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| birth_place = Isleworth, London, England20122510df=y}}| death_place = London, England| resting_place = Mortlake CrematoriumUniversity for the Creative Arts>UCA Maidstone (2008–2011)

• Animator
• artist
• voice actor

{edih}| years_active = 2000–2012

• Eddsworld
• ''asdfmovie

{edih}}}Edward Duncan Ernest Gould (28 October 1988 – 25 March 2012) was a British animator, artist, and voice actor. He was best known for creating Eddsworld, a media franchise consisting of flash animations and web comics featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime collaborators Tom Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, Tord Larsson and others.WEB, A Tribute to Edd Gould (1988–2012),weblink Frizzle, Stephen, 28 March 2012, HuffPost, 13 May 2012, After Gould's death in 2012, production of Eddsworld was passed on to Ridgewell and later Hargreaves.

Early life

Edd Gould was born on 28 October 1988 in Isleworth, Greater London to Susan GouldWEB, gould_sue,weblink live, 16 November 2021, Twitter, en,weblink 16 November 2021, WEB, vickygould/status/741543004545122304,weblink live, 16 November 2021, Twitter, en,weblink 16 November 2021, and Duncan Gould. He had a sister and a brother. He attended the Orleans Park SchoolWEB, Tributes flood in for Eddsworld creator, who died aged 23,weblink Teed, Paul, 14 April 2012, Richmond and Twickenham Times, 19 August 2018, as depicted in his first Newgrounds entry "Edd", and met Matt Hargreaves during a sports day event, who was then transferred into his class. Gould would often incorporate his friends into his comics, and Hargreaves became a prominent part of Eddsworld.WEB, Eddsworld: Legacy (fundraiser),weblink Eddsworld, 8 June 2012, YouTube, 7 September 2012, WEB, Origins of Eddsworld – DeviantArt,weblink 13 November 2011, 7 September 2012, Gould met Tom Ridgewell, a fan of his work, online shortly after he started making animations involving stick figures. He likewise met Tord Larsson, a Norwegian artist, online. Ridgewell and Larsson were included in the Eddsworld cast along with Hargreaves, appearing in the animated entry Eddsworld Christmas Special 2004.WEB, Newgrounds.com - Everything, by Everyone,weblink 28 March 2022, Newgrounds.com, en,

Career

In 2000,WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20040916044105weblink">weblink 2004-09-16, 2022-10-18, Gould began animating using a GIF program to publish his works on Stick Figure Death Theatre. When the website stopped accepting GIFs, he spent seven months learning how to use Macromedia Flash, with help from tutorials by animator Lavalle Lee.WEB, Interview with Edd Gould,weblink flashcartoons.org, 14 May 2020, Gould published his first animation on Stick Figure Death Theatre or Stick Suicide called “Bendee 1” on 7 November 2002.WEB, 2009-10-26, YouTube - eddsworld's Channel, YouTube,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20091026220812weblink">weblink 2009-10-26, 2022-10-18, Gould made his first Newgrounds entry on 6 June 2003, titled "Edd."WEB, Edd (2003),weblink Eddsworld, 6 June 2003, Newgrounds, 7 September 2012, In September 2008, Gould began studying as an independent animator at the University for the Creative Arts in Maidstone, moving into student accommodation with his childhood friend Hargreaves. He joined Cake Bomb, a creative media group founded by Ridgewell.WEB, CakeBomb,weblink CakeBomb, live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120120043427weblink">weblink 20 January 2012, 14 May 2020, He voiced the "I Like Trains" kid in TomSka's asdfmovie series on YouTube, and animated the second episode of asdfmovie.Gould's YouTube channel saw a spike in popularity during the late 2000s and early 2010s, which led to numerous collaborations and business opportunities. He and Ridgewell were requested to produce an episode of Eddsworld promoting climate change awareness, for the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.NEWS, Vaughan, Adam, 5 November 2009, Guardian: One Minute To Save The World, The Guardian,weblink 28 March 2024, WEB, 15 October 2009, TV/E and WWF hook up with young filmmakers to highlight climate change one million times,weblink 28 March 2024, World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF, In 2010, Gould was commissioned to animate a short voiced by British double act Mitchell and Webb titled "Almeratron" for the BBC Comedy website.WEB, BBC - Mitchell & Webb, Series 1, Almeratron,weblink BBC, 28 March 2024, Gould also received offers to work in television or adapt Eddsworld into a TV series, which he would decline in favor of internet production.WEB, EddsWorld ┃ Heroes of Animation with Bing ┃ YouTube Geek Week,weblink HuHa 2!, 9 August 2013, YouTube, 28 March 2024, WEB, RIP Edd Gould (1988–2012),weblink Eddsworld, 27 March 2012, YouTube, 28 March 2024,

Illness and death

On 16 April 2011, Gould revealed he had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, a cancer of the white blood cells. It was his second diagnosis, having been previously diagnosed with the same illness on 30 January 2006.WEB, Eddsworld: The End of a Legacy,weblink Strohman, David, March 10, 2016, The Young Folks, 23 January 2018, WEB, YouTubers That Died: 13 YouTubers Who Left Too Soon,weblink 5 March 2015, NewMediaRockstars, 2 February 2022, He posted a video on YouTube entitled "Edd vs Cancer" featuring himself, Ridgewell, and Hargreaves discussing the diagnosis. He platformed his illness for several sketches on his friends' YouTube accounts.Gould died from a recurring infection caused by the cancer on the morning of 25 March 2012.WEB, Lea, Martin,weblink Eddsworld donation to Young Lives vs Cancer, Bridport News, 6 March 2022, 8 March 2022,weblink 6 March 2022, live, He was 23 years old. Ridgewell and Hargreaves announced Gould's death in a short video, "RIP Edd Gould (1988–2012)", two days later.WEB, RIP Edd Gould (1988–2012),weblink Eddsworld, 27 March 2012, YouTube, 7 September 2012, The funeral was held on 10 April at All Saints' Church in Isleworth, where a eulogy compiled from video clips from fans and friends was shown.The last episode he directed for Eddsworld, "Space Face (Part 1)", was released posthumously to YouTube on 2 June 2012. Production of Eddsworld passed to Ridgewell who continued to produce episodes as part of Gould's will. Under Ridgewell's direction, profits went to CLIC Sargent (now Young Lives vs Cancer), a UK cancer charity supporting children, young people and their families.WEB, Your Eulogy,weblink TomSka & Friends, 10 April 2012, YouTube, 7 September 2012, Gould was cremated and buried at Mortlake Crematorium. In June 2012, Hargreaves and Ridgewell attended VidCon in Los Angeles and scattered some of Gould's ashes near the Hollywood Sign.WEB, TomSka's Day Out 6 (2012),weblink TomSka & Friends, 7 January 2013, YouTube, 11 May 2020,

Filmography {| class"wikitable"

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