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Eric "Butters" Stough (born July 31, 1972) is an American animator and producer. He is best known as the animation director and a producer on the television series South Park. Born in Evergreen, Colorado, Stough attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and graduated in 1995 with a degree in film.
Oct 27, 2023 · Eric Stough is a longtime friend and colleague of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, who created South Park. He is also the model for Butters Stotch, the sweet and naive character who often gets bullied by the other kids.
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Born in Evergreen, Colorado, Stough reportedly went to high school with Trey Parker, with whom he appeared on short films and school theater productions. He would later go on to attend the University of Colorado with both Parker and series co-creator Matt Stone, both of whom would make separate appearances in two of Stough's student films; Stone in The Diner and Parker in Revenge of the Roadkill Rabbit.
Stough later did internships with numerous companies, including the Walt Disney Company and Jim Henson Productions, before again taking up work with Stone and Parker. He was part of the animation team on Team America: World Police and played the minor part of "Arrestee" in Orgazmo. He also worked on the original traditionally animated pilot episode of South Park, The Unaired Pilot.
Eric Stough has provided Kenny McCormick's unmuffled voice on four occasions - in "The Jeffersons", "Lice Capades", "Mysterion Rises", and "Turd Burglars".
In interviews, Trey Parker and Matt Stone revealed that the character of Leopold "Butters" Stotch was loosely based on Eric Stough. Stone would often tease him, affectionately calling him "buddy" or their "little buddy"; eventually giving him the nickname "Butters." Stough's cautious attitude towards the targets of the show's merciless humor inspired Butters' warm personality. An excerpt from the interview can be found here.
Eric Stough appears in the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Blu-Ray commentary, where Trey Parker and Matt Stone refer to him as 'Butters' repeatedly and jokingly mock him, pretending to kick him out as he insists he has more stories to share from the film's production.
Eric Stough's hands can be seen constructing the boys and Timmy in the opening from Season Six through Season Eleven.
Excerpt from a Q&A session with South Park Animation Director, Eric Stough, following a screening of the episode "A Nightmare on Facetime" for IFS.
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Eric Stough is known for South Park (1997), Team America: World Police (2004) and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999).
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Dec 13, 2013 · Learn how Eric Stough (Film’95) joined the creators of "South Park" as an animation director and co-producer, and how he helped shape the show's distinctive style and humor. Find out his background, his relationship with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and his role in the show's production.
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Jul 23, 2023 · Eric Stough began working with Parker and Stone during the early stages of South Park’s development. He played a crucial role in the animation process and has been credited as the Animation Director for many episodes of the series.
