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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 Oscars for Best Animated Feature for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.

Clark Spencer

(1963-04-06) April 6, 1963

Seattle, Washington, U.S.

President of Walt Disney Animation Studios, film producer, businessman, studio executive

1993-present

Biography[edit]

Spencer was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Tacoma, Washington 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]

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

at IMDb

Clark Spencer