Thomas Olan Rogers (born June 11, 1987), is an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and

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. He is the creator of the animated television series ''

Final Space ''Final Space'' is an adult animated space opera comedy drama television series created by Olan Rogers and developed by Rogers and David Sacks. The series involves an astronaut named Gary Goodspeed and his immensely powerful alien friend Moon ...

'' as well as the voice of Gary Goodspeed, Mooncake, and various others. Rogers started his career on

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alongside two

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and

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friends in the comedy trio ''BalloonShop'', known for their comedic sketches and shorts. After transitioning to his solo channel, Rogers uploaded videos of his own sketches as well as humorous stories of his life, short films, and even several animated shorts. In 2015, after lamenting his inability to meet with fans as often as he liked, Rogers opened a lounge called "The Soda Parlor" in Nashville, which offered arcade games and various desserts. The Parlor was later hit by a tornado in March 2020, and then looted in the aftermath. In 2016, he created a pilot that became the animated television show, ''

''. The series followed a rogue astronaut named Gary, and his sidekick, a planet-destroying alien named Mooncake, both of whom Rogers voiced. 10 episodes were released between February and April 2018 on TBS. The series was later added to

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overseas. A second season was released in 2019 on

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. Season 3 premiered on March 20, 2021. Rogers ran the

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accounts for the show, including the official

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account, calling it a "good opportunity" to connect with fans. In September 2022, Rogers revealed that Final Space would be leaving

internationally in 2023, as part of a group of properties being

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for tax purposes. Due to this, Season 3 would not be receiving physical copies, and all mention of the show would be erased from the platform. Nevertheless, Olan promised that he would continue fighting for the show to get a proper ending, under the hashtag "#renewfinalspace", and revealed shirts he had printed with the text "FINAL SPACE" and "TAX WRITE-OFF", to raise awareness of its situation. His channel reached 1,000,000 subscribers on March 26, 2019, but entered long periods of inactivity, which Olan later explained was a result of coming to terms with numerous personal troubles, including the destruction of the Parlor, and the death of his cat, Starscream. In June 2022, Rogers uploaded a trailer for his next project, an animation titled ''Godspeed'', turning to Kickstarter to help fund it. The campaign was funded in just two hours, hitting 580% of its original goal. The official Godspeed website later clarified that after various fees and cuts, the KS money could fund about 8-9 minutes of animation, so it would be a short instead. This was followed up with an upload on November 18th, discussing that while waiting for various shows he had pitched to start production, he had found a renewed passion for creating content outside of television or animation, after returning temporarily to Tennessee.

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Feature films

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Olan 1987 births American cartoonists American actors American YouTubers Living people People from Nashville, Tennessee People from Collierville, Tennessee