Alan Becker

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Alan Becker
Born
Alan Becker

Dublin, Ohio, U.S.
Education Columbus College of Art and Design
Occupations
Children3
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Years active2006–present
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Subscribers32.4 million [1]
Views9.09 billion [2]
Last updated: January 14, 2026

Alan Becker is an American online animator, YouTuber and artist best known for creating the Animator vs. Animation web series and the spin-off Animation vs. franchise, in particular the web series Animation vs. Minecraft Shorts.

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Early life and education

Becker was born in Dublin, Ohio. He graduated from Scioto High School in 2007, and attended Columbus College of Art and Design, [3] graduating in 2013. [4]

While he was growing up, Becker experimented with pixel art on his family's computer in 2001. [5] Two of Becker's favourite animated short films were the 1953 Looney Tunes short Duck Amuck and the 1959 adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon , both of which contained animated characters using their surroundings to draw things out, which would become major inspirations for his later works. [5] His first official animation, titled Pink Army, was posted on Newgrounds in 2006. Becker created his YouTube channel on the 24th of July that same year. [6]

Career

On June 3, 2006, at the age of 17, Becker posted the animation Animator vs. Animation on Newgrounds, and it was re-uploaded on various media websites. [4]

In June 2007, Atom Films paid Becker more than $10,000 to be able to post the animation on Atom Films’ website. [7] According to the Wall Street Journal, Alan Becker’s Animation vs. Animator 2 has won a Webby Award. [7] In 2007, then 14-year-old Charles Yeh offered to create an online game based on the animation, and Becker agreed to collaborate with him. [8]

On June 24, 2023, Becker released an animation called “Animation vs. Math”.Alan Becker (June 24, 2023). Animation vs. Math . Retrieved March 27, 2025– via YouTube.</ref>

Awards

In 2006, Animator vs. Animation 2 won a "People's Choice" Webby Award. [4] [9] [10]

In 2024, Becker received the IMI Award and $50,000 from the Independent Media Initiative for his work on "Animation vs. Math". [11]


References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/@alanbecker
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/@alanbecker
  3. ↑ animation_magazine (October 19, 2010). "Animated People: Alan Becker" . Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 Noblit, Jennifer. "Becker shooting for 4th 'Animator vs. Animation' installment". Dublin Villager.
  5. 1 2 Becker, Alan (June 3, 2016). "The Story of Animator vs. Animation – 10th Anniversary".
  6. ↑ "Alan Becker". YouTube. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Schechner, Sam (June 22, 2007). "The Joy of Sticks". Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Animator vs. Animation Game". ALAN BECKER. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ Noblit, Jenniferddd. "Becker shooting for 4th 'Animator vs. Animation' installment". Dublin Villager.
  10. ↑ "First-Ever Webby Film & Video Awards Unveil Nominees for "Oscars of the Internet" | The Webby Awards". www.webbyawards.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alan Becker". IMI. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
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