Editing Kyle McCulloch (section)

{{Short description|Canadian writer}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Kyle McCulloch
| image              = Kyle McCulloch by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption            = McCulloch at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in July 2010
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1962|11|11}}
| birth_place        = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| birth_name         = 
| known_for          = Creator of [[Mr. Wong (cartoon character)|Mr Wong]]
| occupation         = [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
| years active       = 1983–present
| spouse             = 
| children           = 
}}
'''Kyle McCulloch''' (born November 11, 1962) is a Canadian writer for the TV cartoon ''[[South Park]]'', and is largely responsible for the show's [[Culture of Canada|Canadian culture]] themes.<ref>{{Cite news |title=South Park off to see the PM in new satire |work=[[Toronto Star]] |last=Oliveria |first=Mike |date=January 30, 2004 |page=A01}}</ref> He will also occasionally provide the voice for one-time use characters, such as Gary Harrison in "[[All About Mormons]]".<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Gospel according to ''The Simpsons'': Bigger and Possibly Even Better! |last=Pinsky |first=Mark I. |year=2007 |edition=2nd |publisher=[[Westminster John Knox]] |location=[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Kentucky]] |isbn=978-0-664-23160-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/gospelaccordingt0000pins/page/280 280] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/gospelaccordingt0000pins/page/280 }}</ref> He was a story editor and writer on ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. He wrote one episode in [[SpongeBob SquarePants (season 4)|season 4]], and wrote "A Day Like This" song for the 10th anniversary special ''[[SpongeBob's Truth or Square|Truth or Square]]''. He returned to work on the show in [[SpongeBob SquarePants (season 9)|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 (director)|Tim Hill]].

Born in [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]], McCulloch is also the voice and creator of Mr. Wong in the online cartoon series at [[icebox.com]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Cheryl Lu-Lein |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |title='Wong' cartoon draws ire of Asian Americans Animation |date=January 8, 2000 |page=1E}}</ref>
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 (1990 film)|Archangel]]'', ''[[Careful (1992 film)|Careful]]'', and ''[[Tales from the Gimli Hospital]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruan |first=Josef |title=Guy Maddin's Archangel is the Strong Silent Type |work=[[Vue Weekly]] |date=March 14, 2007 |url=http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=5855 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208235129/http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=5855 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |accessdate=March 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Oedipus wrecks another nice family |last=MacInnis |first=Craig |work=[[Toronto Star]] |date=October 9, 1992 |page=C14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=No one gets out of 'Gimli Hospital' quite the same |date=May 18, 1990 |work=[[The Atlanta Constitution]] |page=D5}}</ref> In 1990, he performed in his own play at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival.<ref>{{Citation |title=Newsletter Fall 2009 |publisher=[[Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival]] |page=9}}</ref>