Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV was born on January 10,1965 and is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actor.
19 Facts About Butch Hartman
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On February 8,2018, Butch Hartman announced in a YouTube video that he had left Nickelodeon on February 2 after having worked at the studio since December 1997; he confirmed that this resulted in the end of production on Bunsen Is a Beast after one season.
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Butch Hartman received the nickname Butch as a young boy and continued to use it as an adult.
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Butch Hartman spent his childhood in Roseville, Michigan, and his teenage years in New Baltimore, Michigan.
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Butch Hartman graduated from Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore in 1983, and subsequently attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.
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Butch Hartman graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
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Butch Hartman was a member of the video reference crew for the Disney film Pocahontas.
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Butch Hartman voiced various characters in the show's first few seasons.
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Danny Phantom received critical acclaim and is considered Butch Hartman's best show, with Butch Hartman himself acknowledging it as perhaps the best of his programs.
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Butch Hartman's final show, Bunsen Is a Beast, aired on Nickelodeon and Nicktoons from January 16,2017, to February 10,2018.
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On February 8,2018, Butch Hartman announced on his Twitter and YouTube accounts that he had left Nickelodeon as of February 2 after a 20-year run.
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In 2015, Butch Hartman launched a "kid-safe [online] network of live shows and cartoons" called the Noog Network.
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In October 2017, Butch Hartman started a podcast called Speech Bubble, on which he talks about cartoons, movies, pop culture, and various other topics.
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In June 2018, Butch Hartman started a Kickstarter campaign for OAXIS Entertainment, a "family-friendly" streaming service.
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However, Butch Hartman later claimed that, while faith would continue to be a part of his personal life, OAXIS would not be a faith-based service.
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On June 22,2019, Butch Hartman released the animated web series, HobbyKids Adventures.
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In 2019, Butch Hartman created, wrote, and produced a Christian animated web series for preschoolers called The Garden, along with his wife, Julieann.
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In February 2021, Butch Hartman was accused of plagiarism when he published his commissioned artwork of Attack on Titan character Mikasa Ackerman, in which similarities were noted to a 2018 artwork of a Japanese artist.
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Butch Hartman House has built two homes for families in Guatemala, fed nearly 7,200 families with Thanksgiving meals in the US, and is in the midst of funding a school in Uganda.