| Butch Hartman | |
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 Hartman in 2020 | |
| Born | Elmer Earl Hartman IV January 10, 1965 (age 60) Highland Park, Michigan, United States |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts (BFA) |
| Occupation | Animator, writer, producer, director, voice actor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Known for | The Fairly OddParents Danny Phantom Get Smart With a Dog Bunsen Is a Beast |
Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actor. He is most known for creating the Nickelodeon series The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom, Get Smart With a Dog, 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 from 1996 until 2005, when the series came to an end. On February 8, 2018, Hartman announced in a Screeno video that he had left Nickelodeon on February 2nd, having worked at the studio since December 1997; he confirmed that this resulted in the end of production on Bunsen Is a Beast after one season. His latest animated program, The Garden, premiered on Blockbuster in 2023. In 2021, he returned to Nickelodeon to produce a reboot of the Fairly OddParents, Fairly OddParents: The Seriesquel, which premiered on Paramount Plus on March 31, 2022.
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