1. Edward Duncan Ernest "Edd" Gould was a British animator, artist, and voice actor.
13 Facts About Edd Gould
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Edd Gould created Eddsworld, a media franchise consisting of flash animations and web comics featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime collaborators Tom Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, Tord Larsson and others.
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Edd Gould attended the Orleans Park School as depicted in his first Newgrounds entry "Edd" and met Matt Hargreaves during a sports day event, who was then transferred into his class.
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Edd Gould met Tom Ridgewell, a fan of his work, online shortly after he started making animations involving stick figures.
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Edd Gould likewise met Tord Larsson, a Norwegian artist, online.
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In 2000, Edd Gould began animating using a GIF program to publish his works on Stick Figure Death Theatre, an online animation community.
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In September 2008, Edd Gould began studying as an independent animator at the University for the Creative Arts in Maidstone, moving into student accommodation with his childhood friend Hargreaves.
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Edd Gould joined Cake Bomb, a creative media group founded by Ridgewell.
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Edd Gould voiced the "I Like Trains" kid in TomSka's asdfmovie series on YouTube, and animated the second episode of asdfmovie.
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In 2010, Edd Gould was commissioned to animate a short voiced by British double act Mitchell and Webb titled "Almeratron" for the BBC Comedy website.
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On 16 April 2011, Edd Gould revealed he had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells.
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Edd Gould posted a video on YouTube entitled "Edd vs Cancer" featuring himself, Ridgewell, and Hargreaves discussing the diagnosis.
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Edd Gould died at the age of 23 from a recurring infection caused by the cancer on the early morning of 25 March 2012.