Writing
Butch Hartman
Born 1965-01-10
Highland Park, Michigan, USA
Department: Writing
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
Prominent works featuring Butch Hartman
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Family Guy
1999
TMDB3.7
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Danny Phantom
2004
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The Fairly OddParents
2001
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Dexter's Laboratory
1996
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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2002
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Johnny Bravo
1997
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Cow and Chicken
1997
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Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1990
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I Am Weasel
1997
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Growing Pains
1985
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (142 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Christmas King! | Director | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie | Director | Movie | 2025 |
| The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie | Writer | Movie | 2025 |
| The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2024 |
| The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish | Original Series Creator | TV Series | 2024 |
 | The Garden | Creator | TV Series | 2023 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2022 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder | Characters | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Uncle Duck! | Uncle Duck / Uncle Duck’s Wife / Kids / Alien (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
| Uncle Duck! | Creator | Movie | 2019 |
| Uncle Duck! | Director | Movie | 2019 |
| Uncle Duck! | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2019 |
| Uncle Duck! | Writer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Hobby Kids Adventures | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Cans Without Labels | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2019 |
 | Ryan's Mystery Playdate | Self - Animator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Bunsen is a Beast | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2017 |
| Bunsen is a Beast | Writer | TV Series | 2017 |
| Bunsen is a Beast | Creator | TV Series | 2017 |
 | A Fairly Odd Summer | Crazy Guy #1 | Movie | 2014 |
| A Fairly Odd Summer | Executive Producer | Movie | 2014 |
| A Fairly Odd Summer | Story | Movie | 2014 |
| A Fairly Odd Summer | Teleplay | Movie | 2014 |
 | A Fairly Odd Christmas | Gingers | Movie | 2013 |
| A Fairly Odd Christmas | Story | Movie | 2013 |
| A Fairly Odd Christmas | Teleplay | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish | Executive Producer | Movie | 2011 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Timmy's Secret Wish | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
 | A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Waiter | Movie | 2011 |
| A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Writer | Movie | 2011 |
 | T.U.F.F. Puppy | Agent Rodentski / Agent Weaselman (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Escape Goat (voice) | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Producer | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Story | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Director | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Writer | TV Series | 2010 |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Creator | TV Series | 2010 |
 | NSFW Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Wishology! | Producer | Movie | 2009 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Wishology! | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby | Dr. Rip Studwell (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby | Writer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! | Executive Producer | Movie | 2006 |
| Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! | Creator | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour Trilogy | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | Danny Phantom: Reality Trip | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2006 |
| Danny Phantom: Reality Trip | Director | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol | Santa / Sun / Penguins (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Director | Movie | 2006 |
| Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Executive Producer | Movie | 2006 |
| Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide | Creator | Movie | 2006 |
 | Doogal | Writer | Movie | 2006 |
 | Cartoon Network: Christmas Rocks | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical | Director | Movie | 2005 |
| The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2005 |
| The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical | Writer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Original Concept | Movie | 2004 |
| Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Writer | Movie | 2004 |
| Jimmy Timmy Power Hour | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | Danny Phantom | Director | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Writer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Main Title Theme Composer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Character Designer | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Story | TV Series | 2004 |
| Danny Phantom | Creator | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Race Official / Oscar (voice) | Movie | 2004 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2004 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Director | Movie | 2004 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Producer | Movie | 2004 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | Writer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Splatypus | Creator | Movie | 2004 |
| Splatypus | Writer | Movie | 2004 |
| Splatypus | Director | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie | Flashback Boy / Web Eared Guy / Third Kid / Orderly (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie | Storyboard Artist | Movie | 2003 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie | Director | Movie | 2003 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie | Writer | Movie | 2003 |
| The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie | Production Designer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Pet Star | Self - Judge | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Writer | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Fairly OddParents | Bus Driver (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Computer Voice / Alien Captain (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Comic Dealer / Actor / Cop #2 (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Gardener / Driver / Hamster (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Father / Jail Cop / Football Coach (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | President / Park Patron (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Eric / Yugopotamian Male (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Erik (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Minister (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Monster / Pirate / Fish/ Guard #1 (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Molar Dog / Fairy #4 (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Dr. Bender (voice) | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Producer | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Writer | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Director | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Story | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Storyboard | TV Series | 2001 |
| The Fairly OddParents | Creator | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Family Guy | (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Various (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Charles Montrose / Vet (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Zoomates | Director | Movie | 1998 |
 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Band Leader / English Guy Announcer (voice) | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Producer | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Storyboard | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Director | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Story | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Writer | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Creator | TV Series | 1998 |
| Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Cow and Chicken | Storyboard | TV Series | 1997 |
 | I Am Weasel | Storyboard | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Johnny Bravo | Storyboard | TV Series | 1997 |
| Johnny Bravo | Director | TV Series | 1997 |
| Johnny Bravo | Story | TV Series | 1997 |
| Johnny Bravo | Writer | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Dexter's Laboratory | Storyboard | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Gramps | Writer | Movie | 1996 |
| Gramps | Director | Movie | 1996 |
 | Hillbilly Blue | Director | Movie | 1996 |
| Hillbilly Blue | Writer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Shake & Flick: Raw Deal in Rome | Art Direction | Movie | 1995 |
 | What a Cartoon! | Chip (voice) | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Writer | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Director | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Storyboard Artist | TV Series | 1995 |
| What a Cartoon! | Creator | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Droopy, Master Detective | Character Designer | TV Series | 1993 |
 | California Hot Wax | Eddie | Movie | 1992 |
 | Tom & Jerry Kids Show | Character Designer | TV Series | 1990 |
 | Growing Pains | Robert Jordan | TV Series | 1985 |
| Petey and the Wolf | Director | Movie | 1985 | |
| Dan Danger | Writer | TV Series | — |