Byron Howard Explained

Byron Howard should not be confused with Ron Howard.

Byron Howard
Birth Date:1968 12, mf=yes
Birth Place:Misawa, Aomori, Japan
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Evergreen State College
Notable Works:Bolt
Tangled
Zootopia
Encanto
Signature:Byron Howard Signature.svg
Employer:Walt Disney Animation Studios (1994–present)
Signature Size:80px

Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968)[1] is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as a director on the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), and Encanto (2021). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.

Early life and education

Howard was born in Misawa, Japan, and raised in both the outskirts of Philadelphia and Issaquah, Washington, United States, in a middle-class family. He attended Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.[2]

Career

Howard began his career at Disney as a tour guide at Disney MGM Studios. Howard had dreamed of working for Disney, and had written to Master Animator Frank Thomas, one of Disney's Nine Old Men, as he was growing up. He soon began the Disney Studio Internship and was hired in 1994,[2] working as an animator on films including Pocahontas, Mulan, Lilo & Stitch and Brother Bear.[3] [4] He was nominated for a 2003 Annie Award for Character Animation for Brother Bear.[5]

The first film Howard directed was the animated Disney film Bolt, which was nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[6] In his role as co-director of the film with Chris Williams, Howard focused on character design and animation.[6] Howard went on to direct the animated Disney films Tangled (2010, co-directed with Nathan Greno) and Zootopia (2016, co-directed with Rich Moore).[7] [8] [9] He and Greno also co-directed and wrote the animated short Tangled Ever After, which features supporting characters from Tangled and showed in theaters before the 2012 3D re-release of Beauty and the Beast.[10]

Following the making of Zootopia, Howard was one of the keynote speakers at the 2016 View Conference. He presented on the process behind the making of Zootopia and he taught the skills behind creating characters in a workshop entitled “The DNA of Disney Character Design.”[11] After his work on Zootopia, Howard worked with Lin-Manuel Miranda on Encanto.[12] Howard co-directed the film, alongside Zootopia co-director Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith, while Miranda wrote songs for the project, which centered on a girl from a magical Colombian family who lacks magic herself.[13]

In 2009, Howard became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.[14]

Personal life

In the Fusion documentary Imagining Zootopia, Howard mentioned he is openly gay and has been married since 1988.[15]

Filmography

Feature films

YearFilmCredited as
DirectorStoryExecutive
Producer		AnimatorVisual
Development
Artist		OtherVoice RoleNotes
1995PocahontasIn-between-er
1998MulanAnimator: Yao and Fa Family Ancestors
2002Lilo & StitchSupervising Animator: Cobra Bubbles
Character Design
2003Brother BearSupervising Animator: Kenai - Bear
2005Chicken LittleAdditional Story Artist
2008BoltAdditional Screenplay Material
2009The Princess and the FrogDisney Story Trust - uncredited [16]
2010TangledGuard 2/Thug 2
2011Winnie the Pooh
2012Wreck-It Ralph
2013Frozen
2014Big Hero 6Creative Leadership
2016ZootopiaBucky Oryx-Antlerson/Travis
Moana
2018Ralph Breaks the Internet
2019Frozen II
2021Raya and the Last DragonAdditional Story, Creative Leadership
EncantoCreative Leadership
2022Strange World
2023Wish

Short films and series

YearTitleDirectorWriterAnimatorExecutive
Producer		OtherVoiceNotes
2000John Henry
2009Super Rhino
2012Tangled Ever AfterLantern Wrangler / Chef
2022Zootopia+Bucky Oryx-AntlersonDisney+ Original short films
2024IwájúDisney+ Original long-form limited series

Awards

Golden Globe Award
Academy Award

See also

Notes and References

  1. ByronPHoward. Byron Howard. 680824096167333889. 26 December 2015.
    1. Zootopia birthday wishes <3 thank you, my talented friend @LePrinceKido Can't wait to see you in Paris soon!
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  2. Ally Sikora, "A long, drawn-out process," St. Petersburg Times, September 15, 2003.
  3. Ramin Zahed, "Byron Howard to Direct New Disney Feature," Animation Magazine, May 6, 2013.
  4. Borys Kit, "Disney, 'Tangled' Director Plot New Animated Feature With Jason Bateman," The Hollywood Reporter, May 3, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2022
  5. http://annieawards.org/31st-annie-awards "31st Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners,"
  6. Ellen Wolff, "Animated Oscar noms took long road," Variety, February 5, 2009.
  7. Peter Debruge, "Film Review: 'Zootopia'," Variety, February 12, 2016.
  8. Dan Sarto, "Byron Howard and Rich Moore Talk 'Zootopia'," Animation World Network, December 4, 2015.
  9. Christina Radish, "'Zootopia': Rich Moore, Byron Howard on Their Animated World, Frank Capra Influences," Collider, January 20, 2016.
  10. Noelene Clark, "'Tangled Ever After': Disney lets its hair down," Los Angeles Times, January 15, 2012.
  11. Web site: Flores . Terry . 2016-08-04 . 'Zootopia' Co-Director Byron Howard Among View Conference Keynote Speakers . 2023-10-17 . Variety . en-US.
  12. Web site: Buchanan. Kyle. Lin-Manuel Miranda Reveals He's Making a Secret Disney Film. Vulture. November 16, 2016. November 15, 2016.
  13. Web site: Evans. Greg. Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirms New Disney Animated Movie Set In Colombia. June 22, 2020. Deadline Hollywood. June 22, 2020.
  14. Andrew Stewart, "AMPAS invites 134 to join ranks," Variety, June 30, 2009.
  15. Web site: Imagining Zootopia - Part 7: Zootopia and Us . dead . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/-_4LhiX8ha0 . 2021-12-21 . YouTube.
  16. News: Goldman. Eric. How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More. IGN. February 18, 2016. February 2, 2021.
  17. Justin Kroll and Rachel Abrams, "Golden Globe Nomination Reactions" Variety, December 14, 2010.
  18. News: Ansari. Talal. 2022-01-10. Golden Globe Award Winners 2022: See the Full List, From 'The Power of the Dog' to 'Succession'. Wall Street Journal. 2022-01-24. 0099-9660.
  19. Web site: Donnelly. Jim. ZOOTOPIA IS THE 2017 OSCAR WINNER FOR ANIMATED FEATURE FILM. The Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 27 February 2017.

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