Name Todd Hanson | Role Writer Ex-spouse Melissa Hanson | |
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Children Kylie Hanson, Mikayla Hanson, Braden Hanson Similar People Robert D Siegel, Tom Kuntz, Dave Willis, Matt Maiellaro, George Lucas | ||
Occupation Writer and voice actor | ||
The moth presents todd hanson sloth
Todd Hanson is an American writer and voice actor, notable for his work as a writer and editor at the parody newspaper The Onion. He also voices the character Dan Halen on the Adult Swim program Squidbillies.
Contents
- The moth presents todd hanson sloth
- The moth presents todd hanson the triumph of apathy
- As writer
- As actor
- Personal life
- Depression and suicide attempt
- Filmography and television work
- References
The moth presents todd hanson the triumph of apathy
As writer
Todd Hanson briefly attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1986 and soon dropped out. He remained in Madison and began working a series of menial jobs. Eventually Hanson began drawing a semi-autobiographical cartoon entitled 'Badgers and Other Animals' which was published regularly in the Daily Cardinal, a university student newspaper. Hanson was working as a dishwasher, when he first started as a writer and cartoonist at The Onion. He wrote an article in The Onion that was optioned as a movie by DreamWorks and co-wrote the comedy film The Onion Movie (2003), which he has since disowned.
As actor
Todd was an ensemble member in the Ark Improvisational Theater in Madison, Wisconsin from 1987-88. He voices the character Dan Halen on Squidbillies. He made three guest appearances in the episodes of Aqua Teen Hunger Force called Interfection, Hypno-Germ and Last Dance for Napkin Lad. He is also on the commentary for Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters in which he stated that he is a big fan of the show. The commentary also states that he came up with the Chicken Bittle character which was rejected to be an Aqua Teen for several years.
Personal life
Hanson has lived in Wisconsin and New York City, New York. During a storytelling segment on Public Radio International's The Moth, Hanson credited his mother for him being "a douchebag".
Depression and suicide attempt
On the July 7, 2011 episode of WTF with Marc Maron, Hanson spoke about his long history of depression, as well as a suicide attempt he made in January 2009. Though he had been in counseling and on medication for the condition, he checked into a hotel room near his home in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, wrote two notes (one to his family, another to whoever found his body), consumed a bottle of Scotch whisky and over 60 Xanax pills, and lost consciousness for more than 24 hours.
He survived the attempt and was awakened the following day by a hotel maid. In a blacked-out state, he returned home, where he was discovered, still highly intoxicated, by his roommate. Hanson was then checked into a hospital for detoxification and placed on suicide watch. He now considers this day his "second birthday," and has since been in more intensive treatment and has a better grip on his depressive states.