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hartman at the 2009 san diego comic con . highland park , michigan , us 210px 10 january 1965 julieann hartman 1986 -- present elmer earl hartman iv butch hartman by gage skidmore.jpg butch hartman
 animator director , illustrator , producer , writer , voice actor ,
butch hartman

elmer earl `` butch '' hartman iv -lrb- born january 10 , 1965 -rrb- is an american animator , writer , director , producer , illustrator and voice actor , best known for creating the emmy-winning animated series `` the fairly oddparents '' , `` danny phantom '' , and `` t.u.f.f. puppy '' .
hartman also provided the voice for the character of dr. rip studwell in `` the fairly oddparents '' , and serves as the founder of billionfold , inc. , which produces those programs .
he has been the executive producer of `` the fairly oddparents '' since its debut in 2001 .
