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Edd Gould

Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (died 2012)

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Born
October 28, 1988
Died
March 25, 2012
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1988

About Edd Gould

Edward Duncan Ernest Gould was a British animator, cartoonist, artist, and voice actor. He created Eddsworld, a flash animation and web comic franchise featuring fictionalised versions of himself and longtime collaborators Tom Ridgewell, Matt Hargreaves, Tord Larsson and others. Gould published his first animation on Stick Figure Death Theatre and Stick Suicide called “Bendee 1” on 7 November 2002. His paternal grandfather Graydon Gould (1937–2020) was a Canadian-born actor known for starring in a 1959 British made-for-television play "South", the TV series The Forest Rangers and Supercar and the film Mission: Impossible (1996).

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Edd Gould timeline

  1. His paternal grandfather Graydon Gould (1937–2020) was a Canadian-born actor known for starring in a 1959 British made-for-television play "South", the TV series The Forest Rangers and Supercar and the film Mission: Impossible (1996).
  2. Gould published his first animation on Stick Figure Death Theatre and Stick Suicide called “Bendee 1” on 7 November 2002.

The world when Edd Gould was born

Edd Gould was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Edd Gould's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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