Happy Birthday, Ton!

Bart · March 20, 2012

Reached 52nd anniversary today. Still not too late to grow up! One day! :)
— Ton Roosendaal (@tonroosendaal) March 20, 2012

Author Bart

I have a LONG history with Blender - I wrote some of the earliest Blender tutorials, worked for Not a Number and helped run the crowdfunding campaign that open sourced Blender (the first one on the internet!). I founded BlenderNation in 2006 and have been editing it every single day since then ;-) I also run the Blender Artists forum and I'm Community Lead at n8n.

190 responses

Hubberthus

20 March 2012 at 10:00

Happy Birthday! Don’t grow up! :)

Damrs 3d

20 March 2012 at 10:01

Happy Birthday, Ton!!

TNS

20 March 2012 at 10:03

Happy Birthday!

Sander

20 March 2012 at 10:05

Happy birthday Ton, en nog vele jaren!

Peter Houlihan

20 March 2012 at 10:06

Breithlá sona duit a Thon! :D Thanks for all the hard work!

GreyGhost

20 March 2012 at 10:06

You should never grow up

Tigertowel

20 March 2012 at 10:12

Happy birthday, all the best!

Fabian Schempp

20 March 2012 at 10:14

Happy Birthday Ton.

Shweta

20 March 2012 at 10:15

Happy Birthday Ton!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pjohnsen

20 March 2012 at 10:16

Happy Birthday, and all the best wishes for the future :D

Alain Liu

20 March 2012 at 10:19

Happy Birthday Ton!!!

kali

20 March 2012 at 10:20

happy birthday ton, and thanks for all !!!!

Ashker_abbas2007

20 March 2012 at 10:20

Happy Birthday

Grayoff

20 March 2012 at 10:22

Happy Birthday, Ton!

Mario Camarillo García

20 March 2012 at 10:25

In english Happy birthday and spanish Felíz Cumpleaños oh great GOD of the 3D world god bless you

crins

20 March 2012 at 10:28

Congratulations and thanks for the presents you’ve been giving us all these years! (together with all de Blender devs. ;)

Stephen

20 March 2012 at 10:28

Happy Birthday Ton.

Victor Yap

20 March 2012 at 10:31

Wish you another great year ahead!!

shul

20 March 2012 at 10:32

cungratz ton ! :)

bboyclike

20 March 2012 at 10:34

HAPPY B-DAY TON!

Denis

20 March 2012 at 10:39

Happy Birthday Ton.

Stephen Oravec

20 March 2012 at 10:39

ø¤º°¨ Happy Birthday! Don’t grow up! ¨°º¤ø

Mario Parcianello

20 March 2012 at 10:47

Buon Compleanno!!!!

Bernar

20 March 2012 at 10:48

Happy Birthday Ton :-)))) keep up being an inventive child !!!

Witold Jaworski

20 March 2012 at 10:48

Happy Birthday!
What about another 52 years? Or even more :)

axiom

20 March 2012 at 10:53

Happy Birthday! It’s much too early for growing up :) Enjoy your day!

Jeroen Mank

20 March 2012 at 10:56

Happy Birthday Ton,
And please stay a child and keep dreaming and imagining.

William Whitman

20 March 2012 at 11:15

Happy Birthday

Irf

20 March 2012 at 11:17

Selamat Ulang Tahun Ton…..

void

20 March 2012 at 11:29

and next week he will be 19000 days

Kabixx

20 March 2012 at 11:29

Happy Birthday

Jfraserm

20 March 2012 at 11:39

Happy Birthday to you. Hope it’s a great day :)

Stefan

20 March 2012 at 11:41

Happy Birthday

dave62

20 March 2012 at 11:46

Allet jute – Happy Birthday Ton!!!
Have fun and all the best for you.

Matt

20 March 2012 at 11:48

Happy Birthday! :)

JiBZ

20 March 2012 at 11:57

Happy Birthday, Ton!

Alberto

20 March 2012 at 11:57

Happy birthday :)
God bless you :)

kABHIr

20 March 2012 at 12:06

Happy birthday Ton!

Neo2068

20 March 2012 at 12:11

Happy Birthday!!

Carlos Dominguez

20 March 2012 at 12:14

From Argentine, Happy Birthday Ton!!! Thank you for Blender!!!

Sévérino

20 March 2012 at 12:25

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TON !!!

[fr] ET CONTINUE A NOUS FAIRE DE SUPERBES CADEAUX BLENDERIEN !!!
LONGUE VIE A TON !!!

Cody

20 March 2012 at 12:35

Happy birthday Ton!

sergio / brasil

20 March 2012 at 12:38

feliz aniversário ton,
happy birthday
sergio / brasil

Nicolás Alvarado

20 March 2012 at 12:41

Happy Birthday!!

lapinou

20 March 2012 at 12:53

Happy Birthday Ton!

Adrien1769

20 March 2012 at 12:55

all i can say is you da man ton for making blender so great i am impressed happy bday!

4museman

20 March 2012 at 12:55

Vše nejlepší k narozeninám, Tone! (Happy birthday wish from Czechia.)
Thanks for all your great work you do every day!

Postrock

20 March 2012 at 12:59

Are you joking? Never grow up if you can! Happy birthday..

Emc_deux

20 March 2012 at 12:59

Happy Blending Ton ! Oups, Birthday…

Michael Dawkins

20 March 2012 at 13:01

Happy birthday Ton! Thanks for everything!

DoubleZ

20 March 2012 at 13:07

Joyeux anniversaire Ton :)

20 March 2012 at 13:08

Happy birthday!!!!

DimitrisC

20 March 2012 at 13:08

Happy birthday Ton!Thanks 4 everything!

jonomat

20 March 2012 at 13:12

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!

Martín Eschoyez

20 March 2012 at 13:12

Happy happy joy joy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXSOD1N5lR4

Polosson

20 March 2012 at 13:28

Un joyeux anniversaire Ton ! Pile le jour du printemps ! Donc joyeux printemps aussi :D
Happy birthDay Ton ! Just the day of Spring ! So happy new Spring too :D

Ricarte

20 March 2012 at 13:28

Happy Birthday! =:-)

Electronicpulse

20 March 2012 at 13:32

don’t ever grow up… and i hope you like the beatles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztoSUhbNntQ

Lenniecg

20 March 2012 at 13:40

Happy birthday Ton!

T.E. Mencer

20 March 2012 at 13:52

Happy 25th birthday!

Wait .. eh, yeah let’s go with that.

20 March 2012 at 14:03

Maligayang bati sayo! naway bigyan kapa ng mahabang buhay.

Happy Birthday Sir. Ton, greetings from the Philippines.

Mr.Burns

20 March 2012 at 14:13

Happy birthday Ton!

dono

20 March 2012 at 14:14

Happy birthday Ton !!! You are our king !!! :)

Thank you for all !

Jean-Gabriel LOQUET

20 March 2012 at 14:22

Woah, there’s a lot of love out there, man !

Happy birthday Ton ;) !

______
JG

Erik90mx

20 March 2012 at 14:26

happy birthaday Mr. Blender Boss :)

Greetings

SephirothTBM

20 March 2012 at 14:30

Happy BDay Ton!!!

Sávio Lima

20 March 2012 at 14:32

Happy birthday Ton. You are the leader of the best open source software in the world. Wish You more 52 years. Feliz aniversário do Brasil.

Richard Wilks

20 March 2012 at 14:37

Happy Birthday!
One of my favourite quotes:
“Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.” :)

AlyasPogi

20 March 2012 at 14:50

Happy Birthday Skipper!

shashank_singh

20 March 2012 at 14:50

Happy Birthday Ton !

Poblotzki

20 March 2012 at 14:58

Happy birthday and thanks for doing what you’re doing.

Wanda Liz

20 March 2012 at 15:05

Happy Birthday !! Have a wonderful happy, healthy birthday and many more to come.

Luis Roach

20 March 2012 at 15:06

congratulations Ton!
For you and your work!

MeshWeaver

20 March 2012 at 15:14

Happy Birthday Ton! :D

forestdino

20 March 2012 at 15:22

Alles gute zum geburstag, happy birthday!!

Luiz

20 March 2012 at 15:29

Parabéns, Ton. Muita saúde e felicidade.

Congrats from Brazil.

Richard Slater

20 March 2012 at 15:36

Feliz Aniversário Ton. Muitos anos de vida com muita saúde e felicidades.

Congrats from Itabaiana/Sergipe/Brazil.

Juanguzzy

20 March 2012 at 15:46

Congratulations Ton, you probably have a body of 52 years with the soul of 22 years.

Jan the Freeze

20 March 2012 at 15:48

Gefeliciteerd!

Giorgio Martini

20 March 2012 at 15:50

hAPPY BIRTHDAY HOMMIE 1 U ROCK !!!

Samuel Arataca

20 March 2012 at 15:55

Happy birthday Ton!!!
Feliz aniversário Ton!!!

Guardian 452

20 March 2012 at 15:57

Happy Birthday!! And many, many more!

Joseph Wourms

20 March 2012 at 15:58

WOOT! Happy b-day Ton!

Valentin Schwarze

20 March 2012 at 16:01

Happy Birthday, Ton!

Skauchx

20 March 2012 at 16:02

Happy Birthday Ton!!!

Feliz Cumpleaños Ton !!!!
From Chile :D !!!!

Ricardo Ramalho

20 March 2012 at 16:03

Happy Birthday Ton!
The trick of living is always to embrace it like a child ;) if so you can do anything, just as you still do!
Keep dreaming!
Muitos Parabéns Ton! (portuguese version!)

P Roecker

20 March 2012 at 16:31

Still in Front… Happy Birthday Ton and THANKS for all the good work you have done for Blender. May you find the spirit and the energy to go on for many years to come…..

Iam Urf

20 March 2012 at 16:32

Happy Birthday Ton!

Chris

20 March 2012 at 16:34

Happy Birthday Ton! Thank you so much!

danilius

20 March 2012 at 16:37

Yay! Many happy returns.

Pam Hampton

20 March 2012 at 16:40

Woot! . . . and as others have said, thank you!

Oana

20 March 2012 at 16:57

Happy Birthday and thank you so much for giving Blender to the world. You deserve all the best!

Petr Utinek

20 March 2012 at 17:00

Happy Birthday Ton and may the Blender Force Be with You

Joaclint Istgud

20 March 2012 at 17:05

Never grow up, please!! Always dreaming.

Andcamp

20 March 2012 at 17:06

Happy Birthday!
old but young :-)

MDomino

20 March 2012 at 17:09

Happy birthday, Ton! :)

Lehn Hariher Aquaritus

20 March 2012 at 17:19

Keep your self !!!

sir G.

20 March 2012 at 17:25

Happy brithday, Ton! And never grow up! :D

alecu

20 March 2012 at 17:28

Happy birthday!

selecta trafaret

20 March 2012 at 17:30

от всей Украины – с днем варенья!!!
живи долго, работай продуктивно :)

Kirado

20 March 2012 at 17:35

Happy Birthday Dude!

Guest

20 March 2012 at 17:36

Happy Birthday and ty

Nick Rishel

20 March 2012 at 17:40

Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met uw verjaardag.

Boy I hope the internet did not tell me to say something dirty. D:

MikhailPSchalk

20 March 2012 at 17:42

Happy Birthday!

Drxms

20 March 2012 at 17:44

Same as above. Have a good one Ton.

Ebarranko

20 March 2012 at 17:46

¡Feliz cumpleños Ton! Festejate con unos mezcales y un buen tequila.

Yury Bulka

20 March 2012 at 17:56

Happy Birthday from Ukraine, dear Blender father!

Mehmet PINARCI

20 March 2012 at 17:56

YOU DA MAN ! happy birthday TON , greetings from Baku Azerbaijan .

Blenderpalindia

20 March 2012 at 18:04

It takes a lot of courage to lead a Open Source Software development and making it a success like this is a HUGE HUGE feet… wish you more and more success and a very happy birthday Tony…

Aclariel

20 March 2012 at 18:39

Happy Birthday Ton!!!
Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leat le mo chroí go léir le haghaidhgach rud a rinne tú. Is é an cumascóir amach anseo!Do anniverssaire maith go fóill!

Sincerely, Aclariel.

Heroe512

20 March 2012 at 18:44

Feliz cumpleaños!!! vamos a chupar tequila!!!! (Happy birthday let’s drink tequila!!!)

Saidou Bâ

20 March 2012 at 18:46

Happy Birthday Blender Father, joy maker and dream seller for free Greeting from Sénégal, Africa.

meltingman

20 March 2012 at 18:47

happy bitrhday, pleinty love and imagination Ton. thanks à lot for all.

Dirk Moser

20 March 2012 at 18:48

Happy Birthday !!! :)

Javier Cotillas

20 March 2012 at 18:50

Felicidades!

Alvaro F. Celis

20 March 2012 at 18:52

Happy BD Ton! Thanks for blender and its people! Have fun, beers are on me! :D

Guitar

20 March 2012 at 19:00

Happy Birthday Ton!

Mopdawg

20 March 2012 at 19:03

Happy birthday Ton, thank you so much

Dominik

20 March 2012 at 19:08

Happy Birthday, alles Gute zum Geburtstag!

basse

20 March 2012 at 19:09

nah, we never grow up.

Paulo H Perbone Rocha

20 March 2012 at 19:14

Happy Birthday! Feliz Aniversário!

themonster

20 March 2012 at 19:29

Happy blending to you!!! big boss!!!

Ciprian

20 March 2012 at 19:35

Happy Birthday, Ton
and many Happy Birthdays from now on!!!

Liquid Orange

20 March 2012 at 19:35

Happy Birthday Mr. Blender :)

Lowdweller

20 March 2012 at 19:39

Happy Birthday!
Wish you many more fun and productive years!

Aneyevu Production

20 March 2012 at 19:42

Happy birthday Ton from AnEyeVuProduction… and Blender Association Society

gugu_de

20 March 2012 at 19:43

Happy Birthday Ton!

abderrehmane

20 March 2012 at 19:43

long life to our dear wizard, I can give you a gift but I can only say, thank you for this beautiful gift you every time we offrer, thank you all my heart
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Christoph Pöhler aka Dracio

20 March 2012 at 19:45

I reached the and.. maybe for thad part
Happy happy birthday
Stay thad fantasic as you are
and same german”Erwachsen war doch schon immer mehr eine Todesart ;)”
(maybe Sebastian will translate)

Imagineer

20 March 2012 at 19:45

Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd jongen!Bedankt voor het geweldig program Blender en voor al je gesjouw!”Lang zal die leven….”

RonProctor

20 March 2012 at 20:13

Happy Birthday! Have a slice of piecaken!

DOOMsayer

20 March 2012 at 20:22

Happy birthday, Ton!
May all your wishes come true.
I would like to use this opportunity to thank you for Blender ,it is an amazing program ,and incredibly it is free and constantly developing.
Thank you!

DOOMsayer

Dusty
20 March 2012 at 21:14
Said it all right there! Seconded!
Reply

CGNick

20 March 2012 at 20:32

Happy Sweet Birthday. we love YOU!! :)

jeo

20 March 2012 at 20:34

happy BD man!

stanislav russian

20 March 2012 at 21:13

Happy birthday Toooon :))

Dusty

20 March 2012 at 21:14

Happy Birthday Ton!

Goeland57

20 March 2012 at 21:15

Joyeux Anniversaire
et MERCI

Rnsierra

20 March 2012 at 21:26

Happy birthday Ton,and thanks for not giving up on blender.Your an inspiration…

Manu34

20 March 2012 at 21:28

Bonjours Mr Ton.
Je suis fier de vous souhaiter un joyeux anniversaire!
ET fier de pouvoir utiliser blender.
Que du plaisir de voir le travail accompli par de multiples personnes.
BRAVO!

Mr Mowgli

20 March 2012 at 21:45

Happy Birthday Ton, I hope this is the start of a wondrous year for you (And for Blender!) full of creativity and joy.

Thank you Ton!

MxD

20 March 2012 at 22:04

Er is er eentje jaaaaarig ! Hip Hip Hoeraaaaa voor Ton !!!
Gisteren mijn dochter 25, vandaag Ton 52 ! What’s in a number ? ‘t Is het hert dat telt !!!!

Good luck ! Happy days ! And THANKS A LOT for Blender and its wonderfull community ! :-)Nog een boeiend Mango-avontuur ! Een heel boeiend project !Hou je haaks Ton – en op naar de 100 ! :-)

Psion

20 March 2012 at 22:05

Keep on Blending, Ton!

Karlis Stigis

20 March 2012 at 22:07

Happy!

Jean-pierre Deloince

20 March 2012 at 22:16

Happy Birthday for your 25 years Ton Skywalker!
May the Force be with you !
– – –
Bonne anniversaire pour tes 25 ans Ton Skywalker!
Que la force soit avec toi !

Kirill Poltavets

20 March 2012 at 22:30

Happy Birthday, Ton!
You looks pretty young, man! :)
Be healthy and happy!

pixflo

20 March 2012 at 22:33

Happy Birthday happy genius! Always thanks for all your incredible job

Lockal

20 March 2012 at 22:33

Happy Birthday Dr. Ton :)

Arnaud Couturier

20 March 2012 at 22:37

Long life to Ton!
And may he never grow up :D

Roberto Navas

20 March 2012 at 22:42

Feliz Cumpleaños Ton!

Johnny D. Wi Cked

20 March 2012 at 22:46

Ton Roosendaal, Blenderman. Happy birthday! :D

Paulo Cristóvão

20 March 2012 at 23:01

Happy birthday Ton!… Thank you for who you are! :)

Kemo

20 March 2012 at 23:11

Happy birthday Ton!

Konstantins

20 March 2012 at 23:15

Happy birthday!

Francois

20 March 2012 at 23:19

Happy birthday. Thanks for your dynamism and what you have done with Blender :))))

Raymond

20 March 2012 at 23:21

Happy birthday Ton.

Max

20 March 2012 at 23:36

Feliz cumpleñaos Ton, gracias por todo!!! :D

Okichkoatl

20 March 2012 at 23:37

Happy birthday Ton. Thanks for blender and many more birthdays, how my ancients Mexicas would say, ” tonantzin tlalli ipalnemouani kamouan” that means “that the real earth which we live for be with you”

Ben

21 March 2012 at 00:28

Ton and i have the same Birthday!

Ricardo Raimundo

21 March 2012 at 00:32

Feliz aniversario Ton!
Happy birthday from Portugal!..and thank you so much for your golden child, Blender.You have changed the world of CG forever..

Really, thank you for all.

Chickurken

21 March 2012 at 00:48

Happy Birthday Ton. Have a great one, and thanks for Blender!!

Satriatomat

21 March 2012 at 01:11

Happy Birthday Ton!

Gage Wilkinson

21 March 2012 at 01:14

Happy Birthday Ton!

Here’s to the many great years you’ve lived…
And here’s to many more great years ahead.

Thank you for all the great work you’ve done.

AlexDS

21 March 2012 at 01:18

happy birthday great man!!!

danifou

21 March 2012 at 01:28

Joyeux anniversaire ! Happy birthday !

Paul Murphy

21 March 2012 at 01:44

Happy birthday ton, hope you’re having a good one!

Sozap

21 March 2012 at 01:53

Happy birthday Ton !!
from France …

Vykelt

21 March 2012 at 01:56

Happy Birthday Ton!!!

Terry

21 March 2012 at 02:27

Have a cold one Ton.
Oh, and Happy Birthday. Have that cold one and your sure to have a happy one!

Santiago De los Santos

21 March 2012 at 02:44

Happy Birthday Ton!!!
From Uruguay :)

Sleepwalker

21 March 2012 at 03:55

Happy Birthday Mr President…

Benymusic

21 March 2012 at 05:37

Feliz cumple Ton. From my begginer level, and tankyou for all. Wath is the world without the Blender dream?
Healt and live for you My Frind.

Patrizio

21 March 2012 at 05:59

Happy Birthday Ton

Vassilios

21 March 2012 at 09:16

Happyyy Birthday Ton!!
….and all the BEST!

Robco Blender

21 March 2012 at 09:52

I’m not sure if it has been said already, but, Happy Birthday, Ton..!!

I don’t know where you came from, but we are all glad for where you’ve been.. SPEECH, SPEECH..!!

lecithin

21 March 2012 at 10:22

haaaaaaaaappy birthday!
live long and prosper!

Aniruddha Hardikar

21 March 2012 at 12:01

Happy Birthday!

Tungerz

21 March 2012 at 14:45

Happy birthday Ton!!!
Beers you you my friend _/_/_/_/
Cheers :)
~Tung

Lindsey Laho

21 March 2012 at 15:12

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TON!
I greatly appreciate your time and effort that you’ve put into creating Blender.

johnj

21 March 2012 at 16:21

tons of good wishes to ton

Asdasd

21 March 2012 at 17:03

52? For real? I would not have thought he was that old.

Happy birthday nonetheless!

LswaN

21 March 2012 at 18:57

Darn, I’m a day late. Oh, well. Belated Happy Birthday Ton! You’re the Man!

Big Fan

21 March 2012 at 20:12

This is the time of year I am happy to be reminded Ton is even older than I am.
Happy birthday Big Ton.

Danny

21 March 2012 at 20:22

Happy birthday, Ton!

Van harte gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag! Nog vele jaren toegewenst in geluk en gezondheid!

Pali12345

21 March 2012 at 20:27

Happy Birthday masterrrr! :D

_Po_

21 March 2012 at 21:33

Happy Birthday Ton ; Joyeux Anniversaire Ton !

Brian Lockett

21 March 2012 at 22:13

Aw, I knew I should’ve came here yesterday! Happy belated birthday, Ton!

Shane

23 March 2012 at 02:59

Growing up is over-rated – it is more fun to stay young. Happy Birthday and thanks for giving to us.

Chingis Jumaliev

23 March 2012 at 20:12

Туулган күнүңүз менен Тон! :D

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18 April 2015 at 19:18

Happy birthday Anam husain

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