Bryan Konietzko is an American

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, writer, producer and musician. He is best known, together with

Michael Dante DiMartino Michael Dante DiMartino (born July 18, 1974) is an American animator, producer, writer, and director. He is best known, together with Bryan Konietzko, as the co-creator of the animated TV series '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and ''The Legend of ...

, as the co-creator and

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of the animated series ''

Avatar: The Last Airbender ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (abbreviated as ''ATLA''), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Aang'' in some regions or simply ''Avatar'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and ...

'' and ''

The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelode ...

''.

Career

Konietzko has worked as a character designer at

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for ''

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'' and as assistant director for '' Mission Hill'' and ''

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''. He was a storyboard artist and art director for the

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animated series ''

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''. Between 2001 and 2014, Konietzko, together with

, was mainly occupied with writing and producing the animated series ''

'' and its sequel ''

'' for Nickelodeon. Konietzko's and DiMartino's long-standing creative partnership is collectively referred to as "Bryke" by fans, in reference to "

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" naming conventions. As of 2015, Konietzko was working on writing and illustrating a

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series, ''Threadworlds'', that is to be published by

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, but there is no release date. Konietzko is also active in photography and has a band, Ginormous, with which he has released several albums. These include ''Our Ancestors' Intense Love Affair'' and ''At Night, Under Artificial Light''.

Developments related to variations on Avatar

In September 2018,

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announced that Konietzko and DiMartino would serve as executive producers and showrunners for the live-action series based on ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', to be released in 2022. On August 12, 2020, Konietzko and DiMartino revealed on social media that they had both departed the show, due to creative differences with the Netflix team. In February 2021,

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(the parent company of Nickelodeon) announced its formation of Avatar Studios, a division of Nickelodeon centered on developing newer animated series and movies set in the same universe as ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' and ''The Legend of Korra''. Konietzko and DiMartino will jointly lead the studio as co-chief creative officers reporting to

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president, Ramsey Ann Naito. The first project will be an animated theatrical film which is set to start production later in 2021.

Personal life

Konietzko graduated from Roswell High School in

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, a suburb north of

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. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from the

Rhode Island School of Design The Rhode Island School of Design (RISD , pronounced "Riz-D") is a private art and design school in Providence, Rhode Island. The school was founded as a coeducational institution in 1877 by Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, who sought to increase the ...

.Konietzko, Bryan
"About"
''bryankonietzko.com''. Retrieved 13 July 2012. He resides in

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with his wife Lisa.

References

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Band website
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