Aaron Simpson (born June 23, 1971) an American animation producer best known as the founder of the animation website ColdHardFlash.com. A native of

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, Simpson was a producer for

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's animated television series ''

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'', which debuted on

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. Simpson also helped develop the animated television series ''

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'' in 2004, producing the pilot that preceded the first season order. Aaron has been producing animation since 2001, starting with Jorge Gutierrez's ''El Macho'', an online series of shorts for

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. Starting in 2006, Simpson served as Vice President, Animation Production and Development at

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, where he supervised Internet and mobile ventures. In 2012, Simpson directed ''Steve Jobs: Resurrection'', an animated parody that coincided with the release of the iPhone 5. The video was viewed over a million times on YouTube. In 2013, Simpson, acting as one of the film's Executive Producers, helped formulate and execute the distribution strategy for Dick Figures: The Movie. Simpson is the current Vice President of Development at

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, where he is in charge of developing all new television series and shorts for the division.

Awards

In 2006, Simpson was nominated as a Producer for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program at the 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards."THE NATIONAL TELEVISION ACADEMY ANNOUNCES 33RD ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMY AWARD NOMINATION"
, ''EmmyOnline.com'', 8 February 2006

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Cold Hard Flash
American animators American television producers Flash artists Living people 1971 births University of Colorado alumni American animated film producers {{US-animator-stub