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Edd Gould | |
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 Gould in 2009 | |
| Born | (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 |
| Died | 25 March 2012(2012-03-25) (aged 23) London, England |
| Education | UCA Maidstone (2008–2011) |
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| Years active | 2003–2012 |
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Edward Duncan Ernest "Edd" Gould (28 October 1988 – 25 March 2012) was a British animator, artist, and voice actor. He createdEddsworld, a media franchise consisting offlash animations andweb comics featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime collaboratorsTom Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, Tord Larsson and others.[1] After Gould's death in 2012, production ofEddsworld was passed on to Ridgewell who directed a run of further episodes under the title ofEddsworld: Legacy. Following Ridgewell's departure from the series in 2016, it was passed to Hargreaves and Gould's family, returning in 2020 asEddsworld Beyond.
Gould was born on 28 October 1988, in Isleworth,Greater London, to Susan[2] and Duncan Gould. He had a sister, Victoria "Vicky" (born 18 October 1985); and two brothers, George and James. He attended theOrleans Park School[3] as depicted in his first Newgrounds entry "Edd" and met Matt Hargreaves during asports day event, who was then transferred into his class. Gould would often incorporate his friends into his comics, and Hargreaves became a prominent part ofEddsworld.[4][5]
Gould met Tom Ridgewell, a fan of his work, online shortly after he started making animations involving stick figures. He likewise met Tord Larsson, a Norwegian artist, online. Ridgewell and Larsson were included in theEddsworld cast along with Hargreaves, appearing in the animated entryEddsworld Christmas Special 2004.[6]
In 2000,[7] Gould began animating using aGIF program to publish his works on Stick Figure Death Theatre, an online animation community. When the website stopped accepting GIFs, he spent seven months learning how to useMacromedia Flash with help from tutorials by animator Lavalle Lee.[8] Gould published his first animation on Stick Figure Death Theatre and Stick Suicide called “Bendee 1” on 7 November 2002.[9] Gould made his firstNewgrounds entry on 6 June 2003, titled "Edd."[10]
In September 2008, Gould began studying as an independent animator at theUniversity for the Creative Arts inMaidstone, moving into student accommodation with his childhood friend Hargreaves. He joined Cake Bomb, a creative media group founded by Ridgewell.[11] He voiced the "I Like Trains" kid in TomSka'sasdfmovie series on YouTube, and animated the second episode ofasdfmovie.
Gould's YouTube channel saw a spike in popularity during the late 2000s and early 2010s, which led to numerous collaborations and business opportunities. He and Ridgewell were requested to produce an episode ofEddsworld promotingclimate change awareness for the2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference inCopenhagen.[12][13] Gould and Ridgewell were featured in a televised interview onBBC Look North for their "Climate Change" episode. In 2010, Gould was commissioned to animate a short voiced by British double actMitchell and Webb titled "Almeratron" for theBBC Comedy website.[14] Gould also received a multitude of offers to work in television or adaptEddsworld into a TV series, which he would decline in favor of internet production.[15][16]
On 16 April 2011, Gould revealed he had been diagnosed withacute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer of the white blood cells. It was his second diagnosis after a period of remission, having been previously diagnosed with the same illness on 30 January 2006.[17][18] He posted a video on YouTube entitled "Edd vs Cancer" featuring himself, Ridgewell, and Hargreaves discussing the diagnosis. He platformed his illness for several sketches on his friends' YouTube accounts, and continued to animateEddsworld while he was physically able.
Gould died at the age of 23 from a recurring infection caused by the cancer on the early morning of 25 March 2012.[19] Ridgewell and Hargreaves announced Gould's death in a short video two days later.[20] His funeral was held on 10 April atAll Saints' Church inIsleworth, where a eulogy compiled from video clips from fans and friends was shown.
The last episode he directed forEddsworld, "Space Face (Part 1)", was released posthumously to YouTube on 2 June 2012. Production ofEddsworld passed to Ridgewell who continued to produce episodes as part of Gould's will until his departure in 2016. Under Ridgewell's direction, profits went to CLIC Sargent (nowYoung Lives vs Cancer), a UK cancer charity supporting children, young people and their families.[17][21] After the release of the finalEddsworld: Legacy episode "The End (Part 2)", control of the series was handed to Hargreaves and Gould's family. Beginning in 2020, uploads continued on YouTube asEddsworld Beyond under the direction of Hargreaves.
Gould wascremated and buried atMortlake Crematorium. In June 2012, Hargreaves and Ridgewell attendedVidCon inLos Angeles and scattered some of Gould's ashes near theHollywood Sign.[17][22]
| Year | Title | Creator | Writer | Animator | Actor | Role | Further details |
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| c. 2002-2005[23] | Bendee Stick |  | | | | Bendee Stick Various Characters | Internet animation series |
| 2003–2012 (Original); 2012–2016 (Legacy); 2020–present (Beyond) | Eddsworld | | | | | Himself Various Characters | Internet animation series and YouTube channel |
| 2008–2011 (original); 2015–2018 (archival recording) | TomSka/asdfmovie | | | Ryan The I Like Trains kid Various Characters | YouTube channel | ||
| 2009–2012 | Slomozovo | | Himself | YouTube channel | |||
| 2010–2012 | InkyKeyboard/Matt Lobster | | Himself | YouTube channel | |||
| 2011 | Action Bunnies (RageNineteen) | | Various Characters | Internet animation series | |||
| 2011 | Skeff (Paul ter Voorde) | | Narrator | Internet animation sketch |
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