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Byron Howard
Born December 26, 1968 in Misawa, Japan6 films
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 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.
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First watchZootopia20167.8Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox…View filmEssential films
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6 films as director- 2025Zootopia 2Director
- 2021EncantoDirector
- 2016ZootopiaDirector
- 2012Tangled Ever AfterDirector
- 2010TangledDirector
- 2008BoltDirector