Thurop Van Orman Interview - From Dreaming Kid to Hit Cartoon Network TV Show

[@joshualuke7003]

HE'S A MAAAAAAAN WITH A LIIIIIIIITTTLE GIRLS VOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIICE!

[@thehiddencode5686]

"They think you're a girl, and you're a boy"

[@nec1940]

I JUST CAME FROM THAT! LOL!

[@mecrook5305]

chance l. mcdonald BRO SAME LOLOL

[@emmortlom9143]

How did you...wtf?

[@ncismugerian8993]

Yessssssssssss!!!

[@Sakeroz]

holy crap, looks like a death metal vocalist but has the voice of a 9yr

[@predo5024]

Perfect comparison xD

[@bonboncheese9661]

Sakeroz OMG THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING!

[@whorrific9711]

Sgtwhitepepper lmao ikr

[@rissehx3]

Thurop's voice is like a million angels.

[@lenabruening5942]

+Marissa Cohen it's adorableeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee squeeeee

[@sieg942]

hahaaha

[@charlieredeemed]

420th like 👍

[@baNNaNNaLiCiOuS]

How odd i read this comment while watching an episode of flashback and bubble said he had voice of a million angel kisses lol

[@Sk8rGamer]

100 angel kisses

[@zheffner666]

voice does not match face lol...and its totally flapjack

[@GideonGleeful95]

or Gideon without the accent.

[@pepsitate8019]

His voice doesn't match his face, gender or age. It's fucking insane.

[@BboyTurok1990]

Pepsi Tate I have no words to express my shock on all of this.

[@Mario87456]

It makes me wonder why more people don’t hire him to do young boy voices because he can do a far more believable young boy voice than an average female voice actress in my opinion at least

[@runway5338]

Mario87456 right? I’m rewatching Flapjack and I just had to look up the voice actor b/c I couldn’t tell if it was a female doing the voice, or an actual young boy.

[@BrendanBarney]

I wasn't expecting his voice to sound like that! 😂

[@karlails1]

If you close your eyes it sounds like Flapjack as a teenager.

[@Jazker_da_thief]

And gideon too

[@predo5024]

His voice has bizarrely nothing to do with his face xD

[@Christy_Cat]

Ikr

[@warueegeee1476]

His voice is so high, it makes Tom Kenny sound like Lemongrab.

[@predo5024]

UNACCEPTABLE!!!!

[@solrac4512]

??? I don't think you said that right. Lemon grab and tom Kenny have pretty high pitched voices. You're supposed to compare time voice to someone who has a low voice

[@predo5024]

Solrac UNNACCEPTABLE!!!!

[@SuperCatfire]

+Solrac he makes tom kenny sound like james earl jones

[@queenditty2783]

@@SuperCatfire your name is crazy gross lmao no offense

[@ZakTheGuy]

GIDEON GLEEFUL IS HIS REAL VOICE? OMFG

[@HunterPanoch]

IKR !

[@Kariberry54]

Sounds like Flapjack in his 20's lol

[@justinehercthehuman]

More like 16. No way a twenty year old sounds like this.

[@MonkeyShark]

@@justinehercthehuman Some would, most not as burly as him though lol.

[@hollisblackwood3276]

He's a man with a little girls voice~~! Lol I suspect he wrote that song before flapjack was in creation.

[@LazyMaybe]

Oh my lord his voice is adorable.

[@Mario87456]

His voice is so jarring to here he sounds like a young boy

[@kxylxnx]

I hear straight-up...FLAAAAAAPJAAACK

[@MIGU3L2K]

HE’S A MAAAN, HE’S A MAAA-HAAAAAAAAN, HE’S A MAAAAAAAN, WITH A LITTLE GIRL’S VOOOOOOICCCCCEEEE!! Love this guy, SOOO MUCH! :3

[@DDarkmoon]

sad how everyone knows he's from gravity falls but doesn't know his og roots from flapjack (i love gravity falls not dissing that show in any way i just love nostalgia)

[@MasterOfKnowledge.]

I didn't even know he was the voice of Gideon until I saw the comments on this video

[@AsPectT]

I Miss FlapJack And Chowder

[@poppyhaynes4071]

same :'(

[@bonboncheese9661]

AsPectT they'll probably do a "Samurai Jack" deal. wait over 10 years move to adult swim.

[@bonboncheese9661]

AsPectT Samurai Flapjack. Gotta get to... Candied Island Samurai Flapjack

[@aubrinAubrina]

there's a side of me that still can't believe that it's really his voice.hahaha I salute this guy. ^_^

[@shiteyanyo1111]

I'm so glad he chose to go to art school over bussiness school! I can't imagine a world without Flapjack or his storyboarding!

[@laneatkinson6441]

His voice is the most wonderful thing I've ever heard.

[@paper-mario-wiki]

Van Orman is a huge inspiration of mine. I hope to achieve what he has.

[@janicezornes3818]

He hit puberty but his voice didn’t. But let’s face it without that voice we wouldn’t the best flap jack.

[@HannaDawnAwesome]

he has the cutest voice everrr.

[@Eshkanama]

His voice just SHOCKED me! It's Flap!

[@shoozymusic]

I was expecting to hear a chuck Norris slash Morgan Freeman. And then I heard a voice almost identical to flapjack.

[@IamAkoma]

thats fucking flap jack!! fuck yeah! bring back my favorite cn show!!

[@IamAkoma]

+Rohan Salwan dude its hilarious! funny shit right there...

[@strwbrryghostgirl4175]

SAME!! Now everytime I watch flapjack I can't help but here Gideon I discovered flapjack first but I didn't watch it that much cuz i was REALLY young and a little earlier this year I was obsessed with gravity falls but yeah lol

[@sashamsi3057]

Oh my God! His voice! Awesome! So, he really became jaded with Disney?! Is that why there's no Gravity Falls season two yet?! And he's so inspiring... BTW, I can make flapjack's voice,too!!! Yay! ^____^

[@colbygrey7912]

This man's voice is absolutely precious

[@RavenandWolf]

Es un Hombre con voz de Chiquillaaaaaaaaa!!!!!

[@dillonwright13]

Man, I did not expect him to sound this way at all. Guess there was a perk to Paul Reubens not showing up to recordings for Flapjack, it launched his voice over career.

[@HopeCvon]

Who else can only hear Gideon when Thurop talks?

[@kalinaencheva2717]

+HopeCvon me right

[@HopeCvon]

dot bro Opinions 💁

[@Christy_Cat]

Mee

[@Michael-no3yn]

well I mean he does voice Gideon

[@WiXOANiMATiON]

I hear flapjack

[@Victoria-hi6ij]

I want him to say “ADVENTURE” so bad😩

[@user-vq3nu5tb4z]

Has a badass body with a cool beard Has a normal 20 year old person's voice.

[@harold30404]

ES UN HOMBRE CON VOZ DE CHIQUIIIIILLAAAAAAAA

[@SpamNapkin]

His voice doesn't match his appearance AT ALL. It's awesome.

[@welchwelchwelch]

This is blowing my mind. His look and voice are complete opposites of each other.

[@AddictwithAnEcho]

i legit can only hear flapjack and now im sad, i miss that show so much

[@crispy...spy...]

This man has a dope voice,no cap, memories his voice brings back 😭🤣😂

[@pacooliva3014]

"Es un hombre con voz de chiquilla"

[@leanescobar6945]

His voice puts a smile on my face

[@MrMrannoying]

Wow I can only imagine flapjack when he speaks!

[@cecilyerker]

Every part of him hit puberty except his voice. But he can voice kid characters forever! Flapjack and Lil Gideon are legendary!

[@nynono]

Sir you are a great inspiration for me , you saved cartoon network from the Disney Poisson and made something very unique and original that combined german expresionism and situations that occur in life in your own imagination.

[@i.c.2552]

🎵He's a man with a little girl's voice 🎵

[@vivoxy1950]

I love this guys Voice its adorable =)

[@erinalexander2760]

Some of u hear Gideon from Gravity Falls....I only hear Flapjack cause u know that show was awesome. Gravity Falls is ok but The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack was WAY better than most shows 2day.

[@gg-oo4tg]

Ikr there was such a uniqueness about that show, that an chowder were the best cartoons on CN

[@BboyTurok1990]

I grew up watching The Marvelous, misadventures of Flapjack and I was hilarious in a beautifully, disturbing way.

[@Lightning-gg5iu]

Erin Alexander Hold up, I love Flapjack as much as the next guy, but GF is on another league

[@ariv8763]

Lightning6475 yeah, same here

[@Jacobkent09]

Flapjack always disturbed me I thought that the show was a terrible way to live and I hated the isolation it just made me feel like he was trapped

[@foilhatbrigade9504]

I see all the comments about his voice... I think his voice wouldn't seem out of place if he didn't look so burly.

[@littlemrsmods7998]

GIDEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!

[@littlemrsmods7998]

I cannot believe he voices Flapjack too....MINDBLOWN

[@littlemrsmods7998]

***** Yup Lol

[@mcvjjmdm]

Little mrs mods He plays Gideon? Nice to know he still works in animation.

[@littlemrsmods7998]

yup :3 XD

[@JohnLucchetti]

OtterloopB, he certainly is a sweet guy and genuinely cares a lot about his fans.

[@killerkid245]

His voice is so AWESOME!!! I miss flapjack

[@skyhawk3090]

Hey I like that guy! He is really Flapjack like! He let's our dreams flow . Good luck you both. I am Glad to have him in my time.

[@versacecarlos3976]

So this is what that guy on Instagram was speaking of

[@LightningForce1010]

This is Flapjack Interview Wow xD

[@hello-jy9hf]

I never heard of Thurop Van Orman before. I never watched Flap Jack. After hearing his voice, *I would kill anyone whoever tried to hurt him.* He is amazing and one helluva strong person. Fuck yeah, man. Keep doing good.

[@lashae4u]

omg. i started to rewatch flapjack and then i was like how does he sound like flapjack.... omg.

[@Mors_Ontologica]

He has a really nice tenor voice. You can tell he is super nervous as he's talking to him.

[@ccy0066]

his is so iconic 👍👍👍👍👍

[@KairuHakubi]

Well that ended abruptly

[@JohnLucchetti]

Ahni, Thurop and I have been friends for a long time and he was gracious enough to do the interview for Backstage Business. The key to getting a Skype interview with someone who is extremely busy like Thurop is to let them BRIEFLY know why you want to chat via Skype, how long you expect to chat, what you're going to do with the information you chat about. Thurop is very passionate about empowering artists. Since my interview with him focused on that he was happy to do it.

[@brian-pu3yy]

I fell in love with how absolutely obscure flapjack is..and I'm not surprised the show comes from the mind of someone who isnt a typical Hollywood fixture...

[@postin17]

I'm fucking crying omg!!! All I can hear is Flapjack!

[@OtterloopB]

He seems like such a sweet guy! And to think... he voices one of the greatest villains to come to television, Lil Gideon.

[@JohnLucchetti]

rifway22, I'm glad you liked it. Thurop definitely gave some great advice.

[@graciep511]

I love Thurop soo much! :D

[@thegreatders344]

Flashback is one of my top 5 cartoons. It made me feel very uncomfortable at times lol, but thats why it sticks out so much to me

[@Purelax]

He is actually like a voice of a Janitor...

[@douglasbullet6456]

Twooo Pieces Of Caaandaaay! 🍬🍬

[@entropyfun]

the craziest and the best show on cn ever!

[@Chesterton7]

This is great!

[@garageman1989]

he makes michael jackson sound like barry white.

[@megacrashthehedgehog5377]

wow that is his real voice! Cool!

[@ilavalolipop]

IM OBSESSED WITH HIS VOICE

[@gothbat676]

This interview is so intriguing! My questions, where is the full interview? It cuts off at the end without him finishing.

[@TowardsTruth191]

hahahah ! i love his voice! still awesome to me! i can't get this out of my head i keep hearing him as gideon and flap jack!

[@Trisbit]

CHILDHOOD COMPLETE.

[@Wynnsday]

i love him

[@thunderheadedanno3434]

This... This is trippy dude

[@50cent22]

Should take a look at Bill N Back, thing got mad potential

[@trevornesbit9179]

holy shit thats his natural voice that's fucking awesome :)

[@TheSubNorbert]

I guess this is what flapjack looks like as a adult but still has a younger voice

[@ThangTN]

I love this man

[@butterflavoredgoldfish3556]

I love him he is so cute

[@BrandoNoCaps]

Wow his voice high

[@DeliverUsFromEvie]

his voice O_O! i love this man.

[@mastergoku4321]

Such a gentle soul too bad he was most likely bullied by people in his school years

[@bluestate69]

are him and pendleton ward the same person?

[@JohnLucchetti]

No they are separate people but the two of them are friends.

[@izarkjones333]

John Lucchetti I really want to meet thurop he made my favor cartoon and he's my inspiration. If u know anyway I could meet him please tell me I really appreciate it!

[@JohnLucchetti]

Hi izark jones Thurop has an extremely busy schedule, but he often interacts with fans via Twitter, Facebook, and Deviant Art. Reaching out to him on social media is probably the best way to get in touch with him.

[@izarkjones333]

John Lucchetti thank you for helping me!

[@JohnLucchetti]

izark jones You're welcome. Good luck!

[@charlieredeemed]

Such an interesting and intelligent person.

[@bobatealily]

He sounds like Flapjack and his real voice sounds very close to Flapjack's voice. Not to mention, the man is 43. Oh yeah, he also directed the Angry Birds Movie 2.

[@lynnrose8521]

Flapjack is a dark humor cartoon. A lot of people are surprised it got picked up to air. But Flapjack isn't the first dark cartoon for kids.

[@HamdiFa]

when i come down to the comments section i feel flapjack talking after retiring from work

[@LuisCruz-yi2iy]

Flapjack is that you?

[@ghostie-ghostie]

omfg that’s his voice!

[@MrErdem]

His voice like a girl like a "Voice Changing" epsiode :D

[@IO_Stesso]

Es un hombreee con voz de chiquillaaahh!

[@atlusgoth5000]

did not expect that

[@VerchielxKanda]

"There's so many bad books of people who don't really know how to do it." Mr. Thurop you are SO correct. =( I had the luck of getting a publisher's attention, but I'm apparently in the wrong country of what they publish... T^T

[@shadow222e]

I can't believe that's his real voice

[@sunkistarmy9577]

So what happened here is his balls never dropped, I was fully expecting the voice actor of flapjack to be 8 years old

[@HunterPanoch]

GIDEON !!!!!

[@christian_lied]

I like his determination in FlapJack because he didn't want to be a bum lol