Michael Dante DiMartino

Michael Dante DiMartino is an American animation director. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the two animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.

Director
In addition, there are credits as Creator, Story Editor and Executive Producer for all sixty-one episodes, and (Main) Title Designer for eighteen.

Television work

 * Mission Hill (storyboard artist)
 * Family Guy (director, assistant director)

Filmography

 * The Last Airbender (2010 - executive producer)

Other credits

 * Atomic Love (short - director)

Biographical information
Award-winning film maker Michael Dante DiMartino began his training at the Rhode Island School of Design where he graduated in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Film and Animation Department. His directing credits include the primetime animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill. DiMartino wrote, animated, and directed the short animated film Atomic Love which screened at the 2003 Sundance and Los Angeles Film Festivals. The film also aired as part of the Nicktoons Film Festival on Nicktoons.

In 2002, DiMartino teamed up with friend and co-worker, Bryan Konietzko, to create the hit animated Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender. DiMartino served as executive producer and story editor on the series, which ran for three seasons on Nickelodeon, from 2004-2008.

DiMartino currently resides in Los Angeles, California.

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