Jared Bush
Known for
Writing
Born
June 12, 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Biography
Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director who has served as the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2024. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia (2016) and its sequel Zootopia 2 (2025), writing the movie Moana (2016), its sequel Moana 2 (2024) and the 2026 upcoming live-action remake, 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. Bush is a graduate of Harvard University.
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Best known work
Zootopia
2016
Moana
2016
Encanto
2021
Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
Zootopia 2
2025
Moana 2
2024
Moana
2026
Zootopia+
2022
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
2022
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
2014Filmography
TBA
Zootopia 3Executive Producer
TBA
Moana 3Writer
2028
ClayExecutive Producer
2027
Frozen IIIExecutive Producer
2026
HexedExecutive Producer
2026
Lilo & ScratchExecutive Producer
2026
Disney Worldbuildersas Self
2026
MoanaOriginal Film Writer, Screenplay
2025
Zootopia 2as Jürgen Ziegenkäse / Pronk (voice), Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2024
Moana 2Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
2024
2022
Encanto at the Hollywood BowlExecutive Producer
2022
2021
EncantoStory, Screenplay, Director
2021
Raya and the Last DragonExecutive Producer
2016
MoanaScreenplay
2016
Imagining Zootopiaas Self
2016
Zootopiaas Pronk Oryx-Antlerson (voice), Screenplay, Story, Co-Director
2014