Monty Oum

Cartoonist

Birthday June 22, 1981

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Providence, RI

DEATH DATE Feb 1, 2015 (33)

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About

After being nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for his work on the web series Red vs. Blue, this popular animator won both a Streamy Award and an International Academy of Web Television Award for his work on another internet series, RWBY.

Before Fame

Before joining the Rooster Teeth Productions team, he held a design position with the Midway Games company.

Trivia

He created a popular pop music-based series called Dead Fantasy.

Family Life

He married Sheena Duquette in 2014. He died tragically in 2015 after suffering from a severe allergic reaction following a medical procedure.

Associated With

He and writer, director, and voice actor Kerry Shawcross collaborated on Rooster Teeth Productions' popular RWBY web series.