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Dave Willis
Willis at Animate! Raleigh in 2024
Born	(1970-05-01)May 1, 1970 (age 54) Wichita Falls, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater	Wake Forest University
Occupation(s)	Voice actor, writer, producer, director
Years active	1995–present
Known for	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Squidbillies Cheyenne Cinnamon Soul Quest Overdrive Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Spouse	Lisa Willis ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	2

Dave Willis (born May 1, 1970) is an American voice actor, screenwriter, and producer. He is the co-creator of theAdult Swim animated seriesAqua Teen Hunger Force,Squidbillies, andYour Pretty Face Is Going to Hell.^[1] Willis also voices the main charactersMeatwad andCarl, along with other characters inAqua Teen Hunger Force. He is also known for voicing Barry Dylan in theFX/FXX seriesArcher and Leto Otel inBallmastrz: 9009.

Willis has worked on variousAdult Swim shows that are created primarily byWilliams Street, an animation-centered,Atlanta-based production division ofCartoon Network.

Willis was hired by Ghost Planet Industries after giving the producers a formal letter of recommendation written in crayon, seemingly by a young child. They liked his sense of humor and hired Willis as a writer forCartoon Planet in 1995 and then as a writer forSpace Ghost Coast to Coast (SGC2C for short) soon after. In early 2000, he helped write and produce the twoBrak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak specials.

While working onSpace Ghost Coast to Coast, Willis metMatt Maiellaro, with whom he would later create many independent short films and the Adult Swim cartoonAqua Teen Hunger Force.Aqua Teen Hunger Force first premiered unannounced in the early hours of December 30, 2000 and later officially debuted on Adult Swim in the Fall of 2001. In 2005, he co-created the showSquidbillies. His works mostly fall into the genre ofsurreal humour.

In 2010, Willis createdCheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge, a new television pilot for Adult Swim. The pilot aired on March 29, 2010, and was not picked up for a full series. In 2011, Willis co-wrote "New Kidney in Town", an episode ofFamily Guy.

Willis was born inWichita Falls, Texas, and was raised mostly inConyers, Georgia. He graduated fromWake Forest University and was station manager at Wake Radio. He resides in Atlanta with his wife and two children, Max and Sadie.

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force

• Dave Willis atIMDb
• Interview with Dave Willis on public radio programThe Sound of Young America
• Dave Willis onTwitter
• The Swimcast – interview with Dave Willis, 2008-12-12
• The Swimcast – interview with Dave Willis, 2011-5-12

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