Jared Bush
Jared Bush | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television writer, and television producer |
| Years active | 1998-present |
| Known for | Writing and co-directing Zootopia and co-creating Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero |
Jared Bush is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for co-directing and co-writing the Disney animated film Zootopia in 2016, as well as writing the Disney animated film Moana also of that year and co-creating and executive producing the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Career
Bush co-wrote the script of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia and also co-directed the film along with Byron Howard and Rich Moore.[1][2] He joined the Zootopia project early on, before it evolved from a spy film into a police procedural; he was excited to work on a spy film because both his father and grandfather had worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.[3]
He also wrote the screenplay of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana.[4]
Bush co-created the animated television series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.[5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Writer | Director | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | DAG |  |
Assistant writer | |
| 2002 | What Lies Beneath | Assistant: Mr. Rapke | ||
| 2002 | Baby Bob | |
Staff writer, co-producer, assistant to writers | |
| 2003 | Totally Outrageous Behavior | |
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| 2003 | Dumber and Dumber | |||
| 2003 - 04 | Who Wants to Marry My Dad? | |
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| 2003 - 07 | All of Us | |
Co-producer | |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios | ||
| 2014 - present | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | |
Co-creator, composer (1 episode), executive producer | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | |
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Co-director, co-screenwriter, story, voice of Pronk Oryx-Antlerson, creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| 2016 | Moana | |
Creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| TBA | Mancation[6] | |
Awards and Nominations
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | For | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BET Comedy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | All of Us | Jared Bush, Arthur Harris, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Lori Lakin, Jewel Wormley, Josh Wolf, Demetrius Andre Bady, Byron Hord, Ray Lancon, John Simmons, Rob Rosell, Chad Drew, Betsy Borns | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Award | 2017 | Best Animated Feature | Zootopia | Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Rich Moore | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Won | [7] | ||
| Annie Awards | February 4, 2017 | Outstanding Achievement, Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Jared Bush and Phil Johnston | Won | [8] |
References
- ^ Graser, Marc (August 9, 2013). "D23 Expo: Disney Reveals Animated 'Zootopia' for 2016". variety.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ "Walt Disney Animation Studios Reveals New Zootopia Concept Art". comingsoon.net. March 3, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ Julius, Jessica (2016). The Art of Zootopia. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 9. ISBN 9781452154053. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Moana Press Kit". WDSMediaFile.com (The Walt Disney Studios). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Siegel, Lucas (March 27, 2015). "Penn Zero: Become A Part-Time Hero with Sam Levine, Jared Bush, and Balls". comicbook.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ McNary, Dave (April 17, 2007). "New Line, Bush take a 'Mancation'". variety.com. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ Merin, Jennifer (December 16, 2016). "2016 AWFJ EDA | Award Nominees". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ McCue, Michelle (December 16, 2016). "'Arrival', 'La La Land', 'Hell or High Water' Among The Nominees for the 2016 AWFJ EDA Awards". WeAreMovieGeeks.com. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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External links
- Jared Bush at IMDb
- Jared Bush on Twitter
