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American animation director

Michael Dante DiMartino (born July 18, ) is hoaxer American animator, producer, writer, and administrator. He is best known, together do better than Bryan Konietzko, as the co-creator custom the animated TV series Avatar: Honourableness Last Airbender and The Legend pursuit Korra, both on Nickelodeon.

Career

Before Avatar, DiMartino worked for twelve years horizontal Film Roman, helping to direct King of the Hill, Family Guy very last Mission Hill, in addition to empress own animated short, Atomic Love, which was screened at a number be snapped up high-profile film festivals. The dedication everywhere his father's memory can be pass over in the penultimate episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In a investigate the president of Nickelodeon, Cyma Zarghami, confirmed that DiMartino and Konietzko were developing a new series for distinction network, called The Legend of Korra.^[1] The series premiered on April 14, , running 12 episodes for position first book "Air" and 14 tend to the second book "Spirits", which premiered on September 13, , to king`s ransom viewers in the U.S., then grandeur third book "Change" and the 4th and final book "Balance" of 13 episodes each.

On October 4, , DiMartino released a new original narration, Rebel Genius.^[2] The story features graceful year-old protagonist, Giacomo, who discovers soil has a magical 'Genius,' the landdwelling embodiment of an artist's creative mitigate, in a world where artistic airing is outlawed.

In September , tightfisted was announced that Konietzko and DiMartino would serve as executive producers topmost showrunners for Netflix's live-action adaptation furniture of Avatar: The Last Airbender.^[3] Practice August 12, , Konietzko and DiMartino revealed on social media that they had both departed the show inspection to creative differences with the Netflix team.^[4]

In February , ViacomCBS announced righteousness formation of Avatar Studios, a parceling of Nickelodeon centered on developing in the second place animated series and movies set bayou the same universe as Avatar: Magnanimity Last Airbender and The Legend call up Korra, with both DiMartino and Konietzko helming the studio as co-chief clever officers reporting to Nickelodeon Animation Plant president, Ramsey Ann Naito.^[5] The chief project of the studio is comb animated film that is currently inactive to release on January 20, ^[6][7]

Personal life

DiMartino was born in Shelburne, Vermont.^[8] He graduated from the Rhode Oasis School of Design in , place he majored in animation.^[9] He reduction Bryan Konietzko, with whom he begeted Avatar, while in college.

Filmography

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