Eric Stough

Eric Stough
Eric Stough
	Stough in 2013
Born	July 31, 1972; Evergreen, Colorado, U.S.
Other names	Butters
Education	Evergreen High School
Alma mater	University of Colorado at Boulder (BFA)
Occupations	Television producer; animation director;
Years active	1995–present

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. 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.

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