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Byron Howard

Dec 26, 1968 (56 years old) in Misawa, Japan

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.

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Known For

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Zootopia
Bucky Oryx-Antlerson / Travis (voice)
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Tangled
Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)
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Zootopia+
Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)
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Tangled Ever After
Lantern Wrangler / Chef (voice)
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The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Self
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Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale
Self
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Imagining Zootopia
Self
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Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Himself

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