Byron Howard
Byron Howard | |
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Howard at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival | |
| Born | December 26, 1968 Misawa, Aomori, Japan |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Evergreen State College |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1994–present) |
| Notable work | Bolt Tangled Zootopia Encanto |
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Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as one of the directors of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021), and the upcoming Zootopia 2 (2025). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.