Butch Hartman

Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American animator, director, writer, producer,Youtuber, actor and voice actor best known for creating the Nickelodeon cartoons 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 has been an executive producer on Fairly OddParents since its series debut in 2001. Hartman's latest animated program, Bunsen Is a Beast, aired in 2017. 2Early life Hartman was born in Highland Park, Michigan on January 10, 1965 to Elmer Earl Hartman III and Carol Davis, the eldest of 4 boys. 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. He subsequently attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California. 2Career 3Early career While still attending CalArts, Hartman received the chance to intern as an in-between animator on the Don Bluth film An American Tai