# Ed Boon > American videogame producer **Wikidata**: [Q1282289](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1282289) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Boon) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ed-boon ## Summary Ed Boon is an American video game producer, programmer, and designer best known for the video game franchise Mortal Kombat. He has worked in the video game industry since 1989 and is credited as a game programmer, director, game designer, and screenwriter. ## Biography - Born: 1964-02-22, Chicago - Nationality: United States - Education: Bachelor of Science (mathematics and computer science), University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign; Loyola Academy - Known for: Mortal Kombat (listed as his notable work) - Employer(s): (affiliated) University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign; professional career in the video game industry (work period start: 1989) - Field(s): Programming, video game development, game design, screenwriting ## Contributions Ed Boon has built a long-standing professional career in video game development beginning in 1989. His most widely cited credited work is the video game franchise Mortal Kombat, which is listed as his notable work. Across his career he has held multiple creative and technical roles: programmer, game programmer, game designer, director, and screenwriter (the latter credit attested by an IMDb listing). He has formal training in mathematics and computer science (B.S.), which underpins his technical contributions to game development. Boon maintains a public presence tied to his professional profile: he uses the verified Twitter account "noobde" (active since 2008-11-20) and the Instagram account "noobde", with documented follower counts recorded at specific points in time (for example, 687,007 followers as of 2023-02-08). His catalog of public identifiers and authority records includes ISNI 0000000371923649, VIAF 51895223, IMDb nm0095460, and MobyGames ID 3325, which document his output and credits across media databases. ## FAQs ### Q: What is Ed Boon best known for? A: He is best known for the video game franchise Mortal Kombat, which is listed as his notable work. ### Q: What is his professional background? A: He is a programmer and video game developer who has worked in the industry since 1989 and holds credits as a game programmer, designer, director, and screenwriter. ### Q: Where did Ed Boon study? A: He earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign and attended Loyola Academy. ### Q: Is Ed Boon active on social media? A: Yes. He uses the verified Twitter handle "noobde" (active since 2008-11-20) and the Instagram account "noobde", with documented follower counts recorded at multiple points in time. ## Why They Matter Ed Boon matters within the video game industry as a multi-role practitioner whose career spans programming, design, direction, and screenwriting. His profile lists Mortal Kombat as his notable work, and his professional period beginning in 1989 indicates sustained activity in game development. Boon’s technical training—a Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computer science—aligns with his credited roles as a programmer and game programmer. His presence across industry and media authority files (ISNI, VIAF, IMDb, MobyGames) provides documented traces of his creative and technical output. Public-facing channels such as a verified Twitter account and other social profiles extend his reach beyond development teams to audiences and professional communities. Taken together, these facts show a practitioner who bridges technical and creative aspects of game production, with a body of credited work recorded in major entertainment and bibliographic databases. ## Notable For - Credited notable work: Mortal Kombat (listed as his primary notable work). - Long professional career in video game development, with start of work period recorded as 1989. - Multiple credited roles: programmer, game programmer, game designer, director, and screenwriter (IMDb credit). - Educational background: Bachelor of Science in mathematics and computer science from the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. - Public and verifiable professional presence: verified Twitter (noobde), Instagram (noobde), and authority records including ISNI and VIAF. ## Body ### Personal details - Full name and aliases: Ed Boon; aliases include Edward Boon, LaManta, and name forms in Chinese and Russian. - Born on 1964-02-22 in Chicago. - Citizenship: United States. - Sex/gender: Male. ### Education - Attended Loyola Academy (secondary education listing present). - Earned a Bachelor of Science at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign. - Fields of study listed: mathematics and computer science. ### Career overview - Start of professional work period: 1989. - Occupations recorded: programmer; director; game programmer; video game designer; video game developer; screenwriter. - Described in structured data as an American videogame producer. ### Notable works and credits - Mortal Kombat is listed as his notable work in the structured record. - Screenwriting credit is noted via an IMDb listing (nm0095460). - MobyGames person ID: 3325, documenting game-industry credits. ### Public presence and identifiers - Social media: Twitter handle "noobde" (verified; start_time 2008-11-20), Instagram "noobde", Threads username "noobde". - Documented follower counts at multiple points (examples include 581,499 on 2020-04-22; 687,007 on 2023-02-08). - Authority identifiers: ISNI 0000000371923649; VIAF 51895223; SNAC ARK w6cc1wc3; IMDb nm0095460; MobyGames 3325; Freebase /m/05zrxw; BnF ID 140811644. ### Media and images - Public images are available (examples: Ed_Boon_at_E3_2013.jpg; Ed_Boon_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg, photo with point_in_time 2023). ### Language and publications - Language listed: English. - Listed instance_of: human; sitelink_count and multiple Wikipedia language entries available. ## References 1. BnF authorities 2. general catalog of BnF 3. Virtual International Authority File 4. Ed Boon. SNAC 5. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013 6. Google Knowledge Graph