Zach Hadel (born May 13, 1990), also known online as psychicpebbles, is an American animator, voice actor, YouTuber, writer, director, and storyboard artist. He is well known for his Internet animations on Newgrounds and YouTube and for being a member of the popular Let's Play web series OneyPlays. Hadel has created numerous animated projects, including Hellbenders, and he hosted the podcast Schmucks from 2017 to 2019, where he interviewed fellow entertainers such as Vsauce, Finn Wolfhard, JonTron, and Ethan Klein. Hadel was also a regular member of the SleepyCabin podcast, where he and many of his former Newgrounds collaborators get together and discuss a wide range of topics. As of April 2021[update], his YouTube channel psychicpebbles has 1.41 million subscribers and 194.3 million views.
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| Born | May 13, 1990 | |||||||||
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| Location | California | |||||||||
| Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.43 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 200 million | |||||||||
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Hadel and his creative partner Michael Cusack created the Adult Swim animated special, Smiling Friends, which premiered on April 1, 2020.[1]
Career
Hadel began uploading animations to Newgrounds in 2009, later transitioning to YouTube animations; his animated video about the "arrow in the knee" meme from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim went viral in 2011.[2] Along with fellow Newgrounds animator Chris O'Neill, Hadel animated the music video for the song "Unicorn Wizard" by the comedy rock band Ninja Sex Party.[3][4] Hadel also collaborated with O'Neill to make an animated short video parodying the Kony 2012 documentary; the video went viral, receiving over 1.7 million views within its first weekend.[5]
Hadel provided the voice and animation for a segment of Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity, where he and Justin Roiland voiced two ill-fated brothers. Roiland later stated the animation was the one instance of a joke that went too far.[6] Hadel and Roiland also both appeared alongside animator Alex Hirsch on h3h3's livestream podcast for charity[7] where they raised over $100,000 for California wildlife relief.[8] Hadel breifly storyboarded for SpongeBob SquarePants, specifically for the season 12 episode The Grill is Gone in 2018.[9]
On April 1, 2020 the late-night Adult Swim block premiered the pilot episode of Hadel and Michael Cusack's animated adult television series, Smiling Friends, featuring the voice talent of Nick Wolfhard, Finn Wolfhard, Tom Fulp, and Mike Stoklasa.[10] The series follows two employees of a private company missioned to bring happiness to the world, with the pilot episode following their attempt to aid an elderly woman's suicidal middle-aged son.[11] On May 19, 2021, Adult Swim announced Smiling Friends had been greenlit for a full season which was set to release in 2021,[12] but then was moved to 2022 due to having 6 months left to complete production.[13]
Notes
- ^ In 2016, Hadel confessed on SleepyCast to accidentally deleting his original account.
References
- ^ Trumbore, Dave (April 16, 2020). "Here's How Nick Wolfhard & Brother Finn Voiced Insane Creatures on 'Smiling Friends'". collider.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Good, Owen (December 30, 2011). "I Was Working On My Own Anti-Arrow-to-the-Knee Vid Too, But Then I ..." Kotaku. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ "Ninja Sex Party - Unicorn Wizard". LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival. 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "Unicorn Wizard - NSP". YouTube. October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Eördögh, Fruzsina (March 26, 2012). ""Kony 2012": the one-minute version". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
- ^ Will, Jones (February 20, 2021). "RICK & MORTY CO-CREATOR JUSTIN ROILAND REVEALS THE CARTOON OF HIS THAT HE THINKS WENT WAY TOO FAR". joe.co.uk. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ "#99 - Justin Roiland & Alex Hirsch Charity Special 2018". Podchaser. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Alex Hirsch [@_AlexHirsch] (December 17, 2018). "TOMORROW! 3PM PST! It's H3H3's annual 🌟CHARITY LIVESTREAM🌟 with ME, @JustinRoiland, & more! Goofs! Yuks! Amazing PRIZES! All to benefit @DirectRelief!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "i did a small freelance storyboard segment for the yellow sponge program a few months back and it finally aired! the episode is called "the grill is gone". shout out to my talented pal @AdamPaloian (supervising dir for the ep) for turning my chicken scratch into actual art". October 26, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Bobic, Chrissy (April 10, 2020). "'Smiling Friends' on Adult Swim Is Somehow Already a Hit Among Fans". distractify.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Schwarz, John (April 16, 2020). "Review: Smiling Friends "Desmond's Big Day Out"". bubbleblabber.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
- ^ Tapp, Tom (May 19, 2021). "Adult Swim Orders Series Pick Ups For 'Royal Crackers' And 'Smiling Friends'". Deadline. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ Valdez, Nick (November 12, 2021). "Smiling Friends Confirms Release Window, Releases New Clip". Comicbook. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
External links
- Zach Hadel at IMDb
