Lauren Faust
LAUREN FAUST is an Emmy and Annie award winner best known as the Developer and Executive Producer of Hasbro’s MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC. Lauren’s passion for making entertainment for girls, and insistence that “for girls” does not have to equal “lame” or “boring” pushed the series beyond the usual fair for girls and earned an unexpected audience of all ages and genders.
Lauren continued her passion for creating inspiring stories for girls as Series Developer and Executive Producer of the 2019 reboot of DC SUPER HERO GIRLS, featuring the adventures of DC Comic’s classic female super heroes as teenagers.
In addition, Lauren has lent her talents to many beloved animated properties as artist, writer, and director, making contributions to shows such as FOSTER’S HOME FOR IMAGINARY FRIENDS, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, WANDER OVER YONDER and the critically acclaimed movie, THE IRON GIANT.
Lauren lives in Los Angeles with her husband, acclaimed animator, Craig McCracken, their immensely creative daughter, two cats, and a dog.