Template:Actor infoboxMichael Dante DiMartino is an American animation director best known as the co-creator, executive producer, and story editor of the hit Nickelodeon television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.
Avatar: The Last Airbender credits
Executive producer
Story editor
Title designer
Writer
- 101. "The Boy in the Iceberg"
- 102. "The Avatar Returns"
- 103. "The Southern Air Temple"
- 108. "Winter Solstice, Part 2: Avatar Roku"
- 113. "The Blue Spirit"
- 118. "The Waterbending Master"
- 206. "The Blind Bandit"
- 212. "The Serpent's Pass"
- 213. "The Drill"
- 219. "The Guru"
- 310. "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion"
- 318. "Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King"
- 320. "Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno"
- 321. "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang"
Storyboard artist
- 111. "The Great Divide"
- 113. "The Blue Spirit"
- 208. "The Chase"
- 220. "The Crossroads of Destiny"
- 305. "The Beach"
- 310. "The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion"
- 314. "The Boiling Rock, Part 1"
- 318. "Sozin's Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King"
- 321. "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang"
Director
- 220. "The Crossroads of Destiny"
The Legend of Korra credits
Creator
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Executive producer
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Writer
- 101. "Welcome to Republic City"
- 102. "A Leaf in the Wind"
- 103. "The Revelation"
- 104. "The Voice in the Night"
- 105. "The Spirit of Competition"
- 106. "And the Winner Is..."
- 107. "The Aftermath"
- 108. "When Extremes Meet"
- 109. "Out of the Past"
- 110. "Turning the Tides"
- 111. "Skeletons in the Closet"
- 112. "Endgame"
- 203. "Civil Wars, Part 1"
- 207. "Beginnings, Part 1"
- 214. "Light in the Dark"
- 305. "The Metal Clan"
- 309. "The Stakeout"
- 312. "Enter the Void"
Storyboard artist
- 104. "The Voice in the Night"
Additional voice
- 109. "Out of the Past" (uncredited)[1]
Selected other credits
Television work
- Mission Hill (director and storyboard artist)
- Family Guy (director and assistant director)
- King of the Hill (assistant director, director, and storyboard artist)
Filmography
- The Last Airbender (2010 - executive producer)
- Atomic Love (2003; short - director)
Biographical information
DiMartino was born in Shelburne, Vermont. He began his training at the Rhode Island School of Design with Bryan Konietzko, with whom he created Avatar, graduating in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Film and Animation Department. Mike later worked for twelve years at Film Roman, helping to direct King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill in addition to his own animated short, Atomic Love, which was screened at a number of high profile film festivals, including the 2003 Sundance and Los Angeles Film Festivals. The film also aired as part of the Nicktoons Film Festival on Nicktoons. His directing credits include the primetime animated series King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill.
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 2005 to 2008.
In a 2010 interview the president of Nickelodeon, Cyma Zarghami, confirmed that Michael Dante DiMartino and Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creator Bryan Konietzko were developing a new series for the network, called The Legend of Korra. The series premiered on April 14, 2012, and is expected to run for two seasons, spanning four books, and a total of fifty-two episodes.
DiMartino currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Trivia
- DiMartino is in charge of overseeing plot developments in comics.[2]
- DiMartino consults Avatar Wiki from time-to-time in order to "fact check" his work.[3]
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References
- ↑ Equalist voice roles. Bill Rinaldi (June 11, 2012). Retrieved on June 12, 2012.
- ↑ SDCC 2013: Legend Of Korra Team Talks Season 2. MTV (July 29, 2013). Retrieved on September 15, 2013.
- ↑ DiMartino, Michael Dante (2013-07-25). "Creating Mythology: The Search for Zuko's Mother Continues...". MikeDiMartinoStory.com. Retrieved on July 28, 2013. “When I look at sites like Avatar.wikia, I'm amazed at the volume of characters, places, and creatures that now exist in the Avatar universe. And to be honest, I've had to consult it now and then to fact check.”