Thurop Van Orman

Mark Ashton "Thurop" Van Orman (born April 26, 1976) As a child, he wanted to live closer to the docks and would always love to adventure. He read plenty of adventure novels including from Jules Verne. He and his family moved to Salt Lake City when he was 12. He dreamed about being self-sustaining and wanting to build a hut. He later got a job as a janitor and moved to Shell Island at St. Andrews State Park. He spent a summer living in the jungles of Mexico.

Career

In 2001, he made a pitch pilot for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

Van Orman worked for the video game company Zantaro before going on to study character animation at the California Institute of the Arts. This was confirmed in a 2014 BuzzFeed article.

In June 2024, Rovio Entertainment announced that Van Orman will serve as executive producer and screenwriter for The Angry Birds Movie 3. They have two daughters: Blossom and Hazel.

Inspirations Artists who have influenced Van Orman include Joe Murray, Gary Larson, Jim Henson, Stephen Hillenburg, Craig McCracken, E. H. Shepard, Richard Scarry, Maurice Sendak, Mercer Mayer, Ronald Searle, Robert Crumb, Sergio Aragonés and Max Fleischer.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role 2015 The Little Prince Concept artist 2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Director 2026 Screenwriter, executive producer

Television As crew Year Title Role 2004 The Powerpuff Girls Story, storyboard artist, and writer 2004–05 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Story, storyboard artist, storyboard revisionist 2005–07 Camp Lazlo Writer, storyboard artist, and storyboard director 2008–10 The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Creator, executive producer, story, writer, storyboard artist, director 2010–11 Adventure Time Supervising producer, story (season 2) 2013–14 Sanjay and Craig Supervising producer, creative consultant 2016–18 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Co-developer, story, writer, executive producer 2019, 2022 Amphibia Voice actor, special thanks

As actor

Video game As actor Year Title Role Notes2011 Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion FlapJack Grouped under "Featuring the Voice Talents Of"(Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)