---
name: "Sherm Cohen"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sherm-cohen"
fi1m_id: "sherm-cohen"
imdb_id: "nm1095881"
tmdb_id: 1113191
wikidata_id: "Q3481956"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "19 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:08:10.079035+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."
---

# Sherm Cohen

## Identity

Sherm Cohen

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sherm-cohen
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sherm-cohen
- **IMDb ID:** nm1095881
- **TMDB ID:** 1113191
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3481956
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherm_Cohen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3481956, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1095881/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1113191

Writer and director. Born 19 January 1965 in Los Angeles.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 19 January 1965, Los Angeles
- **Active:** 1999–2007
- **Frequently works with:** [Bobby Gaylor](https://film.one/person/bobby-gaylor.md), [Chris Headrick](https://film.one/person/chris-headrick.md), [Dan Povenmire](https://film.one/person/dan-povenmire.md), [Jay Lender](https://film.one/person/jay-lender.md), [Kaz](https://film.one/person/kaz.md), [Kent Osborne](https://film.one/person/kent-osborne.md), [Marc Ceccarelli](https://film.one/person/marc-ceccarelli.md), [Mike Bell](https://film.one/person/mike-bell.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherm_Cohen, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3481956, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1095881/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1113191

## Coming up

- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton* (2026-11-27), Director

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Phineas and Ferb*](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Sherm Cohen is an American storyboard artist, director and writer. He trained at the Joe Kubert School of Graphic Design and began working in animation in 1989. His early credits include character layout on *The Ren & Stimpy Show* and storyboard work and directing on *Hey Arnold!* (1996).

In 1998 he joined the original crew of *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), serving as storyboard artist, writer and director on the first season before becoming storyboard supervisor and later supervising director. He has also worked as a writer and storyboard artist on *Phineas and Ferb* (2007) and as director on series including *Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil* (2010), *Fish Hooks* (2010) and *Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years* (2021).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Merry Christmas, Mr. Plankton* (2026), Director
- *SpongeBob and Patrick's Timeline Twist-Up* (2025), Director
- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Snow Yellow* (2024), Director
- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp* (2024), Director
- *The Tidal Zone: SpongeBob Universe Special* (2023), Director
- *The Patrick Star Show* (2021), series, Director
- *Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years* (2021), series, Director
- *SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout* (2019), Director
- *Fish Hooks* (2010), series, Storyboard Artist, Writer
- *Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil* (2010), series, Director, Storyboard Artist
- *The Mighty B!* (2008), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, Storyboard Artist, Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)
- *My Gym Partner's a Monkey* (2005), series, Storyboard Artist
- *Spongebob Squarepants: Fear of a Krabby Patty* (2005), Storyboard, Writer
- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Home Sweet Pineapple* (2005), Storyboard, Writer
- *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie* (2004), Storyboard Artist
- *SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeGuard on Duty* (2004), Storyboard, Writer
- *Museum Scream* (2003), Storyboard Artist
- *SpongeBob Squarepants: Christmas* (2003), Storyboard, Writer
- *My Life with Morrissey* (2003), Storyboard Artist
- *Spongebob Squarepants: Lost at Sea* (2003), Storyboard, Writer
- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories* (2002), Writer, Storyboard
- *SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween* (2002), Writer, Storyboard
- *SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies* (2002), Writer, Storyboard
- *SpongeBob SquarePants* (1999), series, Writer, Director
- *Hey Arnold!* (1996), series, Director

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