Adrien Beard

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Adrien Beard
Born
Adrien B. Beard

(1969-10-13) October 13, 1969 (age 55)
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • storyboard artist
  • producer
  • director
Years active1997–present

Adrien B. Beard (born October 13, 1969) [1] is an American voice actor, storyboard artist, producer, and director. He provides the voice of Tolkien (Token) Black in South Park , as well as serving as the art director and lead storyboarder on the series. [2]

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Beard has won three Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on South Park and has been nominated for two others. [3]

Personal life

Beard was born in Los Angeles County to a father born in Santa Monica. [1] [4] Adrien grew up in Altadena and Orange County. [4] Beard excelled in art at El Toro High School, and studied art at ArtCenter College of Design. [4] He dropped out of ArtCenter, living in his Volkswagen car while he saved up money to attend California Institute of the Arts. [4] In 2021, Beard renovated his Altadena, California loft apartment to give a "Neo Afro Eclecticism" aesthetic. [4]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–present South Park Tolkien (Token) Black, Steve Black, Squirrely the Squirrel, Various voices68 episodes; also storyboard artist
2021 South Park: Post Covid Token Black (voice)Television special
Also producer
South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid
2022 South Park The Streaming Wars Tolkien Black, Steve Black (voice)
South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2
2023 South Park: Joining the Panderverse Steve Black (voice)

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008South Park ImaginationlandToken Black, Squirrely the Squirrel
2009 South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! Token Black
2014 South Park: The Stick of Truth Token Black, Squirrely the Squirrel, Additional Voices
2017 South Park: The Fractured but Whole Also producer
South Park: Phone Destroyer Token Black
2024 South Park: Snow Day! Tolkien Black

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References

  1. 1 2 "Adrien B Beard, Born 10/13/1969 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. Trey Parker; Matt Stone (2009). The South Park Episode Guide Seasons 1-5: The Official Companion to the Outrageous Plots, Shocking Language, Skewed Celebrities, and Awesome Animation. Running Press Book Publishers. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-7624-3561-6.
  3. "Adrien Beard - AWARDS & NOMINATIONS". Emmys . Archived from the original on August 25, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "It's called Neo Afro Eclectic: A groundbreaking new style transforms this DTLA loft". Los Angeles Times. June 17, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2024.