Kent Osborne
Kent Osborne | |
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Born | Kent Matthew Osborne August 30, 1969 New Jersey, U.S. |
Education | Hunterdon Central Regional High School |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, actor, animator, producer, director |
Years active | 1992–present |
Relatives | Mark Osborne (brother) |
Website | mrkentosborne |
Kent Matthew Osborne (born August 30, 1969) is an American screenwriter, actor, animator, producer, and director. He has worked for such animated television shows as
Early life
Kent Osborne and his brother Mark were raised in Vermont before moving to Flemington, New Jersey.[3] He graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School[2] and studied acting in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and David Mamet's Atlantic Theater Company.[3]
Career
Osborne's first film role was a small part in School Ties (1992) with Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Chris O'Donnell. His character Emile in School Ties inspired Osborne to write the screenplay for the film Dropping Out, in which he starred alongside David Koechner, Adam Arkin, John Stamos, Katey Sagal, and Fred Willard.[3] His brother Mark directed the film, which had its world premiere at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival.[4]
Osborne served as writing partner for the comedian
From 2002 to 2005, Osborne was a writer and a storyboard director for
Osborne went on to write for other animated series appearing on the
Osborne has been a screenwriter and actor in a number of films associated with the mumblecore movement, including several directed by Joe Swanberg. He co-wrote and acted in Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and had a supporting role in Nights and Weekends (2008). For Uncle Kent, which debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, Osborne served as co-writer and co-producer, as well as playing the title role, loosely based on his own life.[10][11] He returned to the semi-autobiographical role for the sequel Uncle Kent 2, which premiered at the 2015 SXSW Film Festival.[12]
In 2011, he starred in writer/director
In 2013, he created the internet series Cat Agent with Rug Burn (founded by staff members of Titmouse, Inc. and Six Point Harness).
Osborne also worked as a voice director for
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | School Ties | Emile | |
1998 | Knock Off | Pachy | |
2000 | Dropping Out | Emile | Writer |
2004 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | — | Writer, storyboard artist |
Open House | Walter | ||
Surviving Christmas | Marley | ||
2007 | Hannah Takes the Stairs | Matt | Writer |
Diggs Tailwagger | Writer | ||
2008 | Nights and Weekends | Mattie's sister's boyfriend | |
Kung Fu Panda | Pig Fan (voice) | ||
2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Technician Jerry (voice) | |
Alexander the Last | Reggie | ||
2011 | Uncle Kent | Kent | Writer, producer |
Art History | Eric | Writer | |
How To Cheat | Mark | ||
2012 | All the Light in the Sky | Dan | |
2014 | Wild Canaries | Calvin | |
2015 | Digging for Fire | Adam | |
Uncle Kent 2 | Kent | Writer, producer | |
Bloomin Mud Shuffle | Spandex Man | ||
2016 | No Light and No Land Anywhere | Danny | |
2017 | Dismissed | Mr. David Butler | |
2020 | Build the Wall |
Kent | |
2024 | Orion and the Dark | Storyboard artist |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998-2001 | Movie Lounge | Host | |
2002-05 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Writer, storyboard director, voice actor (Season 3 only) | |
2005-06 | Camp Lazlo | Story, writer, storyboard artist | |
2008 | Phineas and Ferb | Writer, storyboard artist | |
2008-2010 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Story, writer, storyboard artist, voice director, voice actor, story editor | |
2010–2018 | Adventure Time | Story, writer, head writer, storyboard artist, supervising director (Episode: "Jake the Brick"), voice director, voice actor | |
2010 | Regular Show | Writer, storyboard artist (Episode: "Prank Callers") | |
2011 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Storyboard artist (Episode: "The Kiss"), songwriter, story consultant | |
2013 | Bee and PuppyCat | Voice director, voice actor (Deckard) | |
Cat Agent | Creator, Director, Writer, Story writer, Storyboard Artist, Executive Producer, Voice Actor | ||
Steven Universe | Voice director | ||
2016 | Uncle Grandpa | Voice actor (Episode: "Trash Cat") | |
2017 | Craig of the Creek | Voice director (Pilot) | |
2018–2023 | Summer Camp Island | Writer, Story writer, Storyboard Artist, Voice Director, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Voice actor | |
2019 | Room 104 | Actor (Episode: "Hungry," Dan) | |
2020 | The Mighty Ones | Story (Episodes "Rocksy's In a Hole Lotta Trouble", "Creepy Caterpillar") | |
2023–present | Kiff | Developer, Co-Producer, Story Editor, Writer, Voice Actor |
References
- The Nerdist Podcast. October 21, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ a b "Kent Osborne profile". Allmovie. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Dropping Out: About the Production". Happy Product. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Cast: Hannah Takes the Stairs". Hannah Takes the Stairs. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- TBS. August 7, 1998. Archived from the originalon August 28, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- Emmy Awards.
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- ^ Denby, David (February 7, 2011). "Uncle Kent". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ DeFore, John (January 21, 2011). "Sundance Review: Uncle Kent". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ Collis, Clark (March 11, 2015). "SXSW: How a weird in-joke became the even weirder meta-comedy sequel Uncle Kent 2". Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ DeFore, John (August 28, 2011). "How to Cheat: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (June 26, 2011). "2011 Los Angeles Film Festival Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
External links
- Kent Osborne at IMDb
- Kent Osborne at AllMovie