Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American
animator, writer, producer, YouTuber, director, author and voice
actor, best known for creating Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents,
Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast. Hartman also
owns a production company, Billionfold Inc., which he uses primarily
to produce his shows. Hartman was an executive producer on The Fairly
OddParents for the entirety of its 16-year run.On February 8, 2018,
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 just one season. Hartman's latest animated program,
HobbyKids Adventures, premiered on YouTube in 2019.Hartman was born in
Highland Park, Michigan. He received the nickname Butch as a young boy
and continued to use the name professionally as an adult. Hartman
spent his childhood in Roseville, Michigan and his teenage years in
New Baltimore, Michigan. He graduated from Anchor Bay High School in
New Baltimore in 1983, and subsequently attended the California
Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. As a young student he
appeared on the MatchGame/Hollywood Squares Hour" winning close to
$3000.
animator, writer, producer, YouTuber, director, author and voice
actor, best known for creating Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents,
Danny Phantom, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and Bunsen Is a Beast. Hartman also
owns a production company, Billionfold Inc., which he uses primarily
to produce his shows. Hartman was an executive producer on The Fairly
OddParents for the entirety of its 16-year run.On February 8, 2018,
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 just one season. Hartman's latest animated program,
HobbyKids Adventures, premiered on YouTube in 2019.Hartman was born in
Highland Park, Michigan. He received the nickname Butch as a young boy
and continued to use the name professionally as an adult. Hartman
spent his childhood in Roseville, Michigan and his teenage years in
New Baltimore, Michigan. He graduated from Anchor Bay High School in
New Baltimore in 1983, and subsequently attended the California
Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. As a young student he
appeared on the MatchGame/Hollywood Squares Hour" winning close to
$3000.
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