Pendleton Ward Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for the Short Film Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for "Thank You" in 2013
• Won the Grand Jury Award at the Atlanta Film Festival for Best Animated Short for "Thank You" in 2012
• Graduated from the California Institute of the Arts Character Animation Program
• Started out as a storyboard artist on the animated series "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
• Created the "Adventure Time" pilot right after graduating and submitted it to Frederator's animated shorts program
• Quote: "The best feeling is meeting people that I admire and respect and finding out that they even watch the show․․․meeting [The Simpsons" creator] Matt Groening and knowing that he likes the show is like the coolest award that you can even win․""
• Quote: "(On pitching "Adventure Time"): "I don't think the weirdness is where the risk was․ Any new show for a network is a risk․․․I just liked that it was friendly and nice, just two friends that hang out in a weird world․""
• Is also the creator of the internet series "Bravest Warriors," which started in 2012
• Best known as the creator and executive producer of the animated series "Adventure Time․"
• Has compared writing "Adventure Time" episodes to playing a game of "Dungeons & Dragons․"