Thomas Ridgewell

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Thomas James "TomSka" Ridgewell is an English YouTuber, actor, writer, producer, director, voice actor and filmmaker. He was, along with Matt Hargreaves, one of Edd Gould's closest friends. TomSka voiced his animated counterpart in Eddsworld and has contributed to it from 2004 to 2016.Episode: When the Best of the Worst Collide He is mostly well-known for creating the asdfmovie series.
==Early Life==
Thomas was born on June 27, 1990 to two then-26-year-old Jehovah's Witnesses.YouTube Video: The Complete History of Me (1/3)YouTube Video: VLOG FROM 1992 He was originally going to be named "Dudley", but his parents decided to name him "Thomas" after his twin sister, Amelia, died in his Mother's womb during a car crash. Thomas was raised a Jehovah's Witness, but he no longer holds his faith.YouTube Video: The Day My Faith Died
==Meeting Edd Gould==
TomSka met Edd Gould on the StickSuicide forums (now Explosm.net, best known for their Cyanide and Happiness webcomic). He initially looked up to Gould as an idol; they quickly became friends, and TomSka would often send Gould his animations for critique.
The story of how TomSka and Edd first met, as well as the early history of Eddsworld, is detailed in a deviantART journal entry:DeviantArt Journal Entry: Origins of Eddsworld [WORDSWORDSWORDS]
When TomSka joined the cast of Eddsworld, Edd drew up a "contract" in MS Paint, stating if TomSka left, he would have to kill himself or stop animating.
TomSka also appeared briefly at the end of the short "Fan Service" displaying three T-shirts that were available at sharkrobot.com.
==Death of Edd Gould==
See also: Edd Gould#Death, Eddsworld: Legacy
TomSka stated he was informed of Gould's death by a phone call from Gould's mother on Sunday morning, around 10 A.M, where she said he passed away the previous night. He was hungover at the time but sobered up immediately. TomSka further explained that while the situation was explained to him, he couldn't really focus on it at the time, and "freaked out" for a bit. Matt Hargreaves called him and came over, and people started coming over throughout the day.
TomSka decided to hold off on the announcement of Gould's death for a couple of days. The video RIP Edd Gould (1988-2012) was made on Monday. TomSka said it was "tough" to make; Bing was the assistant director for the video, and they all just kept quiet and worked on it throughout the day.
==Portfolio==
Title 	Uploaded 	Role
Bendee 7 	January 16, 2004 	Voice actor (Bounty Hunter)
Zombeh Attack 	October 4, 2005 	Voice actor (Tom)
Behind the Scenes of Eddsworld 	October 8, 2005 	Voice actor (Tom)
Eddsworld Halloween Short 	October 24, 2005 	Voice actor (Tom)
Eddsworld Christmas Special '05 	December 2, 2005 	Voice actor (Tom)
Zombeh Attack 2 	May 6, 2006 	Voice actor (Tom)
Edd's Tales of Boredom 	July 26, 2006 	Voice actor
Eddsworld 20k 	September 1, 2006 	Voice actor (various)
Zombeh Nation 	November 11, 2006 	Voice actor (Tom)
Hello Hellhole 	January 16, 2007 	Voice actor (Tom)
Zombeh Attack 3 	April 28, 2007 	Voice actor (Tom)
Boris Grishenko 	July 1, 2007 	Voice actor (Narrator)
Ruined 	September 2, 2007 	Voice actor (Tom)
Eddsworld Halloween Special 2007 	October 21, 2007 	Voice actor (Tom)
Zanta Claws 	December 21, 2007 	Voice actor (Tom)
Spares 	May 16, 2008 	Voice actor (Tom), Co-writer
Moving Targets 	July 2, 2008 	Voice actor (Tom)
25ft Under the Seat 	September 27, 2008	Voice actor (Tom)
Matt Sucks 	October 27, 2008 	Voice actor (Tom)
Zanta Claws II 	December 17, 2008 	Voice actor (Tom)
Art is Serious 	December 23, 2008 	Voice actor (Tom)
Doing 	January 11, 2009 	Music
MovieMakers 	April 19, 2009 	Voice actor (Tom), Co-writer
Xmas Day 	December 20, 2009 	Music, Voice actor
WTFuture 	February 13, 2010 	Voice actor (Tom)
Dental Appointment 	June 14, 2010 	Voice actor (Toothy)
Hammer & Fail (Part 1, Rival Builders)	September 10, 2010	Voice actor (Tom)
Zanta Claws III 	December 22, 2010 	Voice actor (Tom), Co-writer
Eddsworld Intro Song 	March 13, 2011 	Voice actor (Tom)
Hammer & Fail (Part 2, Rooftop Rumble)	July 23, 2011 	Voice actor (Tom)
Fan Service 	November 27, 2011 	Voice actor (Tom), Himself
===Collabs===
Title 	Uploaded 	Role
When the Best of the Worst Collide	November 9, 2004 	Co-animator
Tom's Tales of Awesome 	May 24, 2006 	Writer
Tom's Tales of Brilliance 	February 4, 2008 	Writer
Life in Portal: Madness 	September 22, 2009	Voice actor (Tom)
Rock Bottom 	February 24, 2012 	Writer
===tv/e===
Title 	Uploaded 	Role
Climate Change 	October 12, 2009	Voice actor (Tom)
Eddsworld Biomovies Competition	October 25, 2010	Voice actor (Tom, Matt)
===Others===
Title 	Uploaded 	Role
Asdfmovie2	January 1, 2010	Voice actor (Tom)
==Gallery==
Real Eddsworld by Assassinsbleed.jpg|Tom Ridgewell with Edd Gould and Matt Hargreaves
==References==
==External links==
*Newgrounds userpage (TomSka)
*Newgrounds userpage (DarkSquidgeLock)
*SheezyArt (tomska)
*DeviantArt userpage (TomSka)
*YouTube channel (TomSka)
*YouTube channel (DarkSquidge)
*StickSuicide (DarkSquidge, archive)
*StickSuicide (DarkSquidge alt, archive)
*StickSuicide (DarkSquidge X, archive)
Category:Voice Actors
Category:Writers
Category:Animators
Category:Musicians