Tom Fulp | |
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Born | Thomas Charles Fulp April 30, 1978 Perkasie, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Pennridge School District Drexel University |
Occupation | Founder, Webmaster, and Administrator of Newgrounds, Video game programmer, and co-owner of The Behemoth. |
Spouse | April Fulp (2007-present) |
Partner | Dan Paladin (1995-present) |
Children | Liam Fulp (son) Seth Fulp (son) |
Relatives | Wade Fulp (brother) |
Thomas Michael "Tom" Fulp (born April 30, 1978) is the co-owner of video game company The Behemoth,[1] and the creator and administrator of Newgrounds, a popular website for sharing Flash files.[2] He co-created the Flash game Alien Hominid, which was later ported to consoles, and the console game Castle Crashers.[3]
Fulp was born and raised in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, and attended Pennridge High School, where he graduated in 1996. He later attended Drexel University, in Philadelphia, where during his freshman year he got interested in rave parties and became a DJ for a short span of time.[4]
Tom's older brother, Wade Fulp, is in charge of user administration on Newgrounds. Tom married April Fulp on May 12, 2007,[5] and his son, Liam Fulp was born on March 25, 2009.[6][7] Their second son, Adam Fulp was born in July 2011.[8]