Peter Browngardt
{{Short description|American animator (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Peter Browngardt
| image = Pete Browngardt at New York Comic Con 2014 - Peter Dzubay (cropped).jpg
| caption = Browngardt at the 2014 New York Comic Con
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1979}}{{Cite web|url=http://nukethefridge.com/talking-looney-toons-cartoons-with-producer-peter-browngardt/|title = Talking Looney Toons Cartoons with Producer Peter Browngardt| date=May 26, 2020 }}
| birth_place = Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.
| education = California Institute of the Arts (BFA)
| occupation = Animator, storyboard artist, writer, producer, voice actor
| years_active = 2000–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kristina Baranovich|2011}}
| notable_works = Secret Mountain Fort Awesome
Uncle Grandpa
Looney Tunes Cartoons
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts
}}
Peter Browngardt (born 1979) is an American animator, storyboard artist, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is currently working as executive producer and creative director behind Looney Tunes Cartoons. He is best known for being the creator of Cartoon Network's Uncle Grandpa, in which he also voices the title character, a spin-off of the earlier Secret Mountain Fort Awesome. Browngardt has had prior experience working on shows such as Futurama, The Venture Bros., Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, and Adventure Time.
Browngardt has cited Gary Larson, Don Martin, Harvey Kurtzman, Robert Crumb, Virgil Partch, John Kricfalusi, Max Fleischer, and Tex Avery as major influences on his work.{{Cite web |last=Amidi |first=Amid |date=2013-09-02 |title=Interview with "Uncle Grandpa" Creator Pete Browngardt |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/interview-with-uncle-grandpa-creator-pete-browngardt-88005.html |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Cartoon Brew |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=2013-08-29 |title=Time to Meet Cartoon Network’s ‘Uncle Grandpa’ |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2013/08/cartoon-networks-extra-good-mornin/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Animation Magazine |language=en-US}}
History
Peter Browngardt was raised in Sag Harbor, New York, on Long Island.{{cite news|last=Hinkle|first= Annette|date=July 19, 2012|url=https://sagharborexpress.com/from-doodles-to-the-big-time-one-mans-animated-career__trashed/|title=From Doodles to the Big Time: One Man's Animated Career|newspaper=The Sag Harbor Express|archivedate=June 24, 2018|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204627/https://sagharborexpress.com/from-doodles-to-the-big-time-one-mans-animated-career__trashed/|url-status=live|quote=...Browngardt, a CalArts graduate}} He graduated California Institute of the Arts.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title='Looney Tunes Cartoons' Showrunner Pete Browngardt Signs Overall Deal|url=https://www.thewrap.com/looney-tunes-cartoons-showrunner-pete-browngardt-signs-overall-deal-at-wb-animation-cartoon-network-studios/|access-date=2021-03-23|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}} In 2021, Browngardt signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios which would allow him to develop and produce animated programming at both studios.{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title='Looney Tunes Cartoon' EP Pete Browngardt Strikes Overall Deal With Warner Bros. Animation & Cartoon Network Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/looney-tunes-cartoon-pete-browngardt-overall-deal-warner-bros-animation-cartoon-network-studios-1234719299/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 22, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2021}}{{cite web|last=Nakamura|first=Reid|title='Looney Tunes Cartoons' Showrunner Pete Browngardt Signs Overall Deal at WB Animation, Cartoon Network Studios|url=https://www.thewrap.com/looney-tunes-cartoons-showrunner-pete-browngardt-signs-overall-deal-at-wb-animation-cartoon-network-studios/|website=The Wrap|date=March 22, 2021|access-date=April 16, 2021}}
Browngardt also directed the first fully-animated feature-length Looney Tunes film, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, which was theatrically released in 2024.{{cite news |last1=Barraclough |first1=Leo |title=Looney Tunes Movie 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' Launching at AFM From Warner Bros. Animation, GFM Animation (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/looney-tunes-movie-the-day-the-earth-blew-up-warner-bros-animation-gfm-1235769149/ |access-date=26 October 2023 |work=Variety |date=26 October 2023}}
In December 2024, Browngardt announced that he was part of an upcoming Pokémon project between Aardman Animations and The Pokemón Company for Netflix.
Filmography
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| Year
! Project | Channel(s) | Credited role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000
| Futurama | Fox | Character layout artist ("Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?") |
| 2003
| The Last American | Film only | Producer, and Live actor (as Kev) |
| 2004 | Comedy Central | Animator |
| 2006 | Adult Swim | Character designer and Prop designer |
| 2007–2010
| Chowder | rowspan="2" "align="center" | Cartoon Network | Story/Storyboard artist (13 episodes), Storyboard revisionist, and Guest voice actor (as Crying Viewer) |
| 2008–2010 | Writer and Storyboard artist (2 episodes) | |
| 2010–2012 | HBO | Storyboard artist (1 episode) |
| 2010, 2012 | rowspan="7" "align="center" | Cartoon Network | Writer/Storyboard artist (1 episode), and Guest voice actor (as Paper Pete) |
| 2011–2012 | Creator, Executive producer, Story, Writer, Storyboard artist, and Voice actor (as Festro, Dingle, Additional Voices) | |
| 2013–2017 | Creator, Executive producer, Story, Writer, Storyboard artist, Additional character designer, and Voice actor (as Uncle Grandpa, Additional Voices) | |
| 2013 | Supervising producer, and Additional voice actor (only in Mars Safari!, as Atticus) | |
| 2014, 2017
| Clarence | Supervising producer ("Pilot Expansion" only), and Guest voice actor (as Ham the Power Guy, Someone) | |
| 2015 | rowspan="2" "align="center" | Guest voice actor (as Uncle Grandpa) | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2017, 2019, 2023 | Nickelodeon | Guest voice actor (as The Ice Cream King) |
| 2018 | Cartoon Network | Guest voice actor (as Festro, Uncle Grandpa) |
| 2020–2024 | HBO Max & Max | Creator, Developer, Executive producer, Director, Writer, and Voice actor (as Dumb Cat and Ox) |
| 2021 | HBO Max | Creator, Developer, and Executive producer |
| 2024 | Film only | Director, Executive producer, Writer, and Voice actor (as Roofer Joe and Bully) |
| 2027
| Untitled Pokémon project |TBA{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2024-12-11 |title=Pokemon, Aardman Animation Set to Collaborate on New Mystery Project |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/pokemon-aardman-animation-series-netflix-1236244764/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite tweet |title=So excited to be part of this❤️ |user=peebgardt |number=1866981663902929188}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1349864}}
- {{cite news|url=https://sagharborexpress.com/hey-kids-its-everyones-favorite-uncle-grandpa__trashed/|title= Hey Kids! It's Everyone's Favorite Uncle Grandpa!|date=September 10, 2013|newspaper=The Sag Harbor Express|access-date=June 8, 2020|archivedate=June 8, 2020|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200608180851/https://sagharborexpress.com/hey-kids-its-everyones-favorite-uncle-grandpa__trashed/ |url-status=live}}
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Category:Animators from New York (state)
Category:American male voice actors
Category:American storyboard artists
Category:American television writers
Category:American animated film producers
Category:Television producers from New York (state)
Category:American male television writers
Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni
Category:People from Sag Harbor, New York
Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)