Byron Howard

For the fictional character, see Byron Howard (Haven).

Byron Howard
Howard at the 2015 Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Born	Byron P. Howard 1968 (age 55–56)
Occupation	Animator, Director, Producer and Screenwriter, occasional voice actor
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Byron P. Howard (born 1968) is an American animator, film director, producer, screenwriter, story artist and occasional voice actor at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and is best known as the lead character animator on Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear and co-director of Bolt and Tangled.

In May 2013, it was reported that Howard is directing an animated animal comedy film for Walt Disney Animation Studios. A few months later, it was revealed that the film would be titled Zootopia, and is scheduled for release in March 2016.

Animation credits

• Pocahontas (1995) (inbetweener: Pocahontas)
• Mulan (1998) (Animator: Yao & The Ancestors)
• John Henry (2000) (Supervising Animator: John Henry)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002) (Character Designer), (Supervising Animator: Cobra Bubbles)
• Brother Bear (2003), Brother Bear 2 (2006) (Supervising Animator: Kenai - Bear)
  • Recognition: Annie Award Nomination in 2004 For Outstanding Character Animation On Brother Bear (Kenai)
• Chicken Little (2005) (Additional Story Artist)
• Bolt (2008) (Co-Director With Chris Williams, Additional Story Material)
• Super Rhino (2009) (Executive Producer)
• Tangled (2010) (Co-Director With Nathan Greno)
• Tangled Ever After (2012) (Co-Director & Co-Writer With Nathan Greno)
• Zootopia (2016) (Co-Director With Rich Moore, along with story)

External links

• Byron Howard at the Internet Movie Database
• Byron Howard at Yahoo! Movies
• Byron Howard at The New York Times
• Byron Howard interview with the St. Petersburg Times