Butch Hartman
Director
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.
As Director
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour
2004
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide
2006
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie
2003
Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators!
2006
The Fairly OddParents: School's Out! The Musical
2005
Danny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006
The Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour Trilogy
2006
Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005
Uncle Duck!
2019
The Greatest Thing Ever: A Garden Cartoon Movie
2025
Gramps
1996Filmography
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
as Waiter 2011
A Fairly Odd Christmas
as Gingers 2013
The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers
as Race Official / Oscar (voice) 2004
A Fairly Odd Summer
as Crazy Guy #1 2014
The Fairly OddParents: Abra Catastrophe! The Movie
as Flashback Boy / Web Eared Guy / Third Kid / Orderly (voice) 2003
California Hot Wax
as Eddie 1992
The Fairly OddParents: Fairly OddBaby
as Dr. Rip Studwell (voice) 2008
The Fairly OddParents: Fairy Idol
as Santa / Sun / Penguins (voice) 2006