Jones was born in
Fairport, New York on June 20, 1973. After graduating from Fairport High School in 1991, Jones attended
Pacific Northwest College of Art and majored in
Illustration. While attending college, he began to write children's books. Jones illustrated the children's book
Not Norman: A Goldish Story (2005) and its sequel
Norman: One Amazing Goldfish! (2020). In 2006, Jones was in
Camden, Maine working on children's books and freelance illustrating when
Disney Channel asked him if he was interested in creating a television show. Jones pitched several ideas and Disney chose to move forward with what would eventually become
Fish Hooks. He worked on the series remotely for two years before moving to California to work with the Disney team face-to-face. He stated that simple shapes were chosen for the fish characters so their emotions and facial features would be emphasized. The show ran for three seasons. In June 2014, it was announced that Disney would pick up Jones' new series,
Pickle and Peanut. Disney had asked Jones to create another series after the success of
Fish Hooks and paired him with
Joel Trussell. Jones stated that he wanted the main characters to act like normal teenage boys and incorporate offbeat humor. The series debuted on
Disney XD in the fall of 2015. Jones also wrote and sang the show's theme song. The show ran for two seasons and ended on 2018. In June 2019,
Disney Branded Television announced that Jones had inked an overall development deal at
Disney Television Animation, In 2022, it was revealed that Jones paired up with
Ryan Quincy to develop a new project under the working title
Hunch Bunch, the project would get renamed as
Dog & Frog for Disney Channel
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