Aubrey Ankrum (born April 26, 1972) 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'' is an American adult animated web series created by Aubrey Ankrum, Rhode Montijo, and Kenn Navarro, and developed by Montijo, Navarro, and Jeremy Viet Duong for Mondo Media. The show had achieved a cult following on ...

''. 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

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and

Rhode Montijo Rhode Montijo (born January 17, 1973) is an American children's book author and illustrator best known as the creator of ''Pablo's Inferno'', '' Cloud Boy'' and co-creator of the Flash cartoon ''Happy Tree Friends''. Career Raised in Stockton, C ...

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 Pop 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 lives in the Bay Area with his two daughters.

Filmography

;As writer *''

Space Ghost Coast to Coast ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' is an American adult animation, adult animated comedy talk show created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and hosted by a re-imagined version of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost. In contrast t ...

'' (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 in ...

'' (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!'' (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 produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut. It is based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was publish ...

" (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) *'' Ka-Pow!'' (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 drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it ...

'' (1994) *''

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'' (1997) *''

Mulan Hua Mulan () is a legendary folk heroine from the Northern and Southern dynasties era (4th to 6th century CE) of Chinese history. According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as ...

'' (1998) *''

'' (1999)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ankrum, Aubrey 1972 births Living people Animators from California American children's writers American animated film directors American television directors Flash artists Artists from San Francisco