Camp Lazlo from 2006 to 2008.

Background
Quintel graduated Hanford High School in 2000, and spent two years at College of the Sequoias and College of the Canyons in Valencia, California before transferring to California Institute of the Arts. He created the short films, 2 in the AM PM and The Naive Man From Lolliland, the later for which he won both 'Producers Choice Award' and 'Student Award' at the 2nd Annual Nicktoons Network Animation Festival.

In 2006 Qunitel was chosen as a judge for the 3rd Annual Nicktoons Network Animation Festival. Also in 2006 he began as writer and storyboard artist for Camp Lazlo. In 2008 he began as writer, creative director, and storyboard artist for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, for which work he received a 2010 Annie Award nomination. In 2009 he created the Cartoon Network series Regular Show, for which he is also writer, director, storyboard artist, and producer. Quintel got the inspiration for his work from Matt Groening, Mike Judge, and his old boss Joe Murray.[citation needed]

In May 2017, it was announced that TBS has picked up a new animated series by Quintel, entitled Close Enough, a co-production of Cartoon Network Studios with the newly-established Studio T, which was later revealed to premiere on HBO Max.

Filmography

 * As writer
 * 2 in the AM PM (2006)
 * Camp Lazlo (10 episodes, 2006-2007)
 * The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (47 episodes, 2008-2010)
 * Adventure Time (1 episode, 2010)
 * Regular Show (4 episodes, 2010)
 * As animator/artist
 * Camp Lazlo (9 episodes, 2006-2007)
 * The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (5 episodes, 2008-2009)
 * Adventure Time (1 episode, 2010)
 * Regular Show (261 episodes, 2010-2017)
 * As director
 * 2 in the AM PM (2006)
 * The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (47 episodes, 2008-2010)
 * As voice actor
 * 2 in the AM PM (2006)
 * Regular Show (6 episodes, 2010)
 * As producer
 * Regular Show (261 episodes, 2010-2017) as Mordecai and High Five Ghost

Awards & Nominations

 * 2005, won 'Producers Choice Award' at Nicktoons Network Animation Festival for The Naive Man from Lolliland
 * 2005, won 'Student Award' at Nicktoons Network Animation Festival for The Naive Man from Lolliland
 * 2010, Annie Award nomination for 'Directing in a Television Production" for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack