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My Take
Pendleton Ward is one of the most quietly influential creators in modern animation, and I don't think casual viewers fully realize it. Adventure Time wasn't just a kids' cartoon; it cracked open what the medium could be, blending surreal humor with genuine emotional weight, and a whole generation of animators grew up on it. Then he doubled down on the strange with Bravest Warriors and the wonderfully odd Midnight Gospel. What I respect is that he kept following his own peculiar imagination rather than sanding it down for broader appeal. A CalArts-trained Texan who reshaped a medium by trusting his weirdness completely.
Overview
Ward Taylor Pendleton Johnston (born September 23, 1982), known professionally as Pendleton Ward, is an American animator, screenwriter, producer, director, and voice actor who has worked for Cartoon Network Studios, Frederator Studios, and Netflix Animation. He created the television series Adventure Time, the web series Bravest Warriors, and the adult animated interview streaming series The Midnight Gospel.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pendleton Ward
- Name (Japanese)
- ペンデルトン・ウォード
- Reading
- ぺんでるとん・うぉーど
- Born
- September 23, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television producer / animator / screenwriter / voice actor / storyboard artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Robert E. Lee High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Adventure Time | — | |
| Notable work | Bravest Warriors | — | |
| Notable work | The Midnight Gospel | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.