Billionfold Inc.

Butch Hartman
Hartman at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con
Born	Elmer Earl Hartman IV (1965-01-10) January 10, 1965 (age 52) Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Residence	Bell Canyon, California
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Animator, producer, writer, director, actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Julieann Hartman
Children	2

Elmer Earl Hartman IV, better known as Butch Hartman (born January 10, 1965), is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and actor, best known for creating the Nickelodeon shows The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and T.U.F.F. Puppy. Hartman also owns his own production company, Billionfold, Inc., for which he uses primarily to produce his shows. Hartman has been an executive producer on Fairly OddParents ever since its debut in 2001.

Hartman also created Bunsen Is a Beast, which premiered in 2017.

Hartman was born in Highland Park, Michigan on January 10, 1965 to Elmer Earl Hartman III and Carol Davis, the eldest of 4 children. He received the nickname "Butch" as a young boy and continued to use the name professionally as an adult. Hartman spent his childhood in Roseville, Michigan and his teenage years in New Baltimore, Michigan. He graduated from Anchor Bay High School in New Baltimore in 1983. He subsequently attended the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, California.

While still attending CalArts, Hartman received the chance to intern as an in-between animator on the Don Bluth film An American Tail. Shortly after graduating from CalArts, Hartman was hired as a character designer and storyboard artist for an unidentified My Little Pony animated series. It was the first time he had worked with storyboards, and because of this, he was soon fired from the job. Afterwards, Hartman found work with Ruby-Spears, where he worked on It's Punky Brewster and Dink, the Little Dinosaur. He was also a member of the video reference crew for the Disney film Pocahontas.