Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia (2016), writing the film Moana (2016), and writing, directing, and winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the film Encanto (2021), besides co-creating and executive producing the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero.[1][2]
Jared Bush
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| Born | (1974-06-12) June 12, 1974 (age 50)
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | Pamela McDonald |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Encanto (2021) |
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] In 2021, Bush directed Encanto about a Colombian magical family alongside Howard with Charise Castro Smith as co-director.[6] Bush also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Castro Smith.
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Other | Voice | Note |
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| 2000 | What Lies Beneath | No | No | No | Yes | Assistant: Mr. Rapke | |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Co-Director | Yes | No | Yes | Pronk Oryx-Antlerson | |
| Moana | No | Screenplay | No | Yes | |||
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | No | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Encanto | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| 2022 | Strange World | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2023 | Wish | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Moana 2 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Year | Title | Creator | Producer | Writer | Story editor | Composer |
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| 2000 | DAG | No | No | Assistant | No | No |
| 2002 | Baby Bob | No | Co-Producer | Staff | No | No |
| 2003 | Totally Outrageous Behavior | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2003 | Dumber and Dumber | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2003–04 | Who Wants to Marry My Dad? | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| 2003–07 | All of Us | No | Co-Producer | Yes | Executive | No |
| 2014–17 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Yes | Executive | Yes | No | Yes |
| Year | Title | Executive Producer |
Other | Voice | Notes |
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| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Yes | Yes | Pronk Oryx-Antlerson | Disney+ Original short films |
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | For | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 | [8] | ||
| Annie Awards | February 4, 2017 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Jared Bush and Phil Johnston | Won | [9] | |
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | May 20, 2017 | Ray Bradbury Award | Nominated | [10] |
