Thurop Van Orman

Mark "Thurop" Ashton Van Orman (born April 26, 1976) is an American cartoonist, animator, voice actor, television writer, producer and director best known for being the creator of Cartoon Network's The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, in which he voices the title character.

Thurop Van Orman
Van Orman (alongside characters from Flapjack) in December 2007
Born
Mark Ashton Van Orman

(1976-04-26) April 26, 1976
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation(s)Animator, voice actor, television writer, producer, director
Years active2000–present
Known forThe Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh
The Angry Birds Movie 2
Spouse
Sherri Van Orman
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(m. 1999)​
Children3

Life and career

Van Orman was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia.

Van Orman worked for the video game company Zantaro before going on to study character animation at the California Institute of the Arts.[1] He was the storyboard artist and co-writer for Camp Lazlo, The Powerpuff Girls, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. He was also the supervising producer for Adventure Time and served as one for Sanjay and Craig only in its first season. Thurop is also somewhat known for responding to much of his fans' fan art through the website DeviantArt. He is the director of The Angry Birds Movie 2.

Van Orman has a brother named Jonny, from whom he took inspiration to start his animation career at Cartoon Network for Flapjack. He has been married to Sherri Van Orman since 1999 and has two children: a daughter named Blossom [2] and a younger daughter named Hazel.

Upcoming films

He is currently working on his stop motion film project titled Black Forest,[3] as well as provided concept art for the film adaptation of The Little Prince. He has also announced via Twitter that he will be writing a film about Vikings.

Inspirations

His work took inspiration from Gary Larson, Jim Henson, Stephen Hillenburg, Craig McCracken, E. H. Shepard, Richard Scarry, Maurice Sendak, Mercer Mayer, Ronald Searle, Robert Crumb, Sergio Aragonés, Fleischer Studios, and his brother Jonny.[4]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
2015The Little PrinceConcept artist
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Director
TBABlack Forest[3]Director
Untitled Vikings filmScreenwriter
Untitled Sony film[5]

As Crew
YearTitleRole
2004The Powerpuff GirlsStory, storyboard artist, and writer
2004–05The Grim Adventures of Billy & MandyStory, storyboard artist, storyboard revisionist
2005–07Camp LazloWriter, storyboard artist, and storyboard director
2008–10The Marvelous Misadventures of FlapjackCreator, executive producer, story, writer, storyboard artist, director
2010–11Adventure TimeSupervising producer, story (season 2)
2013–14Sanjay and CraigSupervising producer, creative consultant
2016–18Home: Adventures with Tip & OhCo-developer, story, writer, executive producer
2019, 2022AmphibiaVoice actor, Special thanks

As actor
YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–10The Marvelous Misadventures of FlapjackFlapjack / Background Singer / Additional voices46 episodes
2011–18Adventure TimeTree Witch / Kent / Bounce House Princess3 episodes
2011Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XLFlapjack Video game
2012–16Gravity FallsGideon Gleeful9 episodes
2013, 2014Sanjay and CraigAdditional voices8 episodes
2016The Magnificent Menagerie of Melvin McMelanieShort film
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh1 episode
2018–20Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTodd Capybara7 episodes
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Duck / SealFilm

References
  1. Strike, Joe (October 23, 2008). "A Boy and His Whale: The Marvelous Making of 'Flapjack'". Animation World Network.
  2. https://twitter.com/littlethurop/status/1649860376597762048
  3. Rondal (February 6, 2012). "The Marvelous Misadventures of Thurop Van Orman – Exclusive Interview". Strange Kids Club. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. "Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Flippin' Flapjacks: The Thurop Van Orman Interview!". Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. @littlethurop (May 4, 2021). "@JVtx7 I'm working on another movie at Sony, but I can't say what ☺️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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