Butch Hartman
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Demographics
Gender Male
Birth Name Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV
Birthplace Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Birth Date January 10, 1965
Ethnicity Northwestern European
Nationality American
Career Animator, producer, writer, YouTuber, illustrator, voice actor
Color Season Dark Autumn
Notes and Motifs
Je producer
Best known for creating the animated television series The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast for Nickelodeon
Created the production company Billionfold Inc. in 2003, which he uses primarily to produce his shows
Executive producer on The Fairly OddParents for the entirety of its 16-year run
FeSi II-- [Alt. SiFe II--]
Hartman: "All I ever wanted to do was draw."
Hartman: "I want to encourage everyone to experiment and try out as many of your talents as you can because, if you utilize them properly, they will make you into a much more well-rounded person in the end."
Hartman: "You feel kind of powerless as a kid, so I wanted to create a world where the kid actually gets some power."
Hartman: "I always try to make/produce shows that can be viewed by the entire family. I never want to intentionally make anything that I will be embarrassed by or that people of any age can't watch."
Hartman: "I write about what I know."
Hartman: "You should almost always draw in pen. It forces you to be confident. You can never erase, so it makes you really focus on your line and not wimp out."
Hartman: "I started out being a cartoonist at school, but I went to CalArts to study."
Hartman: "I've been drawing since about age 5. In kindergarten I drew a picture of my teacher and she loved it! Made a big fuss over me. That's when I realized that, if I drew cool pictures, I could get attention from adults. From that point on I was an attention freak!"
Hartman: "Life is full of challenges, but I always have the Three Ps: Passion, patience and persistence. And the fourth one is pizza."
Hartman: "Bunsen' is one of the best things I've been able to do. I'm so excited about it. Not only because of the awesome characters, but because of the incredible writing our team is doing. I think it combines the best traits of all my previous stuff and even adds a bit of extra weirdness here and there too."
Hartman: "I kind of never stop. I never sleep."
Hartman: "I've been in the industry for 15 years, and I knew all the pieces that needed to be included to make a series. It wasn't just about writing characters, it wasn't just about writing a funny joke."
Hartman: "I learned early that I could get attention from adults with my drawings."