Michael Dante DiMartino Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Michael Dante DiMartino is an American animation director best known as the co-creator, executive producer, and story editor of the animated TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, both on Nickelodeon. He was born in Shelburne, Vermont. He studied at the Rhode Island School of Design with Bryan Konietzko, with whom he created Avatar. Before Avatar, Mike worked for twelve 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. The dedication to his father's memory can be seen in the last episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In a 2010 interview the president of Nickelodeon, Cyma Zarghami, confirmed that Michael Dante DiMartino and Avatar: The Last Airbender co-creator Bryan Konietzko were developing a new series for the network, called The Legend of Korra. The series premiered on April 14, 2012, running 12 episodes for the first book "Air" and 14 for the second book "Spirits", which premiered on September 13, 2013 to 2.60 million viewers in the U.S.. After overwhelming fan support, Nickelodeon ordered another 26 episodes broken up into two 13-episode books (Book 3 and Book 4).
Full Name
Michael Dante DiMartino
Net Worth
$2 Million
Date Of Birth
1983
Profession
Screenwriter, Television producer, Film producer, Film director, Animation Director, Television Director
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
Nationality
American
Nicknames
Dimartino, Michael Dante, Michael Dante Dimartino
IMDB
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Animated Program, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Graphic Novels & Comics
Movies
The Last Airbender, Atomic Love
TV Shows
The Legend of Korra, Avatar: The Last Airbender
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Korra
TV Series creator - 26 episodes, 2012 - 2013 created by - 25 episodes, 2014 written by - 22 episodes, 2012 - 2014
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV Series creator - 62 episodes, 2003 - 2008 written by - 14 episodes, 2005 - 2008
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Last Airbender
2010
creator
Avatar: The Last Airbender
TV Series story editor - 61 episodes, 2005 - 2008 title designer - 61 episodes, 2005 - 2008
Family Guy
2001-2002
TV Series director - 13 episodes
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Korra
2012
TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
The Last Airbender
2010
executive producer
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2003-2008
TV Series executive producer - 62 episodes
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Korra
2012
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2003-2008
TV Series storyboard artist - 10 episodes
Mission Hill
2002
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
King of the Hill
1997-1998
TV Series storyboard artist - 4 episodes
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Korra
2014
TV Series 1 episode
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2003-2006
TV Series 2 episodes
King of the Hill
2000-2003
TV Series 3 episodes
Atomic Love
2003
Short
Mission Hill
2002
TV Series 1 episode
Family Guy
1999-2002
TV Series 6 episodes
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
King of the Hill
1997-1998
TV Series assistant director - 3 episodes
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Avatar: The Last Airbender
2003
TV Series layout - 1 episode
The Simpsons
2002
TV Series additional timer - 1 episode
Editorial Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Korra
2012
TV Series story editor - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Korra: Book Two - Spirits (Feuding Spirits: Korra's Family)
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
The Legend of Korra: Book Two - Spirits (Inside the Book of Spirits)
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
The Legend of Korra: Book Two - Spirits (Kindred Spirits: Tenzin's Family)
2014
Video documentary short
Himself
Discovering 'The Last Airbender'
2010
Video documentary
Himself (as Michael DiMartino)
The Last Airbender: Siege of the North
2010
Video documentary short
Himself (as Michael DiMartino)
Avatar Spirits
2010
Documentary short
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Animated Program
The Legend of Korra (2012)
2007
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
