Mark O'Hare

Known for
Writing
Born
July 18, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
San Pedro, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mark Sean O'Hare (born July 18, 1968) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer and storyboard artist who created the comic strip Citizen Dog. O'Hare is well known for his work on animated television shows as a writer and storyboard artist for Rocko's Modern Life, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Hey Arnold!, The Angry Beavers, The Mighty B!, Chowder, and The Ren and Stimpy Show. Throughout the run of the series, O'Hare served as the creative director and supervising producer on Camp Lazlo. In 2016 he was employed as a storyboard artist for Illumination Entertainment. O'Hare has been nominated four times for an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and won his first Emmy in 2007 for "Outstanding Animated Program" on Camp Lazlo and his second in 2008. O'Hare was initially enrolled in the aeronautical engineering program at Purdue University; however, after his sophomore year, he shifted focus to study graphic design upon illustrating a comic strip titled Art Gallery for the student newspaper, The Exponent. The comic ran from the autumn of 1987 to the spring of 1990. Afterward, he was accepted into the character animation program at California Institute of the Arts. He is a close affiliate of fellow director Tim Hill.

Known For

Filmography

2025
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Movie · Head of Story

2020
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run poster

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

Movie · Head of Story

2020
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash

Movie · Writer

2018
The Grinch poster

The Grinch

Movie · Head of Story

2016
The Secret Life of Pets poster

The Secret Life of Pets

Movie · Story Artist

2014
SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants poster

SpongeBob & Friends: Patrick SquarePants

Movie · Writer

2014
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired!

Movie · Writer

2013
Despicable Me 2 poster

Despicable Me 2

Movie · Story Artist

2012
The Lorax poster

The Lorax

Movie · Story Artist

2012
Forces of Nature poster

Forces of Nature

Movie · Story Artist

2010
Despicable Me poster

Despicable Me

Movie · Story Artist

2009
Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments poster

Spongebob Squarepants: 10 Happiest Moments

Movie · Writer

2007
Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? poster

Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo?

Movie · Story Developer, Writer

2007
Chowder poster

Chowder

TV · Story · 3 eps

2006
Camp Lazlo: Shorts poster

Camp Lazlo: Shorts

TV · Storyboard, Writer · 14 eps

2005
SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple

Movie · Writer

2005
Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty poster

Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty

Movie · Writer

2005
SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites poster

SpongeBob Squarepants - Absorbing Favorites

Movie · Writer, Storyboard

2005
Camp Lazlo poster

Camp Lazlo

TV · Story, Writer · 4 eps

2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire

Movie · Writer

2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers

Movie · Writer

2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric

Movie · Writer

2004
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep poster

SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride poster

SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D: Ride

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash! poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Bikini Bottom Bash!

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Deep Sea Sillies

Movie · Writer

2003
SpongeBob SquarePants: Laugh Your Pants Off poster

SpongeBob SquarePants: Laugh Your Pants Off

Movie · Writer

2002
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies poster

SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies

Movie · Writer, Storyboard

2002
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? poster

Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?

TV · Writer · 2 eps

1999
SpongeBob SquarePants poster

SpongeBob SquarePants

TV · Writer · 19 eps

1998
The Powerpuff Girls poster

The Powerpuff Girls

TV · Writer, Storyboard · 3 eps

1996
Dexter's Laboratory poster

Dexter's Laboratory

TV · Writer, Storyboard · 6 eps

1993
Rocko's Modern Life poster

Rocko's Modern Life

TV · Writer · 5 eps