TomSka

Thomas James Ridgewell (born 27 June 1990), known online as TomSka, is a British YouTuber, filmmaker, vlogger, video essayist, and actor. He is known for writing, directing, producing, and starring in his live-action sketch comedy YouTube videos, video essays, and animated web series such as asdfmovie , Crash Zoom, and Eddsworld where he both provided the voice and inspired the character of Tom and served as showrunner from 2012 to 2016. , his YouTube channel has over 7.46 million subscribers, and his videos have garnered over 2.1 billion views.

Early life and education Thomas James Ridgewell was born on 27 June 1990 to parents Duncan and Leslie Ridgewell in Suffolk, England. His twin sister Amelia died prenatally after Ridgewell's mother was injured in a car accident. He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, in Essex until age 4 and later Cambridge. As a child, Ridgewell made short films using his parents' video camera.

Shortly after YouTube was established, Ridgewell created CakeBomb, a website where he posted his projects, including his animated web series Asdfmovie and his late friend Edd Gould's Eddsworld. Ridgewell graduated from the University of Lincoln, where he studied Media Production having previously studied at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, and whilst studying created a series of unofficial advertisements for the university, which received millions of views and were also featured on the BBC.

Internet career As a professional YouTuber, Ridgewell earns money from revenue from his videos on the website. Ridgewell engages in social commentary through his YouTube channel, covering topics such as mental health and personal relationships. From April 2016 to February 2018, he uploaded weekly vlogs to his second channel, DarkSquidge, now known as TomSka & Friends, in a series named Last Week.

On 17 January 2012, Ridgewell founded the media production company TurboPunch Limited, located in London. He currently works there alongside YouTuber and writer Eddie Bowley. Ridgewell also became the producer of Eddsworld after the show's creator, Edd Gould, died of leukaemia. He left the series in 2016, relinquishing the show to animator Matt Hargreaves. In May 2013, he was featured in YouTube's first and only Comedy Week as a guest host for its Geek Week series in August. French television channel Canal+'s Le Grand Journal adapted Ridgewell's 2012 sketch "Meanwhile" as part of its permanent Pendant ce temps segment from its 10th season onwards the same year, to which he was credited as the creator and given financial compensation.

In 2016, Ridgewell filmed several sketches with the BBC for a potential sketch show on BBC Three. A book titled Sam Kills Christmas, written by Ridgewell and Eddie Bowley with illustrations by Dorina Herdewijn, was released on 8 November 2018.

asdfmovie Asdfmovie ( , stylized in all lowercase) is a British independent-animated sketch comedy web series created, written, directed by, and starring Thomas Ridgewell. The series features short clips of minimalist characters in surreal and occasionally darkly humorous situations. 17 total main episodes have been released on YouTube, as well as many compilations of deleted scenes and an Asdfmovie spin-off video named "marmite is terrible (asdfmite)".

In October 2015, Ridgewell released his book based on the asdfmovie series, Art is Dead: the asdf book, illustrated by Matt Ley and published by Little Brown 5. was featured in the dance rhythm game Just Dance 2018.

In May 2018, Ridgewell uploaded "The Muffin Song", a spin-off song of his asdfmovie series, in collaboration with Schmoyoho. , the video has garnered over 278 million views. In 2019, Ridgewell developed a card game based on asdfmovie in collaboration with Big Potato Games called Muffin Time: The Random Card Game. He raised over £1,000,000 for the game on Kickstarter. A second game, Don't Press That Mine Turtle, raised over £300,000 on Kickstarter.

Personal life He was raised a Jehovah's Witness but no longer practices this faith. Despite this, he has expressed belief in a higher power.

Ridgewell has been open about his struggles with grief, following the death of Edd Gould in 2012, and was diagnosed with severe depression in 2013.

He endorsed the Labour Party in the 2017 United Kingdom general election and expressed his opposition to both Brexit and the Conservative Party.

In 2021, he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

On 26 December 2023, Charlie Belle, his long-term partner, announced via Instagram that they had become engaged. Ridgewell later revealed he had proposed on Christmas. 2026 Ruler Voice of a contestant

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Feature films Year Title Director Producer Writer Actor Other Role Notes 2013 Dick Figures: The Movie French Cop (voice) 2015 Dude Bro Party Massacre III Chaz Noodlemen 2020 Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod Himself

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