---
name: "Jonathan Aibel"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jonathan-aibel"
fi1m_id: "jonathan-aibel"
imdb_id: "nm0008743"
tmdb_id: 57744
wikidata_id: "Q16643813"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "6 August 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T13:57:00.545111+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jonathan Aibel

## Identity

Jonathan Aibel

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jonathan-aibel
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jonathan-aibel
- **IMDb ID:** nm0008743
- **TMDB ID:** 57744
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16643813
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16643813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008743/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57744

Writer and producer. Born 6 August 1969 in Demarest, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 6 August 1969, Demarest, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Glenn Berger](https://film.one/person/glenn-berger.md), [Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman.md), [Jack Black](https://film.one/person/jack-black.md), [Angelina Jolie](https://film.one/person/angelina-jolie.md), [Melissa Cobb](https://film.one/person/melissa-cobb.md), [Mike Mitchell](https://film.one/person/mike-mitchell.md), [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md), [David Cross](https://film.one/person/david-cross.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as writer, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 59 (3), 2010s 54 (2), 2020s 56 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 59 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 7, Family 7, Comedy 6, Action 3, Adventure 3, Fantasy 3
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,869m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16643813, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0008743/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57744

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md) (36), [*Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked*](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-chipwrecked.md) (35)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Kung Fu Panda*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda.md) (77), [*Kung Fu Panda 4*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md) (54)
- **Tubi:** [*Kung Fu Panda 3*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md) (73)
- **Peacock:** [*Monsters vs Aliens*](https://film.one/film/monsters-vs-aliens.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jonathan Aibel is an American screenwriter and producer. Born on 6 August 1969 in Demarest, New Jersey, he began his career writing for television, including episodes of *King of the Hill* (1997–2003), where he also served as producer and story editor.

Aibel frequently collaborates with Glenn Berger. Their joint screenwriting credits include the *Kung Fu Panda* films (2008, 2011, 2016 and 2024), *Monsters vs Aliens* (2009), *Trolls* (2016), *Trolls World Tour* (2020), *The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water* (2015) and *The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run* (2020). He has also received Primetime Emmy recognition for his work on *King of the Hill*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Wrote (7) — the average rests on these

- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Fi1m 54, Writer, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), Fi1m 73, Writer, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md)
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked* (2011), Fi1m 35, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-chipwrecked.md)
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Fi1m 36, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Monsters vs Aliens* (2009), Fi1m 63, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-vs-aliens.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda* (2008), Fi1m 77, Screenplay, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Trolls Band Together* (2023), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Writer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md)
- *Trolls Band Together* (2023), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/trolls-band-together.md)
- *Luck* (2022), Story
- *The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run* (2020), Story
- *Trolls World Tour* (2020), Story, Screenplay
- *Monster Trucks* (2016), Executive Producer, Story
- *Trolls* (2016), Screenplay
- *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), Writer, Co-Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md)
- *The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water* (2015), Screenplay
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked* (2011), Writer — Fi1m 35, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-chipwrecked.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda 2* (2011), Co-Producer, Writer
- *Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel* (2009), Writer — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-the-squeakquel.md)
- *Monsters vs Aliens* (2009), Screenplay — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-vs-aliens.md)
- *Kung Fu Panda* (2008), Co-Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda.md)
- *Sky High* (2005), Writer
- *A.U.S.A.* (2003), series, Producer
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The George Carlin Show* (1994), series, Writer
- *Wish List*, Screenplay

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 1999: Outstanding Animated Program (won), for *King of the Hill*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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