Biography
Loren Bouchard is an American animator, writer, producer, director and composer. Born in New York City on 10 October 1969, he grew up in Medford, Massachusetts. A high school dropout, he began working in animation after meeting former teacher Tom Snyder in 1993 while bartending; this led to contributions on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995).
Bouchard co-created Home Movies (1999) with Brendon Small. He created Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil (2005) and Central Park (2020), and serves as executive producer on The Great North. He is best known as the creator of the animated series Bob's Burgers (2011), on which he also writes and produces.
Bouchard directed, co-wrote the screenplay and produced The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022). He has been married to Holly Kretschmar since 2006.
