Stan Marsh
| Stan Marsh | |
|---|---|
| South Park character | |
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| First appearance |
Jesus vs. Frosty (short) "Cartman Gets an Anal Probe" (South Park) |
| Created by |
Trey Parker Matt Stone |
| Voiced by | Trey Parker |
| Information | |
| Full name | Stanley Randall Marsh |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Student at South Park Elementary Former Paper boy |
| Family |
Sharon Marsh (mother) Randy Marsh (father) Shelly Marsh (sister) |
| Significant other(s) | Wendy Testaburger (on-again, off-again girlfriend) |
| Relatives | Marvin Marsh (grandfather) Jimbo Kern (half-uncle) Aunt Flo (deceased great aunt) |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Nationality | American |
| Residence | South Park, Colorado |
Stanley "Stan" Marsh is a main character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by and loosely based on series co-creator Trey Parker. Stan is one of the show's four central characters, along with his friends Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick and Eric Cartman. He debuted on television when South Park first aired on August 13, 1997, after having first appeared in The Spirit of Christmas shorts created by Parker and long-time collaborator Matt Stone in 1992 (Jesus vs. Frosty) and 1995 (Jesus vs. Santa).
Stan is a third, then fourth-grade student who commonly has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town life in his fictional hometown of South Park, Colorado. Stan is generally depicted as friendly, knowledgeable, helpful, and relaxed. He often shares with his best friend Kyle a leadership role as the protagonist of the show. Stan is unreserved in expressing his distinct lack of esteem for adults and their influences, as adult South Park residents rarely make use of their critical faculties.
Like the other South Park characters, Stan is animated by computer in a way to emulate the show's original method of cutout animation. He also appears in the full-length feature film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999), as well as South Park-related media and merchandise. While Parker and Stone portray Stan as having common childlike tendencies, his dialogue is often intended to reflect stances and views on more adult-oriented issues and has been frequently cited in numerous publications by experts in the fields of politics, religion, popular culture, and philosophy.
Stan lives in South Park at 2001 Bonanza Street with his parents Randy and Sharon Marsh. Randy is a geologist, and Sharon is a secretary at a rhinoplasty clinic. Stan's family includes his 13-year-old sister Shelly, who bullies and beats him, and his centenarian grandfather, Marvin, who calls Stan "Billy" and who previously begged Stan to help him commit suicide. Stan attends South Park Elementary as part of Mr. Garrison's fourth grade class. During the show's first 58 episodes (1997 through the season 4 episode "4th Grade" in 2000), Stan and the other main child characters were in the third grade. His birthday is listed as October 19 (the same day as co-creator Trey Parker), 2001 on his Facebook page during the season 14 episode "You Have 0 Friends". Stan is frequently embarrassed and/or annoyed by his father's antics and frequent acts of public drunkenness. Stan's relationship as nephew to his uncle Jimbo received moderate attention in the show's first two seasons.
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