Thurop Van Orman

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Orman, not Orman.

Thurop Van Orman
Born	Mark Ashton Van Orman (1976-04-26) April 26, 1976 (age 49) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts (BFA)
Occupations	Animator voice actor television producer director writer
Years active	2000–present
Known for	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack The Angry Birds Movie 2 Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh Camp Lazlo
Spouse	Sherri Van Orman ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	2

Mark Ashton "Thurop" Van Orman (born April 26, 1976) ^{[1] [2]} is an American cartoonist, animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actor. He worked with Cartoon Network to create and produce the animated series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (2008–2010). He voiced the titular character. He made his directorial debut with The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019).

Life and career

Van Orman was born in Norfolk, Virginia and grew up in Panama City, Florida. ^{[2] [3]} As a child, he wanted to live closer to the docks and would always love to adventure. He read plenty of adventure novels including from Jules Verne. He and his family moved to Salt Lake City when he was 12. He dreamed about being self-sustaining and wanting to build a hut. He later got a job as a janitor and moved to Shell Island at St. Andrews State Park. He spent a summer living in the jungles of Mexico. ^{[4] [2]}

In 2001, he made a pitch pilot for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.^{[ citation needed ]}

Van Orman worked for the video game company Zantaro before going on to study character animation at the California Institute of the Arts. ^[3] He interned for The Powerpuff Girls during his attendance. Van Orman was a storyboard artist and co-writer for Camp Lazlo , and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy . He was also the supervising producer for both Adventure Time and Sanjay and Craig , but left the latter show after one season.

In 2015, Van Orman provided concept art for the film adaptation of The Little Prince .^{[ citation needed ]}

Upcoming projects

In 2013, Van Orman announced on Twitter that he was creating a new series titled North Woods. ^[5] This was confirmed in a 2014 BuzzFeed article. ^{[6] [ better source needed ]}

In June 2024, Rovio Entertainment announced that Van Orman will serve as executive producer and screenwriter for The Angry Birds Movie 3 . ^[7]

Personal life

Van Orman has been married to his wife Sherri since 1999. ^{[8] [9]} They have two daughters: Blossom ^[10] and Hazel. ^[11]

Inspirations

Artists who have influenced Van Orman include Joe Murray, Gary Larson, Jim Henson, Stephen Hillenburg, Craig McCracken, E. H. Shepard, Richard Scarry, Maurice Sendak, Mercer Mayer, Ronald Searle, Robert Crumb, Sergio Aragonés and Max Fleischer. ^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2015	The Little Prince	Concept artist[ citation needed ]
2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2	Director
2026	The Angry Birds Movie 3 †	Screenwriter, executive producer [7]

Television

As crew

Year	Title	Role
2004	The Powerpuff Girls	Story, storyboard artist, and writer
2004–05	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Story, storyboard artist, storyboard revisionist
2005–07	Camp Lazlo	Writer, storyboard artist, and storyboard director
2008–10	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack	Creator, executive producer, story, writer, storyboard artist, director
2010–11	Adventure Time	Supervising producer, story (season 2)
2013–14	Sanjay and Craig	Supervising producer, creative consultant
2016–18	Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh	Co-developer, story, writer, executive producer
2019, 2022	Amphibia	Voice actor, special thanks

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008–10	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack	Flapjack / Background Singer / Additional voices	46 episodes
2011–18	Adventure Time	Tree Witch / Kent / Wishy	3 episodes
2012–16	Gravity Falls	Gideon Gleeful	9 episodes
2013–14	Sanjay and Craig	Additional voices	8 episodes
2016-2018	Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh	Krunkle	1 episode
2016	Amphibia	Sprig Plantar	Pilot only
2018–20	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Todd Capybara	7 episodes
2022	Battle Kitty	Memory Monster	1 episode
2023	Kiff	Little Louis	2 episodes
2024	Universal Basic Guys	Barry
2025	Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake	Wishy / Spider	1 episode

References

1. "Thurop van Orman (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
2. Perlmutter, David (March 13, 2014). America Toons In: A History of Television Animation. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1488-5.
3. Strike, Joe (October 23, 2008). "A Boy and His Whale: The Marvelous Making of 'Flapjack". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
4. Zahed, Ramin (July 7, 2008). "Thurop Van Orman, Creator Cartoon Network's The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack". Animation Magazine. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
5. "My cute wifey needle-felted this for my new show... NORTH WOODS". Twitter. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
6. Lange, Ariane (September 15, 2014). "Inside The Marvelous Mind Of Thurop Van Orman". BuzzFeed. Archived from the original on August 13, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.
7. "Rovio, SEGA, and Prime Focus Studios Announce The Angry Birds Movie 3 Is In Production At DNEG Animation". Rovio. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
8. Van Orman, Thurop [@littlethurop]; (May 21, 2023). "Today is our 24th anniversary! More than half of our lives we've been married! Someone asked us what our secret is, and after some really deep soul-searching, we agreed that we're both able to put up with A LOT. Love ya beb💕❤️" . Retrieved October 10, 2025– via Instagram.
9. Van Orman, Thurop [@littlethurop]; (April 3, 2018). "A knifey for wifey... Sherri is going on a solo backpacking trip through the redwoods, so I made her a knife and a cup/bowl from eucalyptus burl and a spoon" . Retrieved October 10, 2025– via Instagram.
10. @littlethurop (April 22, 2023). "Her name is Blossom now 😊". X (formerly Twitter).
11. "Instagram".
12. "Frederator Studios Blogs | Channel Frederator Blog | Flippin' Flapjacks: The Thurop Van Orman Interview!". Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

External links

• Thurop Van Orman at IMDb