Introduction
Jared Bush is an American screenwriter and producer, best known for co-directing and co-writing the Disney animated film Zootopia in 2016, writing the Disney animated film Moana in the same year and co-creating and executive producing the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. He also co-founded the production company Dark Castle Entertainment.
Career
Bush co-wrote the script of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia and also co-directed the film along with Byron Howard and Rich Moore. He joined the Zootopia project early on, before it evolved from a spy film into a police procedural; he was excited to work on a spy film because both his father and grandfather had worked for the Central Intelligence Agency.
He also wrote the screenplay of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Moana.
Bush co-created the animated television series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. Bush is set to co-direct an animated Disney film (tentatively titled Encanto) about a Colombian magical family alongside Howard and Charise Castro Smith. Bush will also co-write the screenplay alongside Castro Smith.
Awards and nominations
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | For | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BET Comedy Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | All of Us | Jared Bush, Arthur Harris, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Lori Lakin, Jewel Wormley, Josh Wolf, Demetrius Andre Bady, Byron Hord, Ray Lancon, John Simmons, Rob Rosell, Chad Drew, Betsy Borns | Nominated | |
| Seattle Film Critics Award | 2017 | Best Animated Feature | Zootopia | Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Rich Moore | Won | |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists | December 21, 2016 | Best Animated Film | Won | |||
| Annie Awards | February 4, 2017 | Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production | Jared Bush and Phil Johnston | Won | ||
| Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | May 20, 2017 | Ray Bradbury Award | Nominated |