Peter Browngardt | |
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Born | 1979 (age 44–45) [1] Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Animator, storyboard artist, writer, producer, voice actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Notable work | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome Uncle Grandpa Looney Tunes Cartoons Tom and Jerry Special Shorts |
Spouse | Kristina Baranovich (m. 2011) |
Peter Browngardt (born 1979) is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is currently working as executive producer and creative director behind Looney Tunes Cartoons . He is best known for being the creator of Cartoon Network's Uncle Grandpa , in which he also voices the title character, a spin-off of the earlier Secret Mountain Fort Awesome . Pete has had prior experience working on shows such as Futurama , The Venture Bros. , Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack . His main contribution to the Adventure Time series is storyboarding and writing the episode "Wizard".
Peter Browngardt was raised in Sag Harbor, New York, on Long Island. [2] He graduated California Institute of the Arts. [2] [3] In 2021, Browngardt signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios which would allow him to develop and produce animated programming at both studios. [4] [5]
Browngardt also directed the first fully-animated feature-length Looney Tunes film, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie , set for theatrical release in 2024. [6]
Year | Project | Channel(s) | Credited role |
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2000 | Futurama | Fox | Character layout artist ("Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?") |
2003 | The Last American | Film only | Producer, and Live actor (as Kev) |
2004 | Shorties Watchin' Shorties | Comedy Central | Animator |
2006 | The Venture Bros. | Adult Swim | Character designer and Prop designer |
2007–2010 | Chowder | Cartoon Network | Story/Storyboard artist (13 episodes), Storyboard revisionist, and Guest voice actor (as Crying Viewer) |
2008–2010 | The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Writer and Storyboard artist (2 episodes) | |
2010–2012 | The Ricky Gervais Show | HBO | Storyboard artist (1 episode) |
2010, 2012 | Adventure Time | Cartoon Network | Writer/Storyboard artist (1 episode), and Guest voice actor (as Paper Pete) |
2011–2012 | Secret Mountain Fort Awesome | Creator, Executive producer, Story, Writer, Storyboard artist, and Voice actor (as Festro, Dingle, Additional Voices) | |
2013–2017 | Uncle Grandpa | Creator, Executive producer, Story, Writer, Storyboard artist, Additional character designer, and Voice actor (as Uncle Grandpa, Additional Voices) | |
2013 | Cartoon Network Shorts Department | Supervising producer, and Additional voice actor (only in Mars Safari!, as Atticus) | |
2014, 2017 | Clarence | Supervising producer ("Pilot Expansion" only), and Guest voice actor (as Ham the Power Guy, Someone) | |
2015 | Steven Universe | Guest voice actor (as Uncle Grandpa) | |
2016 | The Amazing World of Gumball | ||
2017, 2019, 2023 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Nickelodeon | Guest voice actor (as The Ice Cream King) |
2018 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | Cartoon Network | Guest voice actor (as Festro, Uncle Grandpa) |
2020–2024 | Looney Tunes Cartoons | HBO Max | Creator, Developer, Executive producer, Director, and Writer |
2021 | Tom and Jerry Special Shorts | Creator, Developer, and Executive producer | |
2024 | The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie | Film only | Director, Executive producer, and Writer |
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Events in 1968 in animation.
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...Browngardt, a CalArts graduate