Michael T. Scott
Michael T. Scott | |
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| Born | Michael Tuders October 28, 1977 (age 47) |
| Occupation(s) | Animator comedy writer Voice actor Owner, Operator, Happy Fatties |
Michael T. Scott is an American comedy writer, animation director and creator of the Happy Fatties online cartoon series, which has been featured on several notable web video sites including, YouTube, Dailymotion, Yahoo! Video, Openfilm, Animation World Network, Crackle, Aniboom, Funny or Die and Newgrounds.[1][2][3]. He is also well-known and famus for producing the television series titled Kentucky Fried Memories.
Scott also wrote and produced 3 comedy albumswhich are Pre-chewed Appetizers and The Jim Panzee and Friends Funtime Radio Hour.
Happy Fatties
Since 2009, Scott has created over 90 animated comedy shorts, and received over 4 million views online for his Happy Fatties cartoons. Additional to being featured on several of the online video sites mentioned above, Scott's Happy Fatties series was also featured on Frederator's Channel on the YouTube Original Channel Initiative. He was interviewed on Frederator Studios' blog in August 2011.[4] Ain't It Cool News also featured a Happy Fatties short in January 2013.[5] Some of the most viewed Happy Fatties cartoons, based on accumulated YouTube views are Eat Healthy, Kids!, Humpty Dumpty: Kindergarten Kritic, The Lazy Chef: Spaghetti Dinner, Killer Whales: Confessions, and Social Assassin.[6]
In 2013, Scott relocated from Tennessee to Colorado, and partnered with animation company, Worker Studio, as the studio's Head of Story from February to December. The partnership placed Scott's entire library of Happy Fatties cartoons under Worker Studio's original content. The partnership formed at the Business incubator in Centennial, Colorado, Innovation Pavilion.[7][8][9]
Phil Hartman Fan Letter
In 2011, Scott posted a handwritten letter online that he received in 1997 from Phil Hartman, and the letter went viral.[10][11] Through the attention of this letter, Scott connected with Hartman's family and in May 2013, Worker Studio optioned the rights to develop Phil Hartman's Flat TV, but withdrew the option later in August.[12] While the reasons behind this remain unknown, the letter left Scott in a deep emotional state.
References
- ^ Dailymotion. "Michael T. Scott". Dailymotion. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Openfilm. "HappyFatties". Openfilm, LLC. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Happy Fatties". Funny or Die Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ DesRocher, Bailee. "Mike Scott - Makin' em Laugh". Frederator Studios. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ McCutchen, Mike. "This Week's SATURDAY SHORTS: Animation Galore!". Ain't It Cool, Inc. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ "HappyFatties5000". YouTube Stats. Social Blade LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Martinez, Arthur. "Worker Studio Gets Happy and Fat". Fresh Film News. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Cangialosi, Jason. "Animation company, worker studio gets happy and fat". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Porter, Steve. "Worker Studio makes moving messages to help companies share stories". InnovatioNews LLC. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Luippold, Ross (17 August 2011). "Phil Hartman's Heartwarming Letter To A Fan In 1997". TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ McCarthy, Sean L. "Rare posthumous recording from the 1970s, "Phil Hartman's Flat TV," to receive animation treatment". The Comic's Comic. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Worker Studio. "Worker Studio Withdraws Option on 'Phil Hartman's Flat TV'". prlog.org. Retrieved 18 August 2013.