Eric Stough, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eric Stough

American animation director

Date of Birth: 31-Jul-1972

Place of Birth: Evergreen, Colorado, United States

Profession: animator, voice actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.