Butch Hartman

Born: 1965-01-10, Highland Park, Michigan, USA

Biography

Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American animator, storyboard artist, YouTuber, illustrator, and voice actor, best known for creating Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Bunsen Is a Beast, and Danny Phantom. 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.

Filmography

• Family Guy (1999)
• The Fairly OddParents (2001)
• The Fairly OddParents (2001)
• Growing Pains (1985)
• The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (2024)
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
• Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998)
• T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010)
• T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010)
• The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022)
• Zoomates (1998)
• A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! (2011)
• A Fairly Odd Summer (2014)
• The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie (2003)
• The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie (2003)
• Gramps (1996)
• A Fairly Odd Christmas (2013)
• The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers (2004)
• The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers (2004)
• Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004)
• Splatypus (2004)
• Hillbilly Blue (1996)
• The Christmas King! (2025)
• The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical (2005)
• Danny Phantom: Reality Trip (2006)
• Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006)
• Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! (2006)
• The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby (2008)
• The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie (2025)
• The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol (2006)