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{{short description|American animator and producer (born 1972)}} |
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| image = Eric Stough (cropped).png |
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| caption = Stough in 2013 |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|07|31}} |
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| birth_place = [[Evergreen, Colorado|Evergreen]], [[Colorado]], U.S. |
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| other_names = Butters |
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| education = [[Evergreen High School (Evergreen, Colorado)|Evergreen High School]] |
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| alma_mater = [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]]) |
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* Television producer |
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* [[animation director]] |
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| years_active = 1995–present |
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'''Eric "Butters" Stough'''<ref>{{Citation|last=Every Matt and Trey Video|title=The Making of South Park Documentary|date=2016-05-20|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjYAZKYen8U |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109043959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjYAZKYen8U |archive-date=2020-11-09 |url-status=dead|accessdate=2016-10-17}}</ref> (born July 31, 1972) is an American [[animator]] and [[Film producer|producer]]. He is best known as the [[animation director]] and a producer on the television series ''[[South Park]]''. Born in [[Evergreen, Colorado|Evergreen]], [[Colorado]], Stough attended the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] and graduated in 1995 with a degree in film. A longtime friend of [[Trey Parker]], he has worked with him and [[Matt Stone]] on most of their projects, including ''South Park'', ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'', ''[[Orgazmo]]'', ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' and the Broadway musical ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]''. |
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Eric Stough (born July 31 1972) is the animation director and producer of the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning television series "[[South Park]]." He was also the animation director of ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' and has worked with Parker and Stone on ''[[Orgazmo]]'', ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' and the Broadway hit ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]''. Eric met Parker in high school where they did short films and were in plays together. Matt Stone was in Eric's short film ''The Diner'' in college at the University of Colorado. Prior to his work with Parker and Stone, Stough had internships with [[Jim Henson Productions]] and [[Walt Disney]]. Eric Stough is originally from [[Evergreen, Colorado]] and the South Park character [[Butters Stotch|Leopold "Butters" Stotch]] is based on him. |
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Stough has won five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for his work on ''South Park'', as well as a [[Peabody Award]]. He was the inspiration for the character of [[Butters Stotch]] on ''South Park''. |
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==Life and career== |
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Stough was born in [[Evergreen, Colorado|Evergreen]], [[Colorado]], and has characterized his upbringing as "well-rounded, sheltered and I did what I was told."<ref name="ca"/> He met [[Trey Parker]] at age 13; the two later acted in school musicals and made short films together at [[Evergreen High School (Evergreen, Colorado)|Evergreen High School]].<ref name=dp>{{cite video |people = [[Ahmed Best|Best, Ahmed]] (Interviewer); Stough, Eric (Interviewee) |date =December 24, 2015 |title = Das Process: Episode 25: Eric Stough |
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|url=http://7638998a8fa96a8a45fc-4bbbf75655accd5ce9c4b90bb2b29f52.r6.cf5.rackcdn.com/dp_ep025_20151221_eric_stough.mp3|format = mp3 |medium = Podcast|publisher =GeekNation|accessdate = March 5, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305060604/http://7638998a8fa96a8a45fc-4bbbf75655accd5ce9c4b90bb2b29f52.r6.cf5.rackcdn.com/dp_ep025_20151221_eric_stough.mp3|archivedate=March 5, 2016}}</ref> Stough grew up interested in [[animation]] and aspired to be a "great [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] animator", but was not the best at drawing. He attended the [[University of Colorado at Boulder]] (UCB), where he initially studied in their art department. Parker convinced him to instead join their film department, as he would be able to make animated films rather than spend his time perfecting his drawing.<ref name="bw">{{cite news|title=Here's Butters: 'South Park' animator to speak in Boulder|date=April 11, 2013|url=http://www.boulderweekly.com/entertainment/screen/herersquos-butters-south-park-animator-to-speak-in-boulder/|author=David Accomazzo|work=Boulder Weekly|accessdate=March 5, 2016}}</ref> He had an internship with [[Jim Henson Productions]] in college.<ref name=dp/> |
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He graduated with a film degree in 1995,<ref>{{cite news|title='South Park' producer Eric Stough to speak at CU-Boulder spring commencement|date=March 3, 2014|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/cu-news/ci_25262007/south-park-producer-eric-stough-speak-at-cu|author=Sarah Kuta|work=Daily Camera|accessdate=March 5, 2016}}</ref> and subsequently worked with Parker and [[Matt Stone]] on the short film ''[[The Spirit of Christmas (short film)|The Spirit of Christmas]]'' (1995). The film grew popular and resulted in a television deal with [[Comedy Central]] to produce an animated series based on it, which became ''[[South Park]]''. Stough was the first crew member hired on ''South Park'',<ref name="bw"/> which premiered in 1997, and remains the show's producer and [[animation director]] to this day.<ref name=dp/> He has also worked on various ''South Park''-related projects, including the show's [[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut|theatrical film]] and the video game ''[[South Park: The Stick of Truth|The Stick of Truth]]'', as well as ''[[Orgazmo]]'', ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' and the Broadway hit ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'', which he illustrated for.<ref name=dp/> |
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The character of [[Butters Stotch]] in ''South Park'' is based on Stough and his sheltered upbringing.<ref name="cu"/> He noted in his commencement address for UCB in 2014, "The nickname 'Butters' stems from little brother, little buddy and innocent wholesome person."<ref name="ca">{{cite news|title=Eric Stough 2014 Spring Commencement Address|date=May 9, 2014|url=http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/eric-stough-2014-spring-commencement-address|work=University of Colorado at Boulder|accessdate=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305145956/http://www.colorado.edu/news/features/eric-stough-2014-spring-commencement-address|archive-date=March 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Stough has also provided the un-muffled voice of [[Kenny McCormick]] in four episodes of the show, "[[The Jeffersons (South Park)|The Jeffersons]]," "[[Lice Capades]]," "[[Mysterion Rises]]" and "[[Turd Burglars]]". He did not, however, provide the main voice of Kenny's alter-ego Mysterion.<ref>{{Citation|title = Mysterion Rises|url = https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1751797/|date = 2010-11-03|accessdate = 2015-09-08}}</ref> |
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==Awards== |
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Stough has been nominated for 14 [[Emmy Awards]] and has won five for ''South Park'' in "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program|Outstanding Animated Program]]" category,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/nominations/award-search|title=Nominations Search – Television Academy|publisher=[[Emmy Award|Emmys.org]]|accessdate=March 5, 2016}}</ref> as well as a [[Peabody Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/south-park|title=The Peabody Awards – ''South Park''|publisher=[[Peabody Award]]|accessdate=March 5, 2016}}</ref> He also won awards for his short film ''Revenge of the Roadkill Rabbit'' at the 2000 Athens International Film and Video Festival.<ref name="cu">{{cite news| title=CU-Boulder Alum, 'South Park' Animation Director To Work With CU Film Students| publisher=[[University of Colorado at Boulder]]| date=April 21, 2008| url=http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2008/04/21/cu-boulder-alum-south-park-animation-director-work-cu-film-students| access-date=March 5, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011750/http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2008/04/21/cu-boulder-alum-south-park-animation-director-work-cu-film-students| archive-date=March 5, 2016| url-status=dead}}</ref> At the 2014 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) awards, Stough was credited (along with Bruce Howell and Adrien Beard) for the ''Game of the Year'' nomination.<ref>{{cite web|title=NAVGTR Awards (2014)|url=http://navgtr.org/archives/2445|website=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|access-date=2017-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322064850/http://navgtr.org/archives/2445/|archive-date=2017-03-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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===Film=== |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Cannibal! The Musical]]'' |
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| [[Production assistant]] |
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|1997 |
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| ''[[Orgazmo]]'' |
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| Arrestee |
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| 1999 |
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| ''[[South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut]]'' |
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| Animation director |
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| 1999 |
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| ''Revenge of the Roadkill Rabbit'' |
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| Director, executive producer |
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|Short film |
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| 2004 |
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| ''[[Team America: World Police]]'' |
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| Additional animation |
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| 2010 |
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| ''[[The People vs. George Lucas]]'' |
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| Himself |
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| Documentary film |
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| 2011 |
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| ''[[6 Days to Air|6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park]]'' |
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| Himself |
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| TV documentary film |
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| 2021 |
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| ''[[South Park: Post Covid]]'' |
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| Rowspan=7|Producer |
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| Rowspan=7|TV film |
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| 2021 |
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| ''[[South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid]]'' |
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| 2022 |
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| ''[[South Park: The Streaming Wars]]'' |
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|2022 |
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| ''[[South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2]]'' |
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|2023 |
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| ''[[South Park: Joining the Panderverse]]'' |
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|2023 |
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| ''[[South Park (Not Suitable for Children)]]'' |
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|2024 |
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| ''[[South Park: The End of Obesity]]'' |
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===Television=== |
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| 1997–present |
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| ''[[South Park]]'' |
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| Producer, animation director |
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===Video games=== |
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|2017 |
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|''[[South Park: The Fractured but Whole]]'' |
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|Producer |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* {{IMDb name|0832833}} |
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[[Category:1972 births]] |
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[[Category:American male voice actors]] |
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[[Category:American animated film directors]] |
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[[Category:Animators from Colorado]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:16, 13 September 2024
Eric Stough | |
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.png) Stough in 2013 | |
| Born | July 31, 1972 |
| Other names | Butters |
| Education | Evergreen High School |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado at Boulder (BFA) |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
Eric "Butters" Stough[1] (born July 31, 1972) is an American animator and producer. He is best known as the animation director and a producer on the television series South Park. Born in Evergreen, Colorado, Stough attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and graduated in 1995 with a degree in film. A longtime friend of Trey Parker, he has worked with him and Matt Stone on most of their projects, including South Park, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Orgazmo, Team America: World Police and the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon.
Stough has won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on South Park, as well as a Peabody Award. He was the inspiration for the character of Butters Stotch on South Park.
Life and career
[edit]Stough was born in Evergreen, Colorado, and has characterized his upbringing as "well-rounded, sheltered and I did what I was told."[2] He met Trey Parker at age 13; the two later acted in school musicals and made short films together at Evergreen High School.[3] Stough grew up interested in animation and aspired to be a "great Disney animator", but was not the best at drawing. He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder (UCB), where he initially studied in their art department. Parker convinced him to instead join their film department, as he would be able to make animated films rather than spend his time perfecting his drawing.[4] He had an internship with Jim Henson Productions in college.[3]
He graduated with a film degree in 1995,[5] and subsequently worked with Parker and Matt Stone on the short film The Spirit of Christmas (1995). The film grew popular and resulted in a television deal with Comedy Central to produce an animated series based on it, which became South Park. Stough was the first crew member hired on South Park,[4] which premiered in 1997, and remains the show's producer and animation director to this day.[3] He has also worked on various South Park-related projects, including the show's theatrical film and the video game The Stick of Truth, as well as Orgazmo, Team America: World Police and the Broadway hit The Book of Mormon, which he illustrated for.[3]
The character of Butters Stotch in South Park is based on Stough and his sheltered upbringing.[6] He noted in his commencement address for UCB in 2014, "The nickname 'Butters' stems from little brother, little buddy and innocent wholesome person."[2] Stough has also provided the un-muffled voice of Kenny McCormick in four episodes of the show, "The Jeffersons," "Lice Capades," "Mysterion Rises" and "Turd Burglars". He did not, however, provide the main voice of Kenny's alter-ego Mysterion.[7]
Awards
[edit]Stough has been nominated for 14 Emmy Awards and has won five for South Park in "Outstanding Animated Program" category,[8] as well as a Peabody Award.[9] He also won awards for his short film Revenge of the Roadkill Rabbit at the 2000 Athens International Film and Video Festival.[6] At the 2014 National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) awards, Stough was credited (along with Bruce Howell and Adrien Beard) for the Game of the Year nomination.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Cannibal! The Musical | Production assistant | |
| 1997 | Orgazmo | Arrestee | |
| 1999 | South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut | Animation director | |
| 1999 | Revenge of the Roadkill Rabbit | Director, executive producer | Short film |
| 2004 | Team America: World Police | Additional animation | |
| 2010 | The People vs. George Lucas | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2011 | 6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park | Himself | TV documentary film |
| 2021 | South Park: Post Covid | Producer | TV film |
| 2021 | South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid | ||
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars | ||
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 | ||
| 2023 | South Park: Joining the Panderverse | ||
| 2023 | South Park (Not Suitable for Children) | ||
| 2024 | South Park: The End of Obesity |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997–present | South Park | Producer, animation director | Also provides the "un-muffled" voice of Kenny McCormick. |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole | Producer |
References
[edit]- ^ Every Matt and Trey Video (2016-05-20), The Making of South Park Documentary, archived from the original on 2020-11-09, retrieved 2016-10-17
- ^ a b "Eric Stough 2014 Spring Commencement Address". University of Colorado at Boulder. May 9, 2014. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Best, Ahmed (Interviewer); Stough, Eric (Interviewee) (December 24, 2015). Das Process: Episode 25: Eric Stough (Podcast). GeekNation. Archived from the original (mp3) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b David Accomazzo (April 11, 2013). "Here's Butters: 'South Park' animator to speak in Boulder". Boulder Weekly. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Sarah Kuta (March 3, 2014). "'South Park' producer Eric Stough to speak at CU-Boulder spring commencement". Daily Camera. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "CU-Boulder Alum, 'South Park' Animation Director To Work With CU Film Students". University of Colorado at Boulder. April 21, 2008. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ Mysterion Rises, 2010-11-03, retrieved 2015-09-08
- ^ "Nominations Search – Television Academy". Emmys.org. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "The Peabody Awards – South Park". Peabody Award. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ "NAVGTR Awards (2014)". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
External links
[edit]- Eric Stough at IMDb
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