Clark Spencer
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- Film producer
- businessman
- studio executive
Clark Spencer | |
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 Annecy international animated film festival 2022 | |
| Born | March 25, 1963 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
| Notable work | Lilo & Stitch Bolt Winnie the Pooh Wreck-It Ralph Zootopia Ralph Breaks the Internet Encanto |
| Title | President of Walt Disney Animation Studios (2019–present) |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Zootopia (2016) Encanto (2021) |
Clark Spencer (born March 25, 1963) is an American film producer, businessman and studio executive serving as President of Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2019. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.
Spencer was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon from September 1977[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
| Year | Title | Producer | Studio Leadership |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Yes | No |
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Executive | No |
| 2008 | Bolt | Yes | No |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Tangled | No | Yes |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Yes | Yes |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Yes | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Frozen | No | Yes |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | No | Yes |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Yes | Yes |
| Moana | No | Yes | |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Yes | Yes |
| 2019 | Frozen 2 | No | Yes |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | No | Yes |
| Encanto | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Strange World | No | Yes |
| 2023 | Wish | No | Yes |
| 2024 | Moana 2 | No | Yes |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 | No | Yes |
Short films
| Year | Title | Producer |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Super Rhino | Yes |
