Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis

Kaz
Born	Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis (1959-07-31) July 31, 1959 Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Artist, Writer
Notable works	Underworld, SpongeBob SquarePants
http://kazunderworld.com

Kazimieras G. Prapuolenis, or Kaz (born 1959, Hoboken, New Jersey), is an American cartoonist 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.

Kaz's comics and drawings have appeared in many alternative and mainstream publications including Details, The New Yorker, Nickelodeon Magazine, The Village Voice, The East Village Eye, Swank, RAW, SF Bay Guardian, Eclipse, N.Y. Rocker, New York Press, Screw and Bridal Guide. He has continued to contribute to comics anthologies such as Zero Zero.

Kaz has also worked on several animated television shows including SpongeBob SquarePants, Camp Lazlo and Phineas and Ferb. He was co-executive producer of Get Blake!.

With Derek Drymon, Kaz co-wrote pilot episode for the forthcoming Diggs Tailwagger. In September 2006, Kaz left Camp Lazlo to work on another pilot for a Cartoon Network show, Zoot Rumpus, based on a character from Underworld. [1]

Kaz lives in Hollywood, California, with his spouse Linda Marotta.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role
2001–04; 2015–present	SpongeBob SquarePants	Writer, storyboard director, story outlines, animation writer
2005–08	Camp Lazlo	Writer, storyboard director, story outlines
2009–13; 2015	Phineas and Ferb	Writer & storyboard artist
2012	Secret Mountain Fort Awesome	Prop and effects designer ("Funstro")
2014	Get Blake!	Executive producer

External links

• Official website
• Kaz at the Internet Movie Database