Clark Spencer

Clark Spencer (born April 6, 1963) is an American film producer, businessman and studio executive best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios, and for winning the Academy Award for his work on the 2016 animated feature film Zootopia.

Spencer was born in Seattle, Washington, and attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Portland, Oregon from September, 1976 to June, 1981. Spencer graduated from Harvard University in 1985 with a degree in history.

He joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1993. He was director of planning but moved on to be senior vice president of finance and operations. He moved on to the Florida animation division of the company where he was the head of studio before becoming the producer of Lilo & Stitch (2002). Since then, Spencer has gone on to also produce the Disney animated film Bolt, as well as Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph and Zootopia.

He was involved in the purchase of Miramax Films in the early 1990s.

Filmography

 * Lilo & Stitch (2002)
 * Meet the Robinsons (2007) (executive producer)
 * Bolt (2008)
 * Super Rhino (2009) (short)
 * Let It Begin (2009) (short)
 * Tangled (2010) (Studio Leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios)
 * Winnie the Pooh (2011)
 * Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
 * Zootopia (2016)
 * Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Awards

 * Producers Guild of America
 * 2008 - Nominated: Best Animated Motion Picture for Bolt
 * 2012 - Won: Best Animated Motion Picture for Wreck-It Ralph
 * 2016 - Won: Best Animated Motion Picture for Zootopia
 * 2018 - Nominated: Best Animated Motion Picture for Ralph Breaks the Internet


 * Academy Award
 * 2016 – Won: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Zootopia
 * 2019 – Nominated: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Ralph Breaks the Internet