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Byron Howard(I)

  • Director
  • Animation Department
  • Producer
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Byron Howard was born on 26 December 1968 in Misawa, Japan. He is a director and producer, known for Zootopia (2016), Tangled (2010) and Encanto (2021).
BornDecember 26, 1968
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BornDecember 26, 1968
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    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 23 wins & 31 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
    Zootopia
    8.0
    • Director
    • 2016
    Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Tangled (2010)
    Tangled
    7.7
    • Director
    • 2010
    John Leguizamo, Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jess Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
    Encanto
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2021
    Jason Bateman, Bonnie Hunt, Danny Trejo, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Ke Huy Quan, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Nate Torrence, Andy Samberg, Josh Dallas, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson in Zootopia 2 (2025)
    Zootopia 2
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Director

    • Zootopia 3
      • director
      • Development Unknown
    • Bolt 2
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Jason Bateman, Bonnie Hunt, Danny Trejo, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Ke Huy Quan, Shakira, Patrick Warburton, Nate Torrence, Andy Samberg, Josh Dallas, Fortune Feimster, and Quinta Brunson in Zootopia 2 (2025)
      Zootopia 2
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Zootopia: Better Zoogether (2025)
      Zootopia: Better Zoogether
      7.8
      Video
      • director
      • 2025
    • Mandy Moore in Tangled: Sing-Along (2022)
      Tangled: Sing-Along
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Encanto: We Don't Talk About Bruno (2021)
      Encanto: We Don't Talk About Bruno
      6.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • John Leguizamo, Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jess Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
      Encanto
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Shakira: Try Everything (2016)
      Shakira: Try Everything
      6.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
      Zootopia
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Tangled Ever After (2012)
      Tangled Ever After
      7.5
      Short
      • directed by
      • 2012
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Tangled (2010)
      Tangled
      7.7
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Bolt (2008)
      Bolt
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2008

    Animation Department

    • Dwayne Johnson, Alan Tudyk, Maui, Moana, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana 2 (2024)
      Moana 2
      6.3
      • animation director
      • 2024
    • Joan Cusack, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones, Sergio Pablos, Will Sasso, J.K. Simmons, and Neda Margrethe Labba in Klaus (2019)
      Klaus
      8.2
      • character designer
      • 2019
    • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
      Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
      7.6
      Video
      • supervising animator (segment "John Henry")
      • 2015
    • Chicken Little (2005)
      Chicken Little
      5.7
      • additional story artist (as Byron P. Howard)
      • 2005
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
      Brother Bear
      6.9
      • supervising animator: "Kenai - Bear"
      • 2003
    • Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
      Lilo & Stitch
      7.4
      • character designer
      • supervising animator: "Cobra Bubbles"
      • 2002
    • John Henry (2000)
      John Henry
      6.8
      Short
      • supervising animator
      • 2000
    • Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, Bob Bergen, and Eli Marienthal in The Iron Giant (1999)
      The Iron Giant
      8.1
      • character designer
      • 1999
    • Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
      Mulan
      7.7
      • animator: "Yao" and "The Ancestors"
      • 1998
    • Cats Don't Dance (1997)
      Cats Don't Dance
      6.9
      • assistant animator (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)
      Pocahontas
      6.7
      • inbetweener: "Pocahontas"
      • 1995

    Producer

    • Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)
      Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
      7.5
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Zootopia+ (2022)
      Zootopia+
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
      Frozen II
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Mark Walton in Super Rhino (2009)
      Super Rhino
      6.2
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Byron P. Howard
    • Born
      • December 26, 1968
      • Misawa, Japan
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      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to the Fusion documentary "Imagining Zootopia (2016)", he is gay and married since 1988.
    • Trademarks
        The protagonists are usually an optimist and their cynical friend, ending with the cynic becoming more open

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