User:Staadsy/Thomas Ridgewell
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| Thomas Ridgewell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1990 (age 21) |
| Nationality | British |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Notable works and roles | Asdf Movies |
| Website | http://turbopunch.com/ |
Thomas "TomSka" Ridgewell (born 27 June 1990) is an English actor, voice actor, writer, and acclaimed YouTuber. On YouTube he has over 250,000 subscribers, over 68,000,000 upload views, and has helped out different charities, such as the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster.[1] He is most known for his work on the popular web comic/animation company Eddsworld as a voice actor, and writer. His most notable works outside of Eddsworld are the Asdf Movies.
Tom was also one of the founding members of Cakebomb (a dissolved media production collective) along with Christopher "Bing" Bingham, Rosie Ball, Abi Hunt, Mina Lavender, Ruth Noakes, Rosie Smith, and Thom Kerr.
Cakebomb[edit]
Cakebomb was a media production collective Tom formed in 2006 along with his friends Christopher "Bing" Bingham, Rosie Ball, Abi Hunt, Mina Lavender, Ruth Noakes, Rosie Smith, and Thom Kerr. The name came from a disused url (cakebomb.com) Mina Lavender's mother owned. However, she was reluctant to relinquish the rights to the web-address and cakebomb.co.uk was purchased instead. Over the next four years Tom and the other Cakebomb members created dozens of comics, films, websites, sculpted figures, and portraits. Tom worked mostly on comics and videos within the group. During the first 2 years Rosie Smith, Thom Kerr, Ruth Noakes, Abi Hunt, Rosie Ball, and Mina Lavender left the group. Yet after these members left Tom "Bown" Bown, Edd "Eddsworld" Gould, John Paine, Michael Sandford, and Amy Guy joined the group. Cakebomb dissolved at the end of 2010 when Tom left because of the fading friendships among the group, and when a final attempt to purchase the cakebomb.com url failed.[2]
Asdf Movies[edit]
The Asdf Movies are animated compilations of short comedy sketches that are mostly only a few seconds long created by Tom and Chris Bingham. The first one was animated by James Cunningham, the second was animated by noted Eddsworld creator Edd Gould, and the third was animated by Jamie Spicer Lewis, another notable YouTuber known for his "Lazy Gull" animations. Several people who voice in the Asdf Movies are: Tom, Chris Bingham, Will Ryan, Edd Gould, and Chloe Dungate.[3]
Present Work[edit]
As of recently, with the dissolving of Cakebomb, Tom started to do a lot more collaborative work with other YouTubers around the World. Although Tom is still doing the same work he did before Cakebomb dissolved.
References[edit]
- ^ "Beyond Ability: Super Fun Charity Raffle". 03/18/2011. Retrieved 03/21/2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ "CakeBomb". CakeBomb. 2010. Retrieved 06/15/2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Asdf Movie. YouTube.
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