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Clark Spencer

Clark Spencer

American Producer of Walt Disney Animation Studios


Clark Spencer (born April 6, 1963) is an American film producer, businessman and studio executive best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and for winning the Oscars for Best Animated Feature for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.

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Biography

Spencer was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington from September 1976[citation needed] to June 1981. Spencer graduated from Harvard University in 1985 with a degree in history.

He joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1993. He was director of planning but moved on to be senior vice president of finance and operations. He moved on to the Florida animation division of the company where he was the head of studio before becoming the producer of Lilo & Stitch (2002).[1][2] Since then, Spencer has gone on to also produce the Disney animated film Bolt, as well as Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph and Zootopia.[3]

He was involved in the purchase of Miramax Films in the early 1990s.

In August 2019, Spencer was named president of Walt Disney Animation Studios after Andrew Millstein was moved over to co-president of Blue Sky Studios.[4]

Filmography

Feature films

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Short films

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Awards

Producers Guild of America
  • 2008 – Nominated: Best Animated Motion Picture for Bolt
  • 2012 – Won: Best Animated Motion Picture for Wreck-It Ralph
  • 2016 – Won: Best Animated Motion Picture for Zootopia
  • 2018 – Nominated: Best Animated Motion Picture for Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • 2022 – Won: Best Animated Motion Picture for Encanto
Academy Award

References

  1. The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (DVD). Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Home Entertainment. 2005.
  2. Jérémie Noyer (March 24, 2009). "Lilo & Stitch: Producer Clark Spencer on a Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride!". Animated Views. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  3. "Clark Spencer". IMDb. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. Keegan, Rebecca (August 9, 2019). "Disney Installs Top Animation Execs at Fox's Blue Sky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  5. Donnelly, Jim. "OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2019: SEE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES". The Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  6. "93rd Academy Awards Nominees". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.



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