Peter Browngardt

Peter Browngardt (born 1979) is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is the creator and lead voice actor of Cartoon Network's Uncle Grandpa, a spin-off of the studio's earlier series Secret Mountain Fort Awesome.

He worked as executive producer and the creative director for Looney Tunes Cartoons. Browngardt has had prior experience working on shows such as Futurama, The Venture Bros., Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, and Adventure Time.

Browngardt has cited Gary Larson, Don Martin, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Virgil Partch, John Kricfalusi, Chuck Jones, Max Fleischer, Bob Clampett, Tim Burton, and Tex Avery as major influences on his work.

Biography Peter Browngardt was born to Judy and Robert Browngardt and raised in Sag Harbor, New York, on Long Island. He graduated Pierson Middle-High School in 1997 and attended California Institute of the Arts. Browngardt started making animated films when he was 7. His older brothers made Super 8 horror films. He got his first job in animation working on Futurama. In 2021, Browngardt signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios which would allow him to develop and produce animated programming at both studios.

As a kid, he was fascinated by Garbage Pail Kids and Science fiction movies such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and more.

In December 2024, Browngardt announced that he was part of an upcoming Pokémon project between Aardman Animations and The Pokemón Company for Disney XD and Disney+. In June 2026, the project was revealed to be Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu with Browgardt as Story Artist for the first season.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Project Channel(s) Credited role 2000 Futurama Fox Character layout artist ("Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?") 2004 Shorties Watchin' Shorties Comedy Central Animator 2006 The Venture Bros. Adult Swim Character designer and Prop designer 2007–2010 Chowder Cartoon Network Story/Storyboard artist (13 episodes), Storyboard revisionist, and Guest voice actor (as Crying Viewer) 2008–2010 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Writer and Storyboard artist (2 episodes) 2010–2012 The Ricky Gervais Show HBO Storyboard artist (1 episode) 2010, 2012 Adventure Time Cartoon Network Writer/Storyboard artist (1 episode), and Guest voice actor (as Paper Pete) 2011–2012 Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Creator, Executive producer, Story, Writer, Storyboard artist, and Voice actor (as Festro, Dingle, Additional Voices) 2013–2017 Uncle Grandpa Creator, Executive producer, Story, Writer, Storyboard artist, Additional character designer, and Voice actor (as Uncle Grandpa, Additional Voices) 2013 Cartoon Network Shorts Department Supervising producer, and Additional voice actor (only in Mars Safari!, as Atticus) 2014, 2017 Clarence Supervising producer ("Pilot Expansion" only), and guest voice actor (as Ham the Power Guy, Someone) 2015 Steven Universe Guest voice actor (as Uncle Grandpa) 2016 The Amazing World of Gumball 2017, 2019, 2023 SpongeBob SquarePants Nickelodeon Guest voice actor (as The Ice Cream King) 2018 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Cartoon Network Guest voice actor (as Festro, Uncle Grandpa) 2020–2024 Looney Tunes Cartoons HBO Max & Max Creator, Developer, Executive producer, Director, Writer, and Voice actor (as Dumb Cat and Ox) 2021 Tom and Jerry Special Shorts HBO Max Creator, Developer, and Executive producer 2026 Cartoon Cartoons YouTube Executive producer (22 shorts overall) 2027 Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd & Pichu Disney XDDisney+ Story Artist