Joaquim Dos Santos facts for kids
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Joaquim Dos Santos
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Joaquim Aranha dos Santos
July 22, 1977 Lisbon, Portugal
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Joaquim Aranha dos Santos (born July 22, 1977) is a talented artist and director. He was born in Portugal and later became an American citizen. He is well-known for his work on many popular animated TV shows and movies. These include Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, and Voltron: Legendary Defender. He also helped direct the exciting movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
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Early Life and Moving to the U.S.
Joaquim Dos Santos was born in Lisbon, Portugal. When he was four years old, his family moved to the United States. Even after moving, he would spend his summer holidays back in Portugal.
Amazing Career in Animation
Joaquim Dos Santos has had a big impact on the world of animation. He started as a storyboard artist. This means he drew the pictures that plan out how a cartoon scene will look.
Working on Justice League
He first worked as a storyboard artist for the animated series Justice League. He then became a director for the show's next version, Justice League Unlimited. He directed many episodes, including the very last one called "Destroyer."
Joining Avatar: The Last Airbender
Later, he joined the team for Avatar: The Last Airbender. He started as a storyboard artist in the second season. By the third season, he was directing episodes. He even directed the final two parts of the big four-part finale, "Sozin's Comet."
The Legend of Korra and Other Projects
After Avatar, he worked on its sequel series, The Legend of Korra. He co-directed all of the first season. He also helped produce the entire series.
Joaquim Dos Santos was also a supervising director for the mini-series G.I. Joe: Resolute. He directed two short films for DC Comics: The Spectre and Jonah Hex.
Voltron and Spider-Man
He was an executive producer and co-showrunner for Voltron: Legendary Defender. This means he helped run the show and make big decisions. Most recently, he co-directed the hit movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
Personal Life
Joaquim Dos Santos lives in Woodland Hills, California. He lives there with his wife and son.
Film and TV Work
Joaquim Dos Santos has worked on many animated films and TV shows. Here are some of his notable projects:
Animated Films
- 2007: The Invincible Iron Man (additional storyboard artist)
- 2007: Superman: Doomsday (storyboard artist)
- 2008: Justice League: The New Frontier (storyboard artist)
- 2008: Batman: Gotham Knight (storyboard artist for "Deadshot" part)
- 2010: The Spectre (director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer)
- 2010: Jonah Hex (director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer)
- 2010: Green Arrow (director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer)
- 2010: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer)
- 2011: Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (storyboard artist)
- 2023: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (director)
Animated TV Series
- 2000–2001: Max Steel (storyboard artist)
- 2001: Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (storyboard artist)
- 2001–2004: Justice League (storyboard artist)
- 2002: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (storyboards)
- 2004: Justice League: Starcrossed (storyboard for TV movie)
- 2004: Teen Titans (storyboard artist)
- 2004–2006: Justice League Unlimited (director, storyboard artist)
- 2006: Legion of Super Heroes (storyboard artist)
- 2006–2008: Avatar: The Last Airbender (director, storyboard artist, designer)
- 2008: The Spectacular Spider-Man (storyboard artist)
- 2009: G.I. Joe: Resolute (supervising director, art director, character designer)
- 2012: Tron: Uprising (storyboard artist)
- 2012–2014: The Legend of Korra (director, co-executive producer, art director, storyboard artist, main character designer)
- 2016-2018: Voltron: Legendary Defender (director, executive producer, writer, storyboard)
- 2021: Invincible (storyboard artist)
- 2022: The Legend of Vox Machina (main title layout)
See also
In Spanish: Joaquim Dos Santos para niños
