James Lee

James Lee (born: ), also known as James Lee Animation or Nox, is an Australian YouTuber, animator, artist, actor, and director. He is known for making dark, comedic videos on stuff like pop culture and world issues. James started making animations in 2004 and became hugely well-known online when he created his short, Tarboy in 2009. In some of his videos, he's a live actor, although heavily edited.
==Content==
===Tarboy===
Tarboy is an animated short film created in 2007. It was originally made for James Lee's honours study at the Griffith Film School, but he later uploaded it online on August 22, 2009https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACHVwA1D8fE&t=3s. The music was done by The Hania Show and voiced acted by VoiceOvertoGo. The video is about a janitor telling his grandson about the story of rich businessmen who kill off their useless slaves in a tarpit. The souls of the slaves fuse into Tarboy, who seeks revenge on the businessmen, only to be killed in a hot environment. However, the janitor still has some remnants of Tarboy left in a jar to enact revenge as well. 
The video became hugely popular and is James Lee's most viewed video. When asked about a Tarboy sequel, James Lee said he felt burnt out working on it, so he scrapped the sequel.https://jameslee-art.tumblr.com/post/163711069269/what-happened-to-tarboy-2
=== Court of Public Opinion===
This series is about several celebrities going on trial over controversies or recent events such as Michael Jackson and Ellen DeGeneres. The series is meant to be comedic and parodic, poking fun at celebrity culture and their toxic fanbases. The first episode of Court of Public Opinion was released on July 26, 2018. While the series is animated, the judge is an live actor, played by James Lee.
===Mufasa Brainswashes Simba===
The series is about Mufasa giving strange and useless advice to Simba. The characters are originally from the Lion King films. The first video was released on August 2, 2019. A second video released, animated in an uncanny realistic style in response to the Lion King 2019 remake.
==Trivia==
*James Lee has made commercials for several companies, such as Doritos, Qantas, and Amnesty International.https://www.jameslee.art/about
*Markiplier used one of James Lee's videos in "Youtube Just Gave Me a Strike..."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0K6r1hoD7I
*YouTuber Crowne Prince took an in-depth look into the Tarboy shortfilm, which James Lee responded positively.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinxx3urh2Y
*There is a custom figurine of James Lee done with the website, HeroForge.
*James Lee has animated cutscenes and art in several video games, such as Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn and World War Z.
*There was originally going to be a Tarboy video game after the release of the short film, but relationships with developers and contractors terminated the project.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACHVwA1D8fE&t=3s
*The characters in Tarboy were originally going to be 3D models, but James scrapped the idea quickly.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinxx3urh2Y
*James also animated the music video for the remix of penguinz0's line "One Nipple at a Time" and later referenced it in one of his videos.
==References==
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Animation YouTubers
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:Comedy YouTubers
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Australian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2006