Bryan Konietzko

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Bryan Konietzko
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Konietzko at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Bryan Joseph Konietzko
Alma mater Rhode Island School of Design (BFA)
Occupation(s)Animator, producer, writer, director
Years active1999–present
Known forCo-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra
TitleCo-Chief Creative Officer, Avatar Studios
Spouse
Lisa Konietzko
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(m. 2004)​

Bryan Joseph Konietzko is an American animator, writer, producer and director. He is best known, together with Michael Dante DiMartino, as the co-creator and executive producer of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra .

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Career

Konietzko has worked as a character designer at Film Roman for Family Guy and as assistant director for Mission Hill and King of the Hill . He was a storyboard artist and art director for the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim .

Between 2001 and 2014, Konietzko, together with Michael Dante DiMartino, was mainly occupied with writing and producing the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel The Legend of Korra for Nickelodeon. Konietzko's and DiMartino's long-standing creative partnership is collectively referred to as "Bryke" by fans, in reference to "shipping" naming conventions. [1]

As of 2015, Konietzko was working on writing and illustrating a sci-fi graphic novel series, Threadworlds, that is to be published by First Second Books, but there is no release date. [2]

In September 2018, Netflix announced that Konietzko and DiMartino would serve as executive producers and showrunners for the live-action series based on Avatar: The Last Airbender, which released in 2024. [3] On August 12, 2020, Konietzko and DiMartino revealed on social media that they had both departed the show, due to creative differences with the Netflix team. [4]

In February 2021, ViacomCBS announced the formation of Avatar Studios, a division of Nickelodeon centered on developing newer animated series and movies set in the same universe as Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, with both DiMartino and Konietzko helming the studio as co-chief creative officers reporting to Nickelodeon Animation Studio president, Ramsey Ann Naito. [5] The first project of the studio is an animated film that is currently set to release on January 20, 2026. [6] [7]

Personal life

Konietzko graduated from Roswell High School in Roswell, Georgia, a suburb north of Atlanta. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1998. [8] [9] He resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife Lisa. [10]

Konietzko is also active in photography and has a band, Ginormous, [11] with which he has released several albums. These include Our Ancestors' Intense Love Affair and At Night, Under Artificial Light.

References

  1. ↑ Hoffman, Mike (8 January 2015). "Four Ways The Legend of Korra Respected Its Younger Viewers". The Escapist . Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Towers, Andrea (6 July 2015). "Avatar: The Last Airbender and Korra creator previews new graphic novel Threadworlds -- exclusive". EW.com . Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Hipes, Patrick (18 September 2018). "'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Live-Action Series in Works at Netflix". Deadline . Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Bryan Konietzko on Instagram: "Well, friends... There you have it. Big sigh. 💔⬇️💔 I'm sure many of you will understandably want to know more and will ask me questions in the comments, here and on subsequent posts and live-streams and in-person encounters and everywhere else ad infinitum. I wish I could explain things in greater detail, but the above statement is really all I can say about the matter so I won't be answering any of those. I encourage you to head over to my partner Michael DiMartino's account to get his take on our departure too: @mike_dante_d Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the Avatar: The Last Airbender fans, and I'm sorry our involvement in the live-action project did not work out. Time to get on with my life. Onward and upward. 💙 Love, Bryan #avatarthelastairbender #cocreators #michaeldimatino #bryankonietzko #bryke #atla #liveactionseries #netflix"". Archived from the original on 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  5. ↑ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (February 24, 2021). "Nickelodeon Launches Avatar Studios, Will Expand World of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender,' 'The Legend of Korra'". Variety . Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  6. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2022-11-10). "Paramount Sets Dates For New 'SpongeBob' & 'Aang Avatar' Animated Movies". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
  7. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (2024-04-18). "'Aang: The Last Airbender' Delayed to 2026, 'Transformers One' Moves Back a Week". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  8. ↑ Konietzko, Bryan. "About" Archived 2017-07-25 at the Wayback Machine , bryankonietzko.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Nickelodeon Establishes Avatar Studios, Brand-New Content Division Devoted to Expanding the World of Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra". Paramount Global. February 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Bryan konietzko". 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-06-19. Retrieved 2009-09-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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