Lauren Faust facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lauren Faust
Faust in 2014
Born	Lauren J. Faust (1974-07-25) July 25, 1974 (age 50) San Jose, California, U.S.
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Animator, writer, storyboard artist
Years active	1994–present
Known for	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic DC Super Hero Girls Super Best Friends Forever
Spouse(s)	Craig McCracken ​ (m. 2004)​
Children	1
Awards	2009 Primetime Emmy Award

Lauren J. Faust (born July 25, 1974) is an American animator, writer, director, and producer. She is famous for creating and developing popular animated TV shows. These include My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and DC Super Hero Girls. Faust has also worked with her husband, Craig McCracken, on many of his shows like The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

Lauren Faust's Animation Journey

Lauren Faust studied at the California Institute of the Arts from 1992 to 1994. She began her career in animation by designing characters. She worked on the MTV show The Maxx.

Later, she became an animator for big movie studios. She helped bring characters to life in films like Cats Don't Dance, Quest for Camelot, and The Iron Giant.

Moving to Television Animation

In 1999, Lauren Faust started working on TV shows. She joined Cartoon Network Studios. There, she worked on two very popular series: The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. She helped with storyboards, writing, and supervising the production of these shows.

Faust also created her own toy line called Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls.

Creating My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Lauren Faust worked with Hasbro to create a new version of their My Little Pony toys. This led to the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The show became a huge hit. It was popular with young audiences, but also with many adults and teenagers. These older fans are often called "bronies".

She also developed Super Best Friends Forever for Warner Brothers. Faust worked with her husband, Craig McCracken, on Wander Over Yonder for Disney and Kid Cosmic for Netflix.

Working on DC Super Hero Girls

In 2019, Faust helped Warner Bros. create a new version of DC Super Hero Girls. This show features younger versions of famous DC Comics superheroes.

She also worked on an animated series for Netflix Animation called Toil & Trouble. However, this show was later canceled. Faust hopes that another network might pick it up in the future.

Helping with Them's Fightin' Herds

In 2011, Lauren Faust offered to design new characters for a fan-made video game. This game was called My Little Pony: Fighting is Magic. After some legal issues, the game changed its name and characters.

The new characters became the basis for Them's Fightin' Herds. This fighting game was funded by fans and released in 2018. Faust helped create the story and main characters for the game.

Awards and Recognition

Lauren Faust has received awards for her animation work. In 2004, she was nominated for an Emmy Award. The next year, in 2005, she was nominated for an Annie Award.

In 2009, she won a Primetime Emmy Award. She shared this award for her work on the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends special episode, "Destination: Imagination".

Lauren Faust's Personal Life

Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust in 2003

Lauren Faust is married to Craig McCracken. He is also a famous animator and creator of shows like The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. They met while working on The Powerpuff Girls.

Faust has worked with her husband on all of his animated series. She believes in equal rights for women and considers herself a lifelong feminist. In 2016, she took time off to care for her newborn daughter.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

See also

In Spanish: Lauren Faust para niños