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Joel Kuwahara

  • Producer
  • Animation Department
  • Production Manager
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Joel Kuwahara was born on 10 March 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Joel is a producer and production manager, known for Bob's Burgers (2011), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and The Simpsons (1989).
BornMarch 10, 1969
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

    Known for

    H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)
    Bob's Burgers
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
    The Simpsons Movie
    7.3
    • Producer
    • 2007
    Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jumanji (1996)
    Jumanji
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Colony 2
      • executive producer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
    • Blues Brothers
      • executive producer
      • Development Unknown
      • TV Series
    • Will Forte, Nick Offerman, Paul Rust, Jenny Slate, Dulcé Sloan, and Aparna Nancherla in The Great North (2021)
      The Great North
      7.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • animation executive producer
      • 2021–2025
    • Mulligan (2023)
      Mulligan
      5.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz, and John Roberts in Bob's Burgers (2011)
      Bob's Burgers
      8.2
      TV Series
      • animation executive producer
      • 2011–2024
    • Christian Borle, Amir Talai, Patina Miller, Joel Perez, Lilli Cooper, Shoba Narayan, and Erika Henningsen in New Pentious (2025)
      Hazbin Hotel
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Hugh Jackman, Michael Cusack, Sarah Snook, Demi Lardner, and Jarrad Wright in Koala Man (2023)
      Koala Man
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Tituss Burgess, and Daveed Diggs in Central Park (2020)
      Central Park
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animation executive producer
      • 2020–2022
    • Ty Burrell, Rashida Jones, Amy Poehler, Riki Lindhome, Joy Osmanski, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro, and Zach Cherry in Duncanville (2020)
      Duncanville
      6.4
      TV Series
      • animation executive producer
      • 2020–2022
    • Kassian Shae Akhtar in Wolfboy and the Everything Factory (2021)
      Wolfboy and the Everything Factory
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Jerry Minor, Lance Reddick, Dana Snyder, and Kari Wahlgren in Farzar (2022)
      Farzar
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Saturday Morning All Star Hits! (2021)
      Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Lisa Kudrow, Clea DuVall, Nat Faxon, Will Forte, Tony Hale, Sharon Horgan, Jason Mantzoukas, Greta Lee, Bresha Webb, and Sam Richardson in HouseBroken (2021)
      HouseBroken
      6.4
      TV Series
      • animation executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Prince (2021)
      The Prince
      5.9
      TV Series
      • animation executive producer
      • 2021
    • Paradise PD (2018)
      Paradise PD
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2021
    • Science Praid
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Reginald VelJohnson, Andre Pascoe, Ettore Ewen, J.D. Witherspoon, Quinta Brunson, and Vince Staples in Lazor Wulf (2019)
      Lazor Wulf
      5.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019

    Animation Department

    • My Butt Hazza Fever (2022)
      My Butt Hazza Fever
      8.1
      Short
      • animation executive producer
      • 2022
    • The Prince (2021)
      The Prince
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Men in Black: The Series (1997)
      Men in Black: The Series
      6.8
      TV Series
      • animatics: main title
      • 1997–2001
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • animation production coordinator: Gracie Films
      • animation production manager: Gracie Films
      • animation production coordinator
      • 1995–1998
    • Jon Lovitz in The Critic (1994)
      The Critic
      7.8
      TV Series
      • animation production coordinator
      • 1995

    Production Management

    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • animation production manager: Gracie Films
      • 1996–1998
    • Jumanji (1996)
      Jumanji
      6.4
      TV Series
      • consulting production manager
      • 1996–1997

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Joel Kuwa-Horror
    • Born
      • March 10, 1969
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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