Monty Oum

Monty Oum
Oum at PAX 2013
Born
Monyreak Oum

(1981-06-22)June 22, 1981
DiedFebruary 1, 2015(2015-02-01) (aged 33)
Occupation(s)Animator, screenwriter, animation director, voice actor
Years active2002–2015
EmployerRooster Teeth Productions
Notable work
Spouse
Sheena Duquette
(m. 2014)
[1]
Parents
  • Mony Oum
  • Vanna Oum
Signature

Monyreak "Monty" Oum[2] (/m/ OHM; June 22, 1981 – February 1, 2015) was an American web-based animator and writer.

Oum attracted attention within the gaming community after releasing an animated video in 2007, titled Haloid, where characters from the Halo and Metroid video game franchises fight against each other, which went viral. In October of the same year, he released a follow-up, Dead Fantasy. Oum began working for Rooster Teeth, serving as the lead animator for Red vs. Blue, and creating the original animated series RWBY.

Oum had a severe allergic reaction and fell into a coma in January 2015. He died on February 1, 2015, in Austin, Texas.

  1. ^ "r/roosterteeth - I am Sheena Duquette Oum. Ask me anything". reddit. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Rooster Teeth · Farewell Monty". Rooster Teeth. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2015.