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			'''Lauren Faust''' (born July 25,<ref>Lauren Faust (as "Fyre_flye"), "]", 2012-07-25 7:28 AM, "Is it bad twitter etiquette to announce it's your birthday? 'Cause it's my birthday." </ref> 1974<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269260/</ref>{{verify credibility\|date=July 2012}}) is an American ]. She grew up in ], a suburb of ]. She studied animation at the ].
	'''Lauren Faust''' is an American ].

	==Career==		==Career==
	Faust's early career focused on animated feature films, working on ], ], and ] as an animator. She shifted to television animation in the 2000s, working on '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php/news.php?action=fullnews&id=1139 \|title=The World's Finest \|publisher=Worldsfinestonline.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> and '']'', which is scheduled to begin airing in mid-2013. She is also the creator and developer of the toy line ''Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls''.		Faust's early career focused on animated feature films, working on ], ], and ] as an animator. She shifted to television animation in the 2000s, working on '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'',<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/news.php/news.php?action=fullnews&id=1139 \|title=The World's Finest \|publisher=Worldsfinestonline.com \|date= \|accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref> and '']'', which is scheduled to begin airing in mid-2013. She is also the creator and developer of the toy line ''Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls''.

			==Awards==
			Faust received a 2008 Emmy Award for her work on ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' and has received a total of four Emmy nominations (two for ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' and two for her work on the ''Powerpuff Girls''), and one Annie nomination for her work on ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269260/awards</ref>

	==Documentary==		==Documentary==
	Faust worked with ] to develop the company's '']'' property, resulting in the series '']''.~~{{cn\|date=May 2013}}~~ The series proved to be a major success not only with the primary young female audience, but also significantly among adult and teen males, who became popularly known as "]".<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577012141105109140.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel_1# \| title = Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony! Guys' Interest Mounts in Girly TV Show \| work = ] \| date = 2011-11-04 \| accessdate = 2011-11-04 \| first = Vauhini \| last = Vara \| first2 = Ann \| last2 = Zimmerman \| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/63cE1QPev \| archivedate = 2011-12-01 }}</ref>		Faust worked with ] to develop the company's '']'' property, resulting in the series '']''. The series proved to be a major success not only with the primary young female audience, but also significantly among adult and teen males, who became popularly known as "]".<ref>{{cite news \| url = http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203707504577012141105109140.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTTopCarousel_1# \| title = Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony! Guys' Interest Mounts in Girly TV Show \| work = ] \| date = 2011-11-04 \| accessdate = 2011-11-04 \| first = Vauhini \| last = Vara \| first2 = Ann \| last2 = Zimmerman \| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/63cE1QPev \| archivedate = 2011-12-01 }}</ref> Faust announced that she had stepped down from her position as Executive Producer to Consulting Producer on May 8, 2011, after the first season finale of '']'', and that her contribution to the show lessened after the first season and ceased after the second season. However, she continues her involvement with the fandom in a peripheral way with her participation in the film, '']'', which explores the phenomenon.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Faust is married to ], creator of ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', and ''Wander Over Yonder''.<ref name="LAWeekly_Blog_2012">Liz Ohanesian , ~~'']'' People 2012 issue, 2012-05-17]</ref>~~		Faust is married to ], creator of ''The Powerpuff Girls'', ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'', and ''Wander Over Yonder''.<ref name="LAWeekly_Blog_2012">Liz Ohanesian "Lauren Faust: Let's Hear It for the Girls", "]" People 2012 issue, 2012-05-17 </ref>

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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Lauren Faust
File:LaurenFaust.jpg
Born	(1974-07-25) July 25, 1974 (age 50) Annapolis, Maryland
Nationality	American
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Animator writer
Years active	1994–present
Known for	The Powerpuff Girls Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Spouse	Craig McCracken

Lauren Faust (born July 25, 1974) is an American animator. She grew up in Severna Park, a suburb of Annapolis, Maryland. She studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts.

Career

Faust's early career focused on animated feature films, working on Cats Don't Dance, Quest for Camelot, and The Iron Giant as an animator. She shifted to television animation in the 2000s, working on The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Super Best Friends Forever, and Wander Over Yonder, which is scheduled to begin airing in mid-2013. She is also the creator and developer of the toy line Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls.

Awards

Faust received a 2008 Emmy Award for her work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and has received a total of four Emmy nominations (two for Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and two for her work on the Powerpuff Girls), and one Annie nomination for her work on Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

Documentary

Faust worked with Hasbro to develop the company's My Little Pony property, resulting in the series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The series proved to be a major success not only with the primary young female audience, but also significantly among adult and teen males, who became popularly known as "bronies". Faust announced that she had stepped down from her position as Executive Producer to Consulting Producer on May 8, 2011, after the first season finale of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and that her contribution to the show lessened after the first season and ceased after the second season. However, she continues her involvement with the fandom in a peripheral way with her participation in the film, Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony, which explores the phenomenon.

Personal life

Faust is married to Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Wander Over Yonder.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role
1994	Home, Honey, I'm High	voice
1997	Cats Don't Dance	animator – "Sawyer"
1998	Quest for Camelot	animator – United States
1999	The Iron Giant	animator
2002	The Powerpuff Girls Movie	writer

Video Games

Year	Title	Role
2013	"Fighting Is Magic" (Previously titled "My Little Pony: Fighting Is Magic" based on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)	Developer

Television

Year	Title	Role
1995	The Maxx	character layout artist
2001	Codename: Kids Next Door	walk cycles Episode: No P in the OOL
2001–2005	The Powerpuff Girls	storyboard artist, writer, director, supervising director
2004–2009	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends	developer, supervising producer, writer, story, story supervisor, storyboard artist, character designer, animation director, story editor
2010–2012	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	creator, developer, executive producer, writer, storyboard artist, character designer, creative director (Season 1) consulting producer (Season 2)
2012	Super Best Friends Forever	creator, director, writer, storyboard artist, producer
2013–present	Wander Over Yonder	co-producer, story editor

References

"fyre-flye on deviantART". Fyre-flye.deviantart.com. 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
Lauren Faust (as "Fyre_flye"), "Twitter", 2012-07-25 7:28 AM, "Is it bad twitter etiquette to announce it's your birthday? 'Cause it's my birthday."
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269260/
"The World's Finest". Worldsfinestonline.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269260/awards
Vara, Vauhini; Zimmerman, Ann (2011-11-04). "Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony! Guys' Interest Mounts in Girly TV Show". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
Liz Ohanesian "Lauren Faust: Let's Hear It for the Girls", "]" People 2012 issue, 2012-05-17
ManeSix DevTeam, 2013-03-02
"Disney's 2012–13 TV Schedule Presented to Advertisers". Retrieved 13 March 2012.