Known For
Writing
Birthday
January 10, 1965 (age 61)
Place of Birth
Highland Park, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
- Elmer Hartman
- Shiloh Pettibone
Butch Hartman
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.
Known For - Movies
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
as Waiter
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
as Race Official / Oscar (voice)
A Fairly Odd Summer
as Crazy Guy #1
A Fairly Odd Christmas
as Gingers
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby
as Dr. Rip Studwell (voice)
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol
as Santa / Sun / Penguins (voice)
California Hot Wax
as Eddie
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie
as Flashback Boy / Web Eared Guy / Third Kid / Orderly (voice)
Uncle Duck!
as Uncle Duck / Uncle Duck’s Wife / Kids / Alien (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Family Guy
as (voice)
Family Guy
as Various (voice)
Family Guy
as Charles Montrose / Vet (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as Bus Driver (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as Father / Jail Cop / Football Coach (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as Computer Voice / Alien Captain (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as Comic Dealer / Actor / Cop #2 (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as Gardener / Driver / Hamster (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as President / Park Patron (voice)
The Fairly OddParents
as Eric / Yugopotamian Male (voice)