Elliot Strange

Elliot Sampson Strange is a British-Canadian animator, illustrator, director and writer who is best known for creating The Halloween Kids.

Personal Life
Strange was born in Esher, Surrey in 1959 to Polish immigrants, later moving to Bramhall, Stockport in his teens.

In the past, Strange was a noted delinquent, frequently getting into fights and infamously bitting the head off of a teacher's pet gecko when she refused to answer his complaints on a student that bothered him. The brawls Strange got into let to him getting a perpetual limp, which got corrected. He had often targeted bullies and generally obnoxious people, leading to others refusing to associate with him.

A psychological evaluation following an arrest led to him being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and Aspergers Syndrome. He has stated in his defense that he only acts when provoked and when facing employers he lets them know point blank about his past. One of the most notable incidents Strange was involved in was a brawl following a screening of Natural Born Killers in 1994, where he beat up someone who aggravated him. The assaulted threatened to sue, but witnesses ruled in favor of Strange, noting that the accuser was under the influence and declined three verbal warnings Strange gave him.

Strange identifies himself as a center-left Libertarian, though he isn't very public on a political basis. Strange identifies as an asexual, doing so since 2010 after finding a proper designation for it.

Strange is an activist for naturism and promoted it through The Halloween Kids. He fought to raise awareness for differences between depictions of nudity in lewd and non-lewd fashions. He is also staunchly against Autism Speaks, having spoken publicly against them and helping fund the film Speak.

Career
Strange entered the animation industry in the late-80s, producing short films for independent film festivals and supporting himself through freelance odds and ends jobs in movie production. In 1992, he began pitching pilots to networks, but found little success with four rejected pilots. He got by through producing two films and with the support of producer Howard Stemple. Strange's only television series was The Halloween Kids, which got cancelled after ten episodes in the US.

Style
Strange employs absurdist concepts and social commentary in his works, along with trope subversion and and comedic thriller aspects. One of the more notable productions Strange was involved in which used social commentary was the unsold pilot Why Mom and Dad? Why?, which served as an attack on incest and inbreeding, something he continues to hold in a very negative light.

In spite of his lack of success, viewers claimed Strange's works were ahead of their time, featuring nuances that make up many animated shows and films in the current era.

Feuds
Strange had been noted for a number of feuds with figures in the animation industry.

Danny Antonucci
Conflict arose around 2000, following a joke Strange made using characters from Antonucci's show Ed, Edd n' Eddy in The Halloween Kids. From this, animosity was apparent between both. It was rumored that Antonucci threatened to sue Strange over using the character, but he claimed that Cartoon Network would've taken legal action as they owned the property. Strange claims that the feud began over a meeting that went bad during an animation festival, and that the two of them couldn't find any good qualities about each other. Following the North Korea negotiations, Strange had blocked Antonucci on social media over his far left views, though he claims it applies to anyone on all political fronts.

Jon St. John
In 2015, Jon St. John issued a statement on his personal Facebook page telling people who supported Donald Trump to unfriend him. Strange made a crack about it in the comments and it led to a private argument between both parties. Strange would continuously mock St. John on his own profile. The feud had died down, but both are still on bad terms.

Butch Hartman
During a livestream, Hartman addressed the OAXIS fiasco, marginalizing critics due to their lack of presence in the animation industry. As Strange had experience in the field, also working on a television series, he attacked Hartman on his social media. More drama occurred when it was revealed that Strange had used Hartman's shorts in a training seminar for new employees at Strange's Gecko Studios, citing the shorts as an example of how not to do comedic writing. Hartman never responded to the statements.

John Kricfalusi
Strange's animosity toward Kricfalusi stems from the latter's fascination with the Golden Age of Animation, as well as his creative habits. Strange has typically mocked Kricfalusi in illustrations and would often heckle him at conventions. In 2005, he placed a bet with a loyalist that Kricfalusi would face legal reprimand on sexual charges after hearing rumors regarding child grooming practices at Spumco, where if he loses, he would pay $500,000 and vice versa. Following Kricfalusi's outing on child grooming, Strange won on a technicality and donated his winnings to Indian reservations.