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| Born | Zachary Thomas Hadel (1993-03-04) March 4, 1993 (age 31)
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
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| Also known as | psychicpebbles | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.6 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 222.28 million | |||||||||
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Zach Hadel (/ˈheɪdəl/ HAY-dəl;[2] born March 4,[3] 1993),[4] known by his pseudonym psychicpebbles, is an American animator, writer, director, voice actor, and YouTuber. He and Michael Cusack are co-creators and co-stars of the Adult Swim animated series Smiling Friends.[5] He is also known for his Internet animations and for being a co-host of the Let's Play web series OneyPlays.
Hadel grew up in Kansas[6] and began his animation career by uploading Adobe Flash animations to Newgrounds, later transitioning to YouTube.[7] He enrolled in college to learn graphic design, but immediately dropped out before attending any classes.[8] A self-taught animator, Hadel has stated that shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, The Simpsons, Dragon Ball Z, Beavis and Butt-Head and South Park inspired his animation style.[9]
His short-form independent cartoons became popular online, such as his animated video responding to overuse of the "arrow in the knee" meme from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim which went viral in 2011.[10] Along with fellow Newgrounds animator Chris O'Neill, Hadel created the popular web cartoon series Hellbenders featuring exaggerated versions of O'Neill and himself, which was picked up for a pilot by Adult Swim but ultimately not pursued after several years in development hell.[11][12][13] Hadel also collaborated with O'Neill to make a short animated video parodying the Kony 2012 documentary; the video went viral, receiving over 1.7 million views within its first weekend.[14] Hadel was a member of the YouTube group SleepyCabin and co-hosted SleepyCast, a comedy and discussion podcast hosted by former Newgrounds animators that launched on August 30, 2014. As of April 2024[update], his YouTube channel psychicpebbles has 1.6 million subscribers and 222.28 million views.[15]
Hadel animated a segment of Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity with Justin Roiland, co-creator of Rick and Morty. Roiland later appraised the animation as his most transgressive joke.[16] Hadel and Roiland also appeared alongside animator Alex Hirschonh3h3's livestream podcast for charity[17] where they raised over $100,000 for California wildlife relief.[18]
Hadel hosted the podcast Schmucks from 2017 to 2019, where he interviewed fellow entertainers such as Michael Stevens, Finn Wolfhard, Jon Jafari, and Ethan Klein.[19]
In 2018, Hadel storyboarded for SpongeBob SquarePants for the season 11 episode "The Grill is Gone".[20]
On April 1, 2020, Cartoon Network's late-night Adult Swim block premiered the pilot episode of Hadel and Australian animator Michael Cusack's animated adult television series, Smiling Friends.[21] The series follows Pim and Charlie, two employees of the titular company missioned with making people smile.[22] The series premiered with a full season marathon on January 9, 2022, and later debuted on HBO Max.[5][23] Adult Swim announced that the show would be renewed for a second season on February 9, 2022.[24] Adult Swim renewed the show for a third season on June 13th, 2024.[25]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| TBA | Hand Drawn: Documentary | Self | Documentary |
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| 2011 | The One Show | Animator, features TomSka (Season 6, Episode 211, segment "OH NO BEARS") | |
| 2018 | Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity | Ity | Also animator. |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Storyboard Artist ("The Grill is Gone") | ||
| 2022–present | Smiling Friends | Charlie, Glep, various | Also co-creator, director, writer, storyboard artist, storyboard revisionist, art director, character design supervisor, designer, and animator. |
| 2022 | Tig n' Seek | Darryl Barryl | 1 episode ("Twin Seeks") |
| The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! | Reggie Paloni | Also co-writer. |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012–2015 | Hellbenders | Zach | Co-creator, co-director, co-writer |
| 2012–2013 | Ninja Sex Party | Animator on "Unicorn Wizard" and "Best Friends Forever!" | |
| 2013 | TOME: Terrain of Magical Expertise | Zunchdial | Voice role |
| OneyNG | Work on "Potato Salad" | ||
| 2014 | Improvable | Various | |
| 2014–present | OneyPlays | Self | Guest, co-host |
| 2014–2019 | SleepyCast | Self | Podcast, host |
| 2014–2016, 2019 | JonTron | Grimbo (voice), The Ultimate Gamer | Animator, writer, voice role |
| 2015 | JonTron's StarCade | Indy Wife, Yoda | Voice role, writer (Episode 9 - The Star Wars Holiday Special (FINALE)) |
| 2016 | Eddsworld | Additional art | |
| 2017–2019 | Schmucks | Self | Podcast, host, 4 episodes |
| 2017, 2021 | The Official Podcast | Self | Guest, 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Hellsing Ultimate Abridged | Satan | Voice role |
| 2018 | H3 Podcast | Self, Logan Paul Fan, Donald Trump | Podcast, guest |
| 2019 | The Ultimate Recap Cartoon | Momo | Voice role |
| 2019 | The Cyanide & Happiness Show | Tiny Gene | Episode: The Animator's Curse |
| 2019–present | The Create Unknown | Self | Guest |
| 2020 | MeatCanyon[26] | Humpty Dumpty | Voice role |
| 2021 | SMILING FRIENDS: Free Draw | Self | Special featured on Adult Swim YouTube channel. |
| 2022 | Monkey Wrench | Screamo | Episode: The Ghost Egg |
| 2022 | Brain Dump | Secretary | Episode: What Is Fash Ism? |
| 2023 | Helluva Boss | Additional voices | Episode: Mammon's Magnificent Musical Mid-Season Special |
| 2024 | Spooky Month | Literally Zach | Episode: Hollow Sorrows, misspelled as "Zach Hadle" |
| 2024 | Shrek 2 Retold | Shrek | Voice role |
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| 2022 | High on Life | Various | Voice |
Sourced from Hadel's IMDb page and YouTube channel.[27]
I'm 28 now
The young Wexford entrepreneur is just back from Los Angeles where he had been pitching to get him and his collaborator Zach Hadel's newest series 'Hellbenders' into mainstream television.
O'Neill is collaborating with fellow YouTuber, Psychicpebbles, on a series called Hellbenders, which is also racking up big numbers.
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