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Angus Oblong is an artist, writer, producer and director best known to adult swim fans for creating the series the Oblongs.
Angus has also written and directed the pilot Deliriously Jen, and written and illustrated books such as Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales For Troubled Children, 13 More Tragic Tales For Ugly Children, and his Random Drawings series, which compiles some of his illustration work, and conceived the play Victorian Hotel in association with Rogue Artists Ensemble which featured a mixed cast of puppets and actors.
His website is http://www.angusoblong.net/
from wikipedia:
Angus Oblong is the pen name of an American writer and illustrator best known as the author of Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children (1999) and the 2001 television series it spawned, The Oblongs. The character Milo—which appeared in his Creepy Susie book—was based on a young version of himself; the Milo that appeared on the television show The Oblongs was a less exaggerated version of the character from the book.[2]
Oblong's book, Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children, consists of 13 short stories of adult-oriented humor. Many of the characters from his TV series The Oblongs first appear in this book, including Milo and Creepy Susie. A self-published sequel, 13 More Tragic Tales for Ugly Children, is available from his website.
He has also self-published three collections of drawings: Angus Oblong Random Drawings Book One, Book Two and Book Three.
His television series, The Oblongs, airing originally on The WB and in syndication on Adult Swim. The complete series was released on DVD.
Oblong wrote, directed, and produced Deliriously Jen, a television pilot that aired on Comedy Central and was shown at several film festivals in 2005.
The Victorian Hotel, a play written by Oblong, and created in association with Rogue Artists Ensemble, featuring many of his characters as puppets, played October through December 2006 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Santa Monica, California.[3]
Oblong also provides the voice of Joey on Nickelodeon's television series, The Mighty B!.
Oblong was born in Sacramento, California[4] and attended the University of California, Berkeley for a couple of years.[5] He moved to Los Angeles, California at the request of his agent when a "bidding war" was underway over whether FOX, The WB, or Disney would produce what became The Oblongs.[6] When his work began garnering attention from the press, Oblong began wearing "thick clown makeup and a bulbous, red plastic nose" in public places, a practice he has continued into 2010, when LA Weekly named him one of the L.A. People 2009.[7]
Oblong was born in Sacramento, California[4] and attended the University of California, Berkeley for a couple of years.[5] He moved to Los Angeles, California at the request of his agent when a "bidding war" was underway over whether FOX, The WB, or Disney would produce what became The Oblongs.[6] When his work began garnering attention from the press, Oblong began wearing "thick clown makeup and a bulbous, red plastic nose" in public places, a practice he has continued into 2010, when LA Weekly named him one of the L.A. People 2009.[7]
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