Aubrey Ankrum (born January 6, 1969) is an American screenwriter, animator and

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artist. He is mostly known as one of the creators of the popular

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cartoon ''

Happy Tree Friends ''Happy Tree Friends'' (commonly abbreviated as ''HTF'') is an adult animated web series created by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, and Kenn Navarro, and developed by Montijo, Navarro, and Warren Graff for Mondo Media. Disguised as a childr ...

''. He also worked on several

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shows and has made graphics for many companies.

Career

As an animator, Aubrey worked on many internet shows specially for the company

. He was the creator, director and head writer of the popular internet cartoon '' The God & Devil Show''. There he worked with Kenn Navarro and

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on a short cartoon called ''Banjo Frenzy''. The short then became the series ''Happy Tree Friends'' which became an internet phenomenon. In the show Aubrey voiced the characters of

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and Flippy (mainly his evil side, but he also voiced his good side until 2005). The HTF Third Strike DVD shows that he also did the robot voice and what sounds like baby talk. According to writer Warren Graff, Aubrey has left ''Happy Tree Friends'' but they sample his voice rather than replacing him for the voices of Evil Flippy and Pop. He also did the voice of the Croc Hunter,

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and of

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for ''The God & Devil Show''. As a graphic artist and animator he has worked for

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and

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. Aubrey used to live in the Bay Area with his two children, though they had grown up and he moved East to central Florida.

Filmography

;As writer *''

Space Ghost Coast to Coast ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' is an American live-action/ adult animated hybrid television series created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and first broadcast in 1994. It takes the form of a surreal parody of talk shows, hosted by a reimagi ...

'' (2 episodes, 1999) (TV) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Volume 1: First Blood'' (2002) (V) *''

Celebrity Deathmatch ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' is an adult stop-motion claymated series created by Eric Fogel and produced by John Worth Lynn Jr. for MTV. A parody of sports entertainment programs, ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' depicted various celebrities engaging ...

'' (7 episodes, 2000–2002) (TV) *'' Happy Tree Friends, Volume 2: Second Serving'' (2003) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends, Volume 3: Third Strike'' (2004) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Winter Break'' (2004) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Mole in the City'' (2005) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Overkill'' (2005) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm'' (2008) (VG) *''

Ka-Pow! ''Happy Tree Friends'' (commonly abbreviated as ''HTF'') is an adult animation, adult animated web series created by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, and :simple:Kenn_Navarro, Kenn Navarro, and developed by Montijo, Navarro, and Warren Graff fo ...

'' (3 episodes, 2008) (TV) *''

'' (27 episodes, 2006–2013) (TV) ;As voice artist *''

'' (2 episodes, 1998–2001) (TV) *"

The Iron Giant ''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird and produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It is loosely based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United ...

" (1999) (additional voices) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Volume 1: First Blood'' (2002) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends, Volume 2: Second Serving'' (2003) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends, Volume 3: Third Strike'' (2004) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Winter Break'' (2004) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Overkill'' (2005) (V) *''

'' (1 episode, 2008) (TV) *''

'' (17 episodes, 2006–2009) (TV) ;As actor *'' Ever Since the World Ended'' (2001) ;As producer *'' Happy Tree Friends, Volume 3: Third Strike'' (2004) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Overkill'' (2005) (V) *'' Happy Tree Friends: Ski Patrol'' (2006) *''

'' (13 episodes, 2006) (TV) ;As Graphic artist & hand-drawn animator *''

The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical coming-of-age drama film directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Produced by Walt Disney ...

'' (1994) *''

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'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *''

'' (1999)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankrum, Aubrey 1969 births Living people Animators from California American children's writers American animated film directors American television directors Flash artists Artists from San Francisco