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Jared Bush

1974 - Today

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Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American filmmaker and voice actor who has served as the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2024. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing the company's animated films Zootopia (2016), its upcoming sequel Zootopia 2 (2025) and Encanto (2021), with the latter he won an Academy Award for the Best Animated Feature, and writing the screenplays for Moana (2016), its sequel Moana 2 (2024) and the 2026 upcoming live-action remake. He also co-created and executive produced the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. As a voice actor, he provided the voice role for Pronk Oryx-Antlerson while Byron Howard voiced Bucky Oryx-Antlerson both in Zootopia and Zootopia+. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jared Bush is the 2,059th most popular film director, the 18,621st most popular biography from United States and the 634th most popular American Film Director.

Jared Bush is most famous for co-directing and co-writing the animated films "Zootopia" and "Moana," both of which received critical acclaim and numerous awards. He is known for his work in Disney animation, contributing to storytelling and character development in these popular films.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jared Bush ranks 2,059 out of 2,041. Before him are Damien Leone, Trent Opaloch, Ketan Mehta, Hossein Rajabian, Apolline Traoré, and Mohit Suri. After him are Drew Pearce, Nicholas Stoller, Lena Waithe, Amanda Kernell, Rohit Shetty, and Payal Kapadia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Jared Bush ranks 1,247. Before him are Krisztián Bártfai, Benoît Salmon, Jon Beare, Gete Wami, Marcos, and Maria Dizzia. After him are O'Neil Bell, Jin Sato, Nikolay Spinyov, Vida Guerra, Takayuki Komine, and Chucky Atkins.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jared Bush ranks 18,629 out of 20,380. Before him are Donna Weinbrecht (1965), Nick Collison (1980), Shannon Miller (1977), Dana Barros (1967), Maria Dizzia (1974), and Bridget Powers (1980). After him are Johnny Gargano (1987), Clay Aiken (1978), Timothy Simons (1978), Tamara Mello (1976), Robert Kendrick (1979), and Skyler Samuels (1994).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jared Bush ranks 634. Before him are Mike Cahill (1979), Lynn Shelton (1965), Holly Randall (1978), Jamie Babbit (1970), Jay Duplass (1973), and Damien Leone (1984). After him are Lena Waithe (1984), Lucky McKee (1975), Josh Trank (1984), Benh Zeitlin (1982), Jac Schaeffer (1978), and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (1978).

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