Thomas Astruc

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Thomas Astruc
Biographical Information
Nickname(s):	Hawkdaddy (fan nickname) Papapillon (fan nickname)
Gender:	Male ♂
Birth date:	January 18, 1975 (49 years old)
Born in:	Paris, France
Eye color:	Blue
Hair color:	Dark brown
Occupation:	Creator Director Writer

“	My dear Miraculers... why are you so awesome?	”
—Thomas Astruc, Comic to fans

Thomas Astruc is the creator, a co-director, a producer, and a writer for Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.

Career

Thomas worked on Code Lyoko, W.I.T.C.H., and Season 2 of "The Daltons" as a storyboard artist, and on "Totally Spies!" as the storyboard supervisor. He is also known for his work as a storyboard artist on "Wasabi" (2001) and "Asterix" and "Obelix Meet Cleopatra" (2002). At some point while Miraculous was being made, he was a guest artist for LoliRock on the episode "Batty", storyboarding the second half of the episode and revising the episode's script.

Currently, aside from working on Miraculous, Thomas is working as a script doctor and co-author on Mélody Cisinski's upcoming animated movie, Revolution.

Quotes

“	You really, really should avoid the recent spoilers leak. Spoilers set your mind on certain expectations. Then you will analyze the episodes through this mindset instead of enjoying it without preconceived ideas. Spoilers build hype, but damage the experience.	”
—Thomas on Twitter about recent TF1 press conference

“	Dear Miraculers, if your question can be answered by "no spoiler", then it's certainly the answer ^^	”
—Thomas on Twitter

“	Miraculous is one of the cutest, purest and most positive shows ever made. And you are the nicest and most creative fan community ever!	”
—Thomas in a letter to fans

“	In MLB, villains have defined powers. So when heroes understand the rule, a weak point appears. Heroes always should outsmart the villains. If villain can be beaten by strength, it means hero is stronger. If hero is the strongest, it means villain wasn't a real threat.	”
—Thomas on Twitter about villains

Trivia

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• Thomas was named after the character Major Tom from the David Bowie song "Space Oddity."
• Thomas is known to be very jokey and tongue-in-cheek with fans on Twitter, something he attributes to "French sarcasm".
• He likes croissants.
• He has a yellow, fluffy, long-haired cat named "Chachat" (pronounced "Sha-sha").
• Fans call him variations of Hawk Moth's name, such as, "Papapillon," "Hawkfather," and "Hawkdaddy."
  • In response, he named the fans of the television show "The Miraculers."
  • He has a huge collection of fanart.
• His Twitter name is NoSpoiler-Man. This was made in response to people constantly asking him about Season 2 and his penchant to answer questions with "No spoiler" or a picture saying the same thing.
• He makes a cameo in the French version of "Gamer" as the voice of the start menu of Ultimate Mecha Strike III. This is his only cameo in season 1.
• Thomas has stated that he loves all of the characters equally but has a preference for Jagged Stone and a dislike for Chloé Bourgeois.
• His favorite episodes to direct as of season 1 are the episodes Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1) and Stoneheart (Origins - Part 2).
• His favorite Studio Ghibli film is Omoide Poroporo.
• His favorite DreamWorks film is How to Train Your Dragon.
• His favorite Disney film is Tangled.
• During the final game of the UEFA Euro 2016, Thomas promised to reveal a spoiler about the upcoming season should France beat Portugal.
  • The #ColorsForSpoilers hashtag was used to promote the event, where fans would place fanart of the characters supporting the French soccer team. Some also changed their Twitter pictures as well.
  • During the game, he tweeted that he would reveal one spoiler for each goal scored by France.
  • Though France lost the game without scoring points, Thomas did choose to release a teaser for Season 2 as a thank you for all the support given to the French Football team.
• Just before San Diego Comic-Con International 2016, Jeremy Zag posted a video to Instagram of Thomas dressed as Marinette.
• One of Thomas' dreams came true: at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016, Thomas met Marvel comic creator and legend Stan Lee.
• As a reference for a ballroom scene in "Despair Bear", Thomas has slow danced with Wilfried Pain.
• As of January, Thomas is expecting a baby.
  • Her birth and gender was announced on August 12, 2018.

• Thomas will cameo as a character who gets akumatized in Season 2.

Gallery

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External links

• Thomas' Facebook
• Thomas' IMDb
• Thomas' Linkedin
• Thomas' current Tumblr
  • Thomas left Tumblr on March 30, 2016. He will only use Twitter and his personal Facebook to announce Miraculous Ladybug information. This will make it easier for him to answer questions and for Miraculers to find information. This will also prevent new Miraculers from stumbling onto fake accounts believing the user is Thomas.
  • Thomas' previous Tumblr
    • Thomas' résumé
• Thomas' Twitter
• Thomas' YouTube
• Thomas' new Instagram

References

v • e Staff Crew Creator Thomas Astruc Series directors Christelle Abgrall • Nathanaël Bronn • Benoît Boucher • Wilfried Pain • Jun Violet Series writers Matthieu Choquet • Mélanie Duval • Fred Lenoir • Nolwenn Pierre • Sébastien Thibaudeau Series producers Aton Soumache • Jacqueline Tordjman • Jared Wolfson • Jeremy Zag Other crew members Mélody Cisinski •Jérôme Cointre • Alain Garcia • Feri González • Noam Kaniel • André Lake Mayer • Cindy Morrow • Angie Nasca • Ezra Weisz Cast English voice actors Jon Allen • Lauren Amante • Ryan Bartley • Kelly Baskin • Brian Beacock • Morgan Berry • Laila Berzins • Beau Bridgland • Kira Buckland • Reba Buhr • Griffin Burns • Brook Chalmers • Mark Chen • Allegra Clark • Susannah Corrington • Ben Diskin • Dorothy Fahn • Melissa Fahn • Erin Fitzgerald • Sandy Fox • Joe Fria • Jessica Gee • Grant George • Sabrina Glow • Kellen Goff • Sofia Gomez • Barbara Goodson • André Gordon • Todd Haberkorn • Chris Hackney • Erika Harlacher • Marieve Herington • Xanthe Huynh • JC Hyke • Lisa Kay Jennings • Carrie Keranen • Lauren Landa • Lex Lang • Jackie Lastra • Aleks Le • Mela Lee • Cherami Leigh • Jason Marnocha • Faye Mata • Kyle McCarley • Deneen Melody • Matt Mercer • Vic Mignogna • Max Mittelman • Casey Mongillo • Cassandra Lee Morris • Minae Noji • Joe Ochman • Colleen O'Shaughnessey • Bryce Papenbrook • Alejandro Saab • Paul St. Peter • Laura Post • Anairis Quiñones • Zeno Robinson • Andrew Russell • Savannah Ruth Newton • Philece Sampler • Keith Silverstein • Michael Sinterniklaas • Stephanie Sheh • Christopher Smith • Laura Stahl • Haviland Stillwell • Kaiji Tang • Cristina Vee • Selah Victor • Cedric Williams • Imari Williams • Ezra Weisz • Jacob Weisz • Sabrina Weisz • Sarah Weisz • Scott Whyte • Kimberly Woods • Anne Yatco • Shelby Young • Caleb Yen French voice actors Josiane Balasko • Dany Boon • Philippe Candeloro • Franck Dubosc • Matthew Géczy Scratch voice actors Matthew Géczy • Tiffany Hofstetter Singers Brittnee Belt • Cash Callaway • Kalina & Kiana Campion • Wendy Child • Laura Marano Other Comic book crew members Tony Fleecs • Brian Hess