Loren Bouchard
Animator
Animator who has gained widespread acclaim for creating the hugely popular animated TV comedy Bob's Burgers. He won his second Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding animated program in 2017, and earned his fifth Critics' Choice TV award nomination for best animated series in 2018.
He was working as a bartender in 1993 after dropping out of high school when he was offered his first animation job. His former high school teacher offered him work helping to make animated shorts.
He helped co-create the cult favorite TV comedy Home Movies, which ran from 1999-2004. He served as a consulting producer for HBO/Channel 4's The Ricky Gervais Show.
He married his wife Holly Kretschmar in 2006.
He and H Jon Benjamin have worked together on several projects, including Bob's Burgers and Home Movies.