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![]() Howard at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival | |
Born | Misawa, Aomori, Japan | December 26, 1968
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Evergreen State College |
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Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1994–present) |
Notable work | Bolt Tangled Zootopia Encanto |
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Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968)[1] is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a director on the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), and Encanto (2021). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.