Director 57 years old

Byron Howard

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... Read full bio →

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Full Name

Byron Howard

Known For

Directing

Birthday

December 26th, 1968 00:00 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Misawa, Japan

TMDB ID

76595

IMDb ID

nm0397174

Biography

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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