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name: "Michael Dante DiMartino"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-dante-dimartino"
roles: ["Creator","Director"]
born: "18 July 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 56
updated: "2026-09-16T23:39:26.072778+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Dante DiMartino

Creator and director. Born 18 July 1974 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Creator, Director
- **Born:** 18 July 1974, USA
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Mike DiMartino, Michael D. DiMartino, Michael DiMartino, Mike D. DiMartino, Mike Dante DiMartino, مایکل دانته دیمارتینو
- **Works often with:** Cyndi Tang, David Zuckerman, Dominic Polcino, Jeff Myers, Julius Wu, Monte Young

## Biography

Michael Dante DiMartino is an American animator, producer, writer and director. He was born on 18 July 1974 in Shelburne, Vermont, and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in animation.

Before creating animated series, DiMartino worked for twelve years at Film Roman, where he directed episodes of *King of the Hill* (1997), *Family Guy* (1999) and *Mission Hill* (1999). With Bryan Konietzko, he co-created *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2005) and *The Legend of Korra* (2012) for Nickelodeon, serving as writer, director and executive producer on both.

DiMartino is co-creator and executive producer of the upcoming series *Avatar: Seven Havens* (2026). He is co-chief creative officer of Avatar Studios.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Last Airbender* (2010), Fi1m 24, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-last-airbender.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Avatar: Seven Havens* (2026), Creator

## Also known for

- *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2005), Director, Executive Producer, Writer
- *The Legend of Korra* (2012), Writer, Executive Producer, Director
- *Avatar: The Last Airbender* (2024), Teleplay, Original Series Creator, Story
- *Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender* (2026), Producer, Original Series Creator, Story
- *Mission Hill* (1999), Director

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