Kyle McCulloch (born November 11, 1962) is a Canadian writer for the TV cartoon South Park, and is largely responsible for the show's Canadian culture themes.[1] He will also occasionally provide the voice for one-time use characters, such as Gary Harrison in "All About Mormons".[2] He was a story editor and writer on SpongeBob SquarePants. He wrote one episode in season 4, and wrote "A Day Like This" song for the 10th anniversary special Truth or Square. He returned to work on the show in season 9, but left again to work on Lady Dynamite. He was set to make his feature film debut writing and directing The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run along with Paul Tibbitt, who was originally set to return to direct the film, but they were later replaced by The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie writer, Tim Hill.
Kyle McCulloch | |
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 McCulloch at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2010 | |
| Born | November 11, 1962 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Known for | Creator of Mr Wong |
Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, McCulloch is also the voice and creator of Mr. Wong in the online cartoon series at icebox.com.[3] The son of retired CBC Radio announcer Tom McCulloch, Kyle grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and started his career acting in Guy Maddin films such as Archangel, Careful, and Tales from the Gimli Hospital.[4][5][6] In 1990, he performed in his own play at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.[7]
Filmography
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edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-2008 | South Park | Gary Harrison, various | staff writer, actor, producer, consultant |
| 2001 | That's My Bush! | Kyle in Eenie, Meenie, Miney, MURDER! | staff writer, actor |
| 2005; 2009; 2015-2016 | SpongeBob Squarepants | Traveling Salesman | staff writer, writer, story editor, songwriter, voice actor |
| 2010 | Neighbors from Hell | Uncle Vlaartark, Chevdet Tevetoglu | actor |
| 2013-2015 | China, IL | staff writer | |
| 2016-2017 | Lady Dynamite | Bert | writer, producer, actor |
| 2018-2019 | Arrested Development | consulting producer |
References
edit- ^ Oliveria, Mike (January 30, 2004). "South Park off to see the PM in new satire". Toronto Star. p. A01.
- ^ Pinsky, Mark I. (2007). The Gospel according to The Simpsons: Bigger and Possibly Even Better! (2nd ed.). Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-664-23160-6.
- ^ Tan, Cheryl Lu-Lein (January 8, 2000). "'Wong' cartoon draws ire of Asian Americans Animation". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1E.
- ^ Bruan, Josef (March 14, 2007). "Guy Maddin's Archangel is the Strong Silent Type". Vue Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ MacInnis, Craig (October 9, 1992). "Oedipus wrecks another nice family". Toronto Star. p. C14.
- ^ "No one gets out of 'Gimli Hospital' quite the same". The Atlanta Constitution. May 18, 1990. p. D5.
- ^ Newsletter Fall 2009, Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, p. 9