Clark Spencer

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 Oscar for his work on the 2016 animated feature film Zootopia.

Clark Spencer
President of Walt Disney Animation Studios
Assumed office
August 2019 (2019-08)
Preceded byAndrew Millstein
Personal details
Born (1963-04-06) April 6, 1963
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationFilm producer, businessman, studio executive

Biography

Spencer was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon from September 1976 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] As of January 2020, Spencer is set to co-produce an untitled animated film centered on a Latino family for Disney, alongside Yvett Merino Flores.[5]

Filmography

Awards
Producers Guild of America
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". Animatedviews.com. 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.
  5. "Report: 'Zootopia' Directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush To Helm Disney Animation's Newest Film Centered on A Latinx Family". The DisnInsider. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  6. Donnelly, Jim. "OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2019: SEE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES". The Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 24, 2019.


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