BramGroatFilms

Abraham Richard "Bram" Groat (born: https://www.deviantart.com/bramgroatonda/about) better known as BramGroatFilms, is an American animator, filmmaker and YouTuber who makes a variety of fan films and animations, much of which using Claymation. Many of these projects are of Thomas & Friends, trains in general, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. In reference to the latter, Groat is a self-described brony. 
==Content==
Groat began his career in August 2009. On August 26, he created his channel and uploaded his first video, "Santa Claus is Thumbing to Town Part 1", a stop-motion and Claymation holiday-themed video. The videos that followed consisted of more clips of animated (and also partial live action) custom creations, other holiday videos, and popular media, such as "The Hobbit Christmas Carol"https://youtu.be/TWoA5Keing0?si=rxdIa--2ZMP6NZxQhttps://youtu.be/gQSWWARTD08?si=TUEv8Q7z_b2WCVm-https://youtu.be/nT-fvqV8cvY?si=5ONvmno7gRMLNDZ6https://youtu.be/f1-AZvO5fEo?si=2Rm316UwW62isBB1https://youtu.be/o22aMbKM5Lo?si=G3y_GsPSzw4ubVPV, a fan film spoof of J. R. R. Tolkien's Hobbit and LOTR series. On November 28, Groat uploaded his first Thomas-related video, "Thomas & Friends Carol of the Bells." On April 22, 2010, he released a two-part fan made Thomas ERTL special titled "The Six Vanishing Engines,"https://youtu.be/GZajlGfViqg?si=4Ts6cezFDdS5Yr8fhttps://youtu.be/Nk2nzy-LAvk?si=xRjC6mOT4RT_BdTa which became very popular, with even more views than every video prior to the special. This spike in viewership would inspire Groat to make more Thomas fan content with merchandise. He would also make many "Thomas Parody" videos, whereas he mashed Thomas clips with the audio of other popular media (i.e. Pixar and Disney). 
In April 2012, Groat began including MLP: FIP content on his channel, beginning with "Complete First Season DVD set of MLP:FiM... (as of upload date)" on April 4, the day after his 20th birthday. From May 22 to May 25, he made five MLP Claymation remake clips of episodes from the series. Eventually, he would include actual clips from the show for videos such as memes, "reactions," and even PMV (Pony Music Video), as in songs attributed to certain characters and elements from the show. 
On May 16, 2023, Groat uploaded a remake of "Gordon the Movie Star" to celebrate the original video's 10th anniversary.https://youtu.be/idegtd4vCLA?si=oBBOsR8WL3OkDYl-
==Personal life==
Groat resides in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is married.
==Trivia==
*His most popular video, "Gordon the Movie Star", a Rubbadubbers parody, currently holds over 22 million views. His least viewed video is "Mystery Commercial (Sears, I think)" at only 114 views.https://youtu.be/uVzOrsepcKQ?si=p36zQW7hVf44T7LF 
*He participated in Calebtrain's "Craziest Crash Contest" in 2013, placing seventh.https://youtu.be/tyQCazWsbN0?si=jWQfp4gbJVANYqpQ 
*Based on his profile picture, Bram's favorite railroad (or at least one of them) is Amtrak. 
==References==
Category:Animation YouTubers
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Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2009
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Category:Comedy YouTubers