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DiMartino at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International

Mike Dante DiMartino at the New York Comic Con 2008

Michael Dante "Aang" DiMartino, born in Point Place, Wisconsin is an American animation director, best-known as the co-creator, executive producer and story editor of the hit TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender on Nickelodeon. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Bryan Konietzko, with whom he created Avatar. Before Avatar, Mike worked for a dozen years at Film Roman, helping to direct King of the Hill, Family Guy, and Mission Hill in addition to his own animated short, Atomic Love, which was screened at a number of high profile film festivals.

External links

• Michael Dante DiMartino at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Mike and Bryan at AvatarSpirit.Net