Zach Hadel (born March 4, 1993), known by his pseudonym psychicpebbles, is an American animator, voice actor, Internet personality, writer, director, and storyboard artist. He and Michael Cusack are co-creators of the

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animated series ''

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.'' He is also known for his Internet animations and for being a co-host of Let's Play web series '' OneyPlays''.

Career

Hadel grew up in Kansas and began his animation career by uploading Adobe Flash animations to Newgrounds, later transitioning to YouTube. He enrolled in college to learn

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, but dropped out. A self-taught animator, Hadel had stated that shows such as '' SpongeBob SquarePants'', '' The Simpsons'' and ''

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'' had inspired his animation style. Videos of his became popular online, such as his animated video about the "

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" meme from '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' which went viral in 2011. Along with fellow Newgrounds animator Chris O'Neill, Hadel created the popular web cartoon series ''Hellbenders,'' which was picked up for a pilot by Adult Swim, but ultimately not pursued. Hadel also collaborated with O'Neill to make an animated short video parodying the ''

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'' documentary; the video went viral, receiving over 1.7 million views within its first weekend. Hadel was also a member of ''SleepyCabin,'' a comedy and discussion podcast hosted by former Newgrounds animators. , his YouTube channel ''psychicpebbles'' has 1.5 million subscribers and 208.4 million views. Hadel animated a segment of

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with

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, co-creator of '' Rick and Morty''. Roiland later stated the animation was the one instance of a joke that went too far. Hadel and Roiland also appeared alongside animator

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on h3h3's livestream podcast for charity where they raised over $100,000 for California wildlife relief. Hadel hosted the podcast ''Schmucks'' from 2017 to 2019, where he interviewed fellow entertainers such as Michael Stevens, Finn Wolfhard,

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, and

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. In 2018, Hadel storyboarded for '' SpongeBob SquarePants'' for the

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episode " The Grill is Gone". On April 1, 2020,

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's late-night

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block premiered the pilot episode of Hadel and Michael Cusack's animated adult television series, ''

''. The series follows two employees, Pim and Charlie, of a private company missioned to make people smile. The series premiered with a full season marathon on January 9, 2022, and debuted on HBO Max on February 9.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Video games

Sourced from Hadel's IMDb page and YouTube channel.

Notes

References

External links

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