Monty Oum | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Oum at PAX 2013 | |
| Born | Monyreak Oum June 22, 1981 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2015 (aged 33) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, screenwriter, animation director, voice actor |
| Years active | 2002–2015 |
| Employer | Rooster Teeth Productions |
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| Spouse |
Sheena Duquette (m. 2014) |
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Monyreak "Monty" Oum[2] (/oʊm/ OHM; June 22, 1981 – February 1, 2015) was an American web-based animator and writer.
Oum attracted attention within the gaming community after releasing an animated video in 2007, titled Haloid, where characters from the Halo and Metroid video game franchises fight against each other, which went viral. In October of the same year, he released a follow-up, Dead Fantasy. Oum began working for Rooster Teeth, serving as the lead animator for Red vs. Blue, and creating the original animated series RWBY.
Oum had a severe allergic reaction and fell into a coma in January 2015. He died on February 1, 2015, in Austin, Texas.
- ^ "r/roosterteeth - I am Sheena Duquette Oum. Ask me anything". reddit. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Rooster Teeth · Farewell Monty". Rooster Teeth. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2015.