Eric Stough

Eric Stough
Stough in 2013
Born (1972-07-31) July 31, 1972 (age 52)
Other namesButters
EducationEvergreen High School
Alma materUniversity of Colorado at Boulder (BFA)
Occupations
Years active1995–present

Eric "Butters" Stough[1] (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. A longtime friend of Trey Parker, he has worked with him and Matt Stone on most of their projects, including South Park, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Orgazmo, Team America: World Police and the Broadway musical The Book of Mormon.

Stough has won five Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on South Park, as well as a Peabody Award. He was the inspiration for the character of Butters Stotch on South Park.

  1. ^ Every Matt and Trey Video (2016-05-20), The Making of South Park Documentary, archived from the original on 2020-11-09, retrieved 2016-10-17