Tuck Tucker – the Veteran Animator, and Storyboard director – passed away on December 22, 2020. The 59-year old animator was popularly known for his work on “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Hey Arnold!” The cause of death remains unknown.
The Tucker family announced his death on Facebook. The post wrote, “It is with a heavy and broken heart that the Tucker family announces the death of Tuck Tucker, father, husband, son, brother, and uncle. We know he was loved by all of those whom he met.”
Fans and friends shared their condolences. Hey Arnold! Creator Craig Bartlett also had a few words to share.
“A great friend, a master draftsman, a tireless practical joker, a brilliant storyteller, the first one I reached out to when I began ‘Hey Arnold!’ because he was the best board guy I had ever met,” he wrote.
“I’ll always remember him at his drawing board, arms blackened to the elbows with graphite, eraser shavings everywhere, bringing my characters to life. A killer work ethic, passionately into it. I’m so lucky I got to work with him for so many years. He gave and gave. I miss him already, my heart is broken. Rest in power, Tuck Tucker.”
William ‘Tuck’ Tucker had also worked as an artist on Pinocchio and the Emperor of Night and The Little Mermaid and Bob’s Burgers’ upcoming film.
About SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated comedy television series that premiered on Nickelodeon in July 1999. It was created by a Marine Science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for the channel. The popularity of the show turned it into a media franchise and the highest-rated series of Nickelodeon.
The series is centered on the adventures and life of a sponge and his aquatic friends living in an underwater city called Bikini Bottom.
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