Full Name Mark Van Orman Siblings Jonny Van Orman Role TV Writer | Name Thurop Orman Years active 2000–present | |
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Born April 26, 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-04-26 ) Norfolk, Virginia, US Occupation TV writer, producer, animator, voice actor, singer, storyboard artist, storyboard director Education California Institute of the Arts Known for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Movies Adventure Time 'It Came From The Nightosphere', Fish Out of Water Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short-format Animation Similar People Pendleton Ward, Patrick McHale, Steve Little, Merriwether Williams, Kent Osborne | ||
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Mark "Thurop" Van Orman (born October 26, 1976 in Norfolk, Virginia, US) is an American TV writer, director, cartoonist, producer, animator, storyboard artist, storyboard director, singer and voice actor. He is known for being the creator of the animated series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, in which he voices the title character. He studied character animation at the California Institute of the Arts. 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 1st season only. Thurop is also somewhat known for responding to much of his fans' fanart through the website DeviantArt. He is currently working on his stop motion film project titled Black Forest, as well as providing 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.
