Bryan Konietzko

About

Bryan Joseph Konietzko (born May 26, 1976) is an American animator, writer, producer and director. He is best known, together with Michael Dante DiMartino, as the co-creator and executive producer of the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra.

== Career ==
Konietzko has worked as a character designer at Film Roman for Family Guy and as assistant director for Mission Hill and King of the Hill. He was hired as a storyboard artist and art director for the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim in 2000. When Invader Zim concluded in 2002, Konietzko and his friend, Michael Dante DiMartino, were recruited by Eric Coleman to pitch their own series to Nickelodeon, which resulted in the creation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
Between 2002 and 2014, Konietzko, together with DiMartino, were mainly occupied with writing and producing the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender and its sequel The Legend of Korra for Nickelodeon. Konietzko’s and DiMartino’s long-standing creative partnership is collectively referred to as “Bryke” by fans, in reference to “shipping” naming conventions.
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