Jared Earl Bush is an American television writer, television producer, screenwriter, film director.
In 2024, Bush became Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, replacing Jennifer Lee.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Story Material |
| 2015-2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Co-creator/Executive Produce/Writer |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Co-director/Screenplay/Story/Voice Actor (Pronk Oryx-Antlerson) |
| Moana | Screenplay | |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Executive Producer |
| Encanto | Director/Screenplay | |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Executive producer |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Special Thanks |
| 2024 | Moana 2 | Executive Producer/Studio Leadership/Creative Leadership |
| D.I.Y. Duck | Executive Producer | |
| Iwájú | Executive Producer | |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 | Executive Producer/Studio Leadership/Creative Leadership/Director/Screenplay |
| Tiana | Executive Producer | |
| 2026 | Moana | Screenplay |
| 2027 | Frozen III | Executive Producer/Studio Leadership/Creative Leadership/Director/Screenplay |
| TBA | Frozen IV | Executive Producer/Studio Leadership/Creative Leadership/Director/Screenplay |
Role[]
Trivia[]
- Bush and Sarah-Nicole Robles, who provided scratch vocals for Moana and Encanto and made a vocal cameo in the latter, have been friends for 7 years.[1] He also praised her performance as Luz Noceda in The Owl House, saying on Twitter that he is "psyched to see her shine as Luz".[2]
- Bush is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios employee to work on a Disney Television Animation series during his time in WDAS.
Gallery[]
Jared Bush attending the 2011 D23 Expo.
Jared Bush at the premiere of Moana in November 2016.
Jared Bush, Clark Spencer, Yvett Mernino, and Byron Howard accepting the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Encanto.
External links[]
Jared Bush on Wikipedia- Jared Bush on IMDb
- Jared Bush on 𝕏
