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Peter Ramsey

A groundbreaking filmmaker breaks barriers as the first African American to direct a computer-animated film and win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, redefining the future of animation with visionary storytelling and bold creativity.

Born

December 23, 1962

From

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also:
Director
Producer

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Decades active

Awards

In short · Working since 1991, 4 decades active, 14 credits, 1 Academy Award win.

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Biography

Peter A. Ramsey, born December 23, 1962, is an American illustrator, storyboard artist, and filmmaker. He is best known for directing *Rise of the Guardians* (2012) for DreamWorks Animation, becoming the first African American to direct a computer-animated film and the second to direct a major American animated film (Bruce W. Smith was the first African American director with Paramount Pictures' *Bebe's Kids* [1992]). He also co-directed Sony Pictures Animation's *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse* (2018), for which he became the first African American to be nominated for and win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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