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Dana Terrace
Dana Terrace
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Born	December 8, 1990 (age 33); Hamden, Connecticut, United States
Education	School of Visual Arts
Occupation	Showrunner
Years active	2013–present
Notable work	The Owl House, Gravity Falls
Partner	Alex Hirsch

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Dana Terrace (born December 8, 1990) is an American storyboard artist and creator. She is the creator of the Disney Channel series The Owl House, for which she provides the voice of Tiny Nose. Prior to her work as a show runner, she worked on the Disney Channel series Gravity Falls, as well as on the 2017 reboot of Ducktales.^[1]

Early life and education

Terrace was born in Hamden, Connecticut. She spent eight years going to Catholic school, gaining an interest in painters such as John Bauer and Hieronymus Bosch.^[2] As a child, she watched cartoons like Garfield and The Simpsons, inspiring her later works.^[3] Prior to studying animation at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Terrace was a dancer for 10 years.^[4] In April 2012, during her third year at SVA, she created an animated short titled "Kickball," which was praised for its design and "expressive motion,"^[5] complete with voice overs by Yotem Perel and music by Jeff Liu.^[6] After graduating from SVA in 2013, she interned the following summer at JibJab,^[7] where she met an individual from Gravity Falls who saw her student film Mirage and sent her a storyboard test, subsequently landing her a job on the series as a storyboard revisionist.^[8]^[9]^[2]

Career

In 2017, Terrace directed various episodes of DuckTales and made the character Webby Vanderquack "more dynamic."^[9]^[3] Terrace later described this job as a place she wasn't feeling "fulfilled artistically or emotionally," which moved her to create her own series.^[2]

After years of working on other Disney Channel shows, Terrace began to pitch her own series, coming up with the characters and "baseline idea" for the show at the end of 2016.^[10] The first character she created for the show was the Owl Lady, based off the people who raised her, like her mom, aunts, and grandmother.^[2] This series pitch was based around "a young girl [who] goes to another world and learns magic from an older witch",^[11] and later developed into The Owl House. Terrace said she was motivated to to create The Owl House to prove it was a good story.^[12] The series was influenced by Pokemon because Terrace's father gave her an original Pokemon Red video game before he died.^[2]

The series began development on February 23, 2018 when it was greenlit alongside Amphibia, and aired on January 10, 2020 on Disney Channel in the United States.^[13]^[14] The series was approved for a second season on November 21, 2019.^[12]

The Owl House has been praised for its LGBTQ+ characters. On August 9, 2020, after the premiere of the 16th episode of season 1, "Enchanting Grom Fright", aired, Terrace took to Twitter to announce that the protagonist, Luz Noceda, was bisexual.^[15]^[16] Later, on September 2 of the same year, Terrace confirmed on a Reddit AMA that Amity Blight, one of the secondary characters who has a crush on Luz, is a lesbian^[4]. Terrace stated that, while she intended to create LGBTQ characters from the start, Disney was originally resistant to the idea.^[17] Luz's character was named for a roommate of Terrace's.^[18]

News sites like CNN and Deadline have expressed support for these portrayals, while conservative sites like One Million Moms have expressed the opposite, condemning Disney Channel for their inclusion of LGBTQ+ identities in the series.^[19]^[20]

Personal life

Terrace came out as bisexual in 2017,^[21] and drew on her experiences to create The Owl House and the bisexual character Luz Noceda.^[17] Terrace has mentioned multiple times that she draws inspiration for Luz Noceda from herself.^[4]

She is currently dating Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch.^[22] Terrace and Hirsch have participated in numerous charity live streams together for organizations such as Planned Parenthood and The Trevor Project.^[23]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role
2013	Mirage	Creator
2017	Tangled Before Ever After	Storyboard revisionist

Television


Year	Title	Role
2012	Gravity Falls	Storyboard revisionist
2017	Ducktales	Director
2018–present	The Owl House	Creator, executive producer, voice of Tiny Nose

References

^ Murphy, Jackson (January 6, 2020). "INTERVIEW: Creator Dana Terrace on Disney's "The Owl House"". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Asarch, Steven (January 8, 2020). "The Owl House Creators Talk Bringing Creepy Back to Disney With a Dash of Bosch". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Switzer, Ken (August 10, 2017). "Dana Terrace on Directing Episodes of Disneys New Ducktales and More". School of Visual Arts New York. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Terrace, Dana (September 2, 2020). "Reddit AMA". Reddit. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ Amidi, Amid (April 21, 2012). ""Kickball" by Dana Terrace". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 25, 2012 suggested (help)
^ Amidi, Rusty (April 23, 2012). "Kickball!, A Sweet Animated Short by Dana Terrace". The Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Terrace, Dana (August 2, 2020). "Alumni Blog: Dana Terrace". School of Visual Arts Alumni Blog. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ McDonnell, Chris (August 21, 2013). "Artist of the Day: Dana Terrace". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Nolan, Liam (January 10, 2020). "The Owl House's Creator, Art Director Explain How They Crafted the New Show". CBR. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Trumdore, Dave (January 10, 2020). "'The Owl House' Creator Dana Terrace & Art Director Ricky Cometa on Their Fantasy Tale". Collider. Archived from the original on March 8, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Drew, Emma (January 10, 2020). "SVA Alumnus Dana Terrace Talks About Showrunning Disney's 'The Owl House'". School of Visual Arts. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Brown, Tracy (January 10, 2020). "For its creator, Disney's 'The Owl House' is the best revenge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ Amidi, Amid (February 23, 2018). "Disney TV Animation Will Produce 2 New Series". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ Disney TVA (November 21, 2019). "Want a look at the magical world of #TheOwlHouse? Got it! Want a premiere date? You got it: January 10th, 2020! Want a Season 2 greenlight? Got that, too!". Twitter. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
^ Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (August 9, 2020). "I'm bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am VERY supported by current Disney leadership. (Thank you @NashRiskin and team!) Not to mention the amazingness of this crew" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Burkholder, Katie (2020-08-11). "Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' to Have Openly Bisexual Character". The Georgia Voice. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
^ ^a ^b Dudok de Wit, Alex (August 14, 2020). "Disney Executive Tried To Block Queer Characters In 'The Owl House,' Says Creator". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Elderkin, Beth (October 17, 2019). "The Personal Story Behind Owl House's Magical New Disney Heroine". io9. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
^ Morales, Adrianne (August 15, 2020). "Disney confirms its first bisexual lead character, who is also multi-cultural". CNN. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Rosario, Alexandra Del (August 16, 2020). "'The Owl House' Features Disney's First Bisexual Lead Character". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
^ Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (August 8, 2020). "Congratulations! I'm so happy you enjoyed the episode and it meant that much to you. It was a giant crew effort. Creating these characters led me to come out as bi to my friends and fam back in 2017, I hope they continue to create positive vibes for ppl in future eps! 🦉 🌈" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ Hirsch, Alex [@_alexhirsch] (December 18, 2015). "Noticed that my girlfriend @DanaTerrace looks eerily similar to Dana Scully and now I can't un-see it" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
^ The Trevor Project [@TrevorProject] (2 August 2017). "Thank you so much @_AlexHirsch for supporting LGBTQ+ youth & our lifesaving work!!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Twitter.

External links

[1] Murphy, Jackson (January 6, 2020). "INTERVIEW: Creator Dana Terrace on Disney's "The Owl House"". Animation Scoop. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[Asarch-2] Asarch, Steven (January 8, 2020). "The Owl House Creators Talk Bringing Creepy Back to Disney With a Dash of Bosch". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[Switzer-3] Switzer, Ken (August 10, 2017). "Dana Terrace on Directing Episodes of Disneys New Ducktales and More". School of Visual Arts New York. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[:0-4] Terrace, Dana (September 2, 2020). "Reddit AMA". Reddit. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[5] Amidi, Amid (April 21, 2012). ""Kickball" by Dana Terrace". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; April 25, 2012 suggested (help)

[6] Amidi, Rusty (April 23, 2012). "Kickball!, A Sweet Animated Short by Dana Terrace". The Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[7] Terrace, Dana (August 2, 2020). "Alumni Blog: Dana Terrace". School of Visual Arts Alumni Blog. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[8] McDonnell, Chris (August 21, 2013). "Artist of the Day: Dana Terrace". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[Nolan-9] Nolan, Liam (January 10, 2020). "The Owl House's Creator, Art Director Explain How They Crafted the New Show". CBR. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[10] Trumdore, Dave (January 10, 2020). "'The Owl House' Creator Dana Terrace & Art Director Ricky Cometa on Their Fantasy Tale". Collider. Archived from the original on March 8, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[11] Drew, Emma (January 10, 2020). "SVA Alumnus Dana Terrace Talks About Showrunning Disney's 'The Owl House'". School of Visual Arts. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[lat-12] Brown, Tracy (January 10, 2020). "For its creator, Disney's 'The Owl House' is the best revenge". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

[13] Amidi, Amid (February 23, 2018). "Disney TV Animation Will Produce 2 New Series". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[14] Disney TVA (November 21, 2019). "Want a look at the magical world of #TheOwlHouse? Got it! Want a premiere date? You got it: January 10th, 2020! Want a Season 2 greenlight? Got that, too!". Twitter. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

[:1-15] Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (August 9, 2020). "I'm bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am VERY supported by current Disney leadership. (Thank you @NashRiskin and team!) Not to mention the amazingness of this crew" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Twitter.

[16] Burkholder, Katie (2020-08-11). "Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' to Have Openly Bisexual Character". The Georgia Voice. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

[brew-17] Dudok de Wit, Alex (August 14, 2020). "Disney Executive Tried To Block Queer Characters In 'The Owl House,' Says Creator". Cartoon Brew. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[18] Elderkin, Beth (October 17, 2019). "The Personal Story Behind Owl House's Magical New Disney Heroine". io9. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

[cnn-19] Morales, Adrianne (August 15, 2020). "Disney confirms its first bisexual lead character, who is also multi-cultural". CNN. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[dl-20] Rosario, Alexandra Del (August 16, 2020). "'The Owl House' Features Disney's First Bisexual Lead Character". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

[21] Terrace, Dana [@DanaTerrace] (August 8, 2020). "Congratulations! I'm so happy you enjoyed the episode and it meant that much to you. It was a giant crew effort. Creating these characters led me to come out as bi to my friends and fam back in 2017, I hope they continue to create positive vibes for ppl in future eps! 🦉 🌈" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2020 – via Twitter.

[22] Hirsch, Alex [@_alexhirsch] (December 18, 2015). "Noticed that my girlfriend @DanaTerrace looks eerily similar to Dana Scully and now I can't un-see it" (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Twitter.

[tp-23] The Trevor Project [@TrevorProject] (2 August 2017). "Thank you so much @_AlexHirsch for supporting LGBTQ+ youth & our lifesaving work!!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020 – via Twitter.

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 The series began development on February 23, 2018 when it was greenlit alongside ''[[Amphibia (TV series)|Amphibia]]'', and aired on January 10, 2020 on Disney Channel in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Amidi|first=Amid|date=February 23, 2018|title=Disney TV Animation Will Produce 2 New Series|url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/disney-tv-animation-will-produce-2-new-series-amphibia-owl-house-156904.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064829/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/disney-tv-animation-will-produce-2-new-series-amphibia-owl-house-156904.html|archive-date=February 25, 2018|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=[[Cartoon Brew]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=[[Disney Television Animation|Disney TVA]]|date=November 21, 2019|title=Want a look at the magical world of #TheOwlHouse? Got it! Want a premiere date? You got it: January 10th, 2020! Want a Season 2 greenlight? Got that, too!|url=https://twitter.com/DisneyTVA/status/1197563382167007232|url-status=live|access-date=September 3, 2020|website=Twitter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121171422/https://twitter.com/DisneyTVA/status/1197563382167007232|archive-date=November 21, 2019}}</ref> The series was approved for a second season on November 21, 2019.<ref name="lat">{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Tracy |title=For its creator, Disney's 'The Owl House' is the best revenge |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-01-10/disney-owl-house-dana-terrace |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=January 10, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201065844/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-01-10/disney-owl-house-dana-terrace|archivedate=February 1, 2020}}</ref>
-''The Owl House'' [[The Owl House#LGBTQ+ representation|has been praised]] for its [[LGBT|LGBTQ+]] characters. On August 9, 2020, after the premiere of the 16th episode of season 1, "Enchanting Grom Fright", aired, Terrace took to [[Twitter]] to announce that the protagonist, Luz Noceda, was bisexual.<ref name=":1">{{cite tweet |last=Terrace |first=Dana |authorlink=Dana Terrace |user=DanaTerrace |number=1292321440696422400 |date=August 9, 2020 |title=I'm bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am VERY supported by current Disney leadership. (Thank you @NashRiskin and team!) Not to mention the amazingness of this crew. |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809162531/https://twitter.com/DanaTerrace/status/1292321440696422400 |archivedate=August 9, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Burkholder|first=Katie|date=2020-08-11|title=Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' to Have Openly Bisexual Character|url=https://thegavoice.com/culture/disney-channels-the-owl-house-to-have-openly-bisexual-character/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904183315/https://thegavoice.com/culture/disney-channels-the-owl-house-to-have-openly-bisexual-character/|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=2020-09-04|website=[[The Georgia Voice]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Later, on September 2 of the same year, Terrace confirmed on a Reddit AMA that Amity Blight, one of the secondary characters who has a crush on Luz, is a lesbian<ref name=":0" />. Terrace stated that, while she intended to create LGBTQ characters from the start, Disney was originally resistant to the idea.<ref name="brew">{{cite news |last1=Dudok de Wit |first1=Alex |title=Disney Executive Tried To Block Queer Characters In 'The Owl House,' Says Creator |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/disney-executives-tried-to-block-queer-characters-in-the-owl-house-says-creator-195413.html |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |work=[[Cartoon Brew]] |date=August 14, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817211351/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/disney-executives-tried-to-block-queer-characters-in-the-owl-house-says-creator-195413.html|archivedate=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Luz's character was named for a roommate of Terrace's.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elderkin|first=Beth|date=October 17, 2019|title=The Personal Story Behind Owl House's Magical New Disney Heroine|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-personal-story-behind-owl-houses-magical-new-disney-1839128407|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812154614/https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-personal-story-behind-owl-houses-magical-new-disney-1839128407|archive-date=August 12, 2020|access-date=2020-09-04|website=[[io9]]|language=en-us}}</ref>
+''The Owl House'' [[The Owl House (TV series)#LGBTQ+ representation|has been praised]] for its [[LGBT|LGBTQ+]] characters. On August 9, 2020, after the premiere of the 16th episode of season 1, "Enchanting Grom Fright", aired, Terrace took to [[Twitter]] to announce that the protagonist, Luz Noceda, was bisexual.<ref name=":1">{{cite tweet |last=Terrace |first=Dana |authorlink=Dana Terrace |user=DanaTerrace |number=1292321440696422400 |date=August 9, 2020 |title=I'm bi! I want to write a bi character, dammit! Luckily my stubbornness paid off and now I am VERY supported by current Disney leadership. (Thank you @NashRiskin and team!) Not to mention the amazingness of this crew. |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809162531/https://twitter.com/DanaTerrace/status/1292321440696422400 |archivedate=August 9, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Burkholder|first=Katie|date=2020-08-11|title=Disney Channel's 'The Owl House' to Have Openly Bisexual Character|url=https://thegavoice.com/culture/disney-channels-the-owl-house-to-have-openly-bisexual-character/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904183315/https://thegavoice.com/culture/disney-channels-the-owl-house-to-have-openly-bisexual-character/|archive-date=September 4, 2020|access-date=2020-09-04|website=[[The Georgia Voice]]|language=en-US}}</ref> Later, on September 2 of the same year, Terrace confirmed on a Reddit AMA that Amity Blight, one of the secondary characters who has a crush on Luz, is a lesbian<ref name=":0" />. Terrace stated that, while she intended to create LGBTQ characters from the start, Disney was originally resistant to the idea.<ref name="brew">{{cite news |last1=Dudok de Wit |first1=Alex |title=Disney Executive Tried To Block Queer Characters In 'The Owl House,' Says Creator |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/disney-executives-tried-to-block-queer-characters-in-the-owl-house-says-creator-195413.html |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |work=[[Cartoon Brew]] |date=August 14, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817211351/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/disney-executives-tried-to-block-queer-characters-in-the-owl-house-says-creator-195413.html|archivedate=August 17, 2020}}</ref> Luz's character was named for a roommate of Terrace's.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Elderkin|first=Beth|date=October 17, 2019|title=The Personal Story Behind Owl House's Magical New Disney Heroine|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-personal-story-behind-owl-houses-magical-new-disney-1839128407|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812154614/https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-personal-story-behind-owl-houses-magical-new-disney-1839128407|archive-date=August 12, 2020|access-date=2020-09-04|website=[[io9]]|language=en-us}}</ref>
 News sites like [[CNN]] and [[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] have expressed support for these portrayals, while conservative sites like [[American Family Association|One Million Moms]] have expressed the opposite, condemning Disney Channel for their inclusion of LGBTQ+ identities in the series.<ref name="cnn">{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Adrianne |title=Disney confirms its first bisexual lead character, who is also multi-cultural |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/disney-bisexual-trnd/index.html |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |agency=CNN |date=August 15, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901174207/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/disney-bisexual-trnd/index.html |archivedate=September 1, 2020 }}</ref><ref name="dl">{{cite news |last1=Rosario |first1=Alexandra Del |title=‘The Owl House’ Features Disney's First Bisexual Lead Character |url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-owl-house-features-disney-first-bisexual-character-1203014514/ |accessdate=September 4, 2020 |work=Deadline |date=August 16, 2020 |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901195403/https://deadline.com/2020/08/the-owl-house-features-disney-first-bisexual-character-1203014514/ |archivedate=September 1, 2020 }}</ref>