Jack Ward Pendarvis is an American screenwriter, author, and voice actor. He is mostly known for his work on the animated programs ''

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'' and ''

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Personal life

Jack Pendarvis was born on July 8, 1963, in

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. He used to be a columnist for the American magazines ''

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'' and ''The Believer'', and he has also written articles such as book reviews for the ''LA Review of Books'' and ''

the New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

''. Pendarvis lives in

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Bibliography

Books

* ''The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure'' (2005) * ''Your Body Is Changing'' (2007) * ''Awesome'' (2008) (illustrated by Mike Mitchell) * ''Shut Up, Ugly'' (2009) * ''Cigarette Lighter'' (2015) * ''The Black Parasol'' (2016) * ''Movie Stars'' (2016) * ''Sweet Bananas'' (2021) * ''Weird Sky'' (2022) Pendarvis's short stories have also been published by

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, ''Nerve'', ''The Believer'', and MacAdam/Cage.

Filmography

Awards

Pendarvis received an Emmy award for his work on ''Adventure Time'' for the episodes " Jake the Brick" in 2015 and " Islands Part 4: Imaginary Resources" in 2017. These awards were shared with

Pendleton Ward Pendleton Ward is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor who has worked for Cartoon Network Studios, Frederator Studios, and Netflix Animation. He created the series ''Adventure Time'', the Internet series ''Brave ...

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Adam Muto Adam Muto (born July 20) is an American writer, storyboard artist, animator, and producer known for his work as the executive producer and showrunner of the animated television series ''Adventure Time''. Career Muto was a classmate of ''Adventu ...

, and several others who worked on the episodes.

References

External links

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