Butch Hartman: Summary

Recent Role:: on The Fairly Odd Parents

Gender:: Male

Birthday:: 1-10-1965

Birthplace:: Highland Park, Michigan

Birth Name:: Elmer Earl Hartman IV

Butch Hartman is an animator and director of the very successful series "The Fairly OddParents" and "Danny Phantom".

Hartman grew up in Roseville, Michigan,and moved to New Baltimore, Michigan, where he spend his teen years. When he was very young earned the nickname "Butch". He graduated from Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore in 1983. Then he studied in the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.

Butch entered the animation industry in 1986, working at "My Little Pony" and "It's Punky Brewster". Some years later, in 1990, he started to work in D-i-C entertainment, in the series "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog", "Captain N" and "Gadget Boy". Then he became the writer, director and storyboard artist for several Cartoon Network programs.

Then, in 1997, he created "The Fairly Oddparents", originally for "Oh, Yeah cartoons". In 2001, he signed a contract with nickelodeon to "give the Fairly OddParents a show". It was a great hit. Then, in 2004, created the also very successful "Danny Phantom". This 2 programs may end in 2007.

Hartman also works "voicing" characters in "Family Guy". Butch Hartman is an animator and director of the very successful series "The Fairly OddParents" and "Danny Phantom".

Hartman grew up in Roseville, Michigan,and moved to New Baltimore, Michigan, where he spend his teen years. When he was very young earned the nickname "Butch". He graduated from Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore in 1983. Then he studied...

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Coolcamz18
member since: Apr 4, 2008
Great Director! he has awesome shows! ...Continue »
He's a great director! He's jokes on Danny Phantom and The Fairly Odd parents are not lame! their hilarious! I like how childish his mind is, I think his really one of the best Directors right now... I really like his animation style it's very cartoon-ish? yet very cool I mean The Fairly Odd Parents was the cartoon that really attracted me to Nick and when I watched Danny Phantom, I was like "WOW!" His shows are addicting, when you see him in behind the scenes he's really funny, he's jokes on his shows never gets old, unlike spongebob. I don't like the way Nick is treating his shows they cancelled both shows! they should be happy butch is working for them! I'd like to see his future projects...
05/23/08 03:04am | report abuse
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ger5632
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He is so...WOW! ...Continue »
I would say that he is the BEST DIRECTOR EVER! i mean look at all the shows he has produced. It is so totally original and totally funny. i mean his jokes are hilarious, his animations are cool and the way he produces the show is just simply amazing. I mean he has to be like the only cartoon director that doesnt make crappy shows. I mean i would say that Steven Hillenburg( creator of spongebob) was the best director but because of the recent spongebob episodes i have to say otherwise. I think he is a great guy. Go Butch!
04/30/08 05:55am | report abuse
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CupidKirby
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Butch Hartman is a wonderful writting and director, he has real talent to make all of his shows suspending yet funny and cool. Though, I wish that he would stick to a project instead of leaving it to start a new one. ...Continue »
The 'Butch Hartman touch' is what I call what all of his cartoons have that make them so awesome. Fairly Odd Parents and its characters are all very hilarious, the dialogue is always in character and all of his characters' feelings are so real(espeically in the Abra Catastrophe movie). In Danny Phantom, Butch's more suspending skill can in tact, Danny Phantom is definetly one suspending and action filled show, yet it still has the same great humor that all kids love. If Danny Phantom wasn't put out of production, I'm sure that Danny Phantom would soon rank on the top 5 of Nickelodeon's best cartoons along with Spongebob and his other show, The Fairly Odd Parents.

Though, to me, not everyone is perfect. I was greatly disapointed that he left the writting staff of The Fairly Odd parents 3 or 4 seasons in just when his cartoon was reaching the peek of popularity. I don't mind in him wanting to start a new show, since I can understand that Fairly odd Parents had probably already reached his destined goal in becoming largely popular, but leaving the staff almost altogether and having the other writters attempt to continue it for him just didn't do any justice for Fairly Odd Parents as a show.
03/12/08 06:54am | report abuse
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mastab13
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Butch Hartman is an animator and director of the very successful series "The Fairly OddParents" and "Danny Phantom" . ...Continue »
Butch Hartman is one of my animation heroes. Fairly Odd Parents influenced my art style. His cartoons have always made me laugh. I love his shows. He is a great animator and director and sometimes a great voice actor0. I like how his fairly Odd Parents characters wear stretchy pants. That's hilarious. Oh yeah did I mention he's a great writer? His writing is key to both of his series. Even though the last seasons of fairly Odd Parents have been bad (he was making Danny Phantom great) He's coming back to the writing staff. And i can't wait to see what gems he's put in Fairly Odd Parents. I wish he would make a Fairly odd parents Movie for theaters.
03/05/08 11:48am | report abuse
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Chazman90
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He's raw. ...Continue »
Butch Hartman is one of my animation heroes. Fairly Odd Parents influenced my art style. His cartoons have always made me laugh. I love his shows. He is a great animator and director and sometimes a great voice actor0. I like how his fairly Odd Parents characters wear stretchy pants. That's hilarious. Oh yeah did I mention he's a great writer? His writing is key to both of his series. Even though the last seasons of fairly Odd Parents have been bad (he was making Danny Phantom great) He's coming back to the writing staff. And i can't wait to see what gems he's put in Fairly Odd Parents. I wish he would make a Fairly odd parents Movie for theaters.
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