Thurop Van Orman

Mark "Thurop" Van Orman (born April 26, 1976) is an American cartoonist, animator, voice artist, 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
Born
Mark Van Orman

(1976-04-26) April 26, 1976
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationVoice artist, animator, television writer, producer, director
Years active2000–present
Known forThe Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
The Powerpuff Girls
Camp Lazlo
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Adventure Time
Sanjay and Craig
Gravity Falls
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh
The Angry Birds Movie 2

He studied character animation at the California Institute of the Arts.[1] He was the storyboard artist for Camp Lazlo, The Powerpuff Girls and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. He was also the co-writer for these shows. He was also the supervising producer for Adventure Time and served as one for Sanjay and Craig in its first season only. Thurop is also somewhat known for responding to much of his fans' fan art through the website DeviantArt. He is currently working on his stop motion film project titled Black Forest,[2] as well as providing concept art for the film adaptation of The Little Prince, and was the director of The Angry Birds Movie 2. He has also announced via Twitter that he will be writing a film about Vikings.

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.[3]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRole
2015The Little PrinceConcept artist
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Directorial debut (with John Rice)
TBABlack Forest[2]Director
Untitled Vikings filmScreenwriter

Television
YearTitleRole
2004The Powerpuff GirlsStory, storyboard artist, and writer
2005The Grim Adventures of Billy & MandyWriter, storyboard artist
2005–07Camp LazloWriter, storyboard artist, and storyboard director
2008–10The Marvelous Misadventures of FlapjackCreator, executive producer, story, writer, storyboard artist, director, and voice actor
2010–11Adventure TimeSupervising producer, story (season 2), writer, and voice actor
2013–14Sanjay and CraigSupervising producer, creative consultant, and voice actor
2016–17Home: Adventures with Tip & OhCo-developer, story, writer and executive producer

Voice roles
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 FallsLi'l Gideon Gleeful9 episodes
2013, 2014Sanjay and CraigAdditional voices8 episodes
2016The Magnificent Menagerie of Melvin McMelanieShort film
2016Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh1 episode
2018–presentRise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTodd Capybara5 episodes
2019The Angry Birds Movie 2Duck / SealFilm

References
  1. Archived June 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 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.
  3. "Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Flippin' Flapjacks: The Thurop Van Orman Interview!". Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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