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Dave Filoni
David Filoni (born June 7, 1974) is an American animation director, voice actor, television writer, television producer, and animator. He is most known for his work on Avatar: The Last Airbender and on the theatrical film and television series of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He was also the creator and an executive producer on Star Wars Rebels for all four seasons, and served as its supervising director for the first two and fourth and final seasons. (Justin Ridge served as supervising director for the third season when Filoni accepted a promotion to oversee all of Lucasfilm Animation projects.) Filoni is also credited as one of the executive producers of the web series, Star Wars Forces of Destiny and as the creator of the 2018–2020 animated series, Star Wars Resistance.
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Born
1974-06-07
Birth Place
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality
American
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Animation director , voice actor, writer , television producer, animator
Education
Edinboro_University_of_Pennsylvania
Spouse(s)
Anne Convery
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Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni

Join us as we highlight some awesome moments you may have missed from Star Wars Celebration Anaheim!. Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni took the Live Stage at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim and shared about the Mando-verse! Check it out below!
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Star Wars: Dave Filoni Teases Story of How Ahsoka Met Luke Skywalker

Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett confirmed that Luke Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano had a history together, though the details of their relationship have yet to be unveiled, with producer Dave Filoni recently hinting that he has some plans for how that meeting unfolded. Of course, anyone familiar with Filoni knows that he can be quite cryptic about plot details for future projects, so while he recently confirmed that he does have a plan in mind for how Luke and Ahsoka first met each other, he avoided confirming when, or even if, he'll get to deliver that encounter to audiences.
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Star Wars: Dave Filoni Teases How Ahsoka Tano Met Luke Skywalker

One of the greatest things about The Book of Boba Fett Ahsoka Tano interacting with Luke Skywalker. But how did the two Star Wars characters meet in the first place? The Mandalorian executive producer Dave Filoni is teasing the iconic meeting between two of the most loved Force users!. Dave...
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Dave Filoni Has a Story Idea for Ahsoka Tano and Luke Skywalker’s First Meeting

While we finally got a scene between Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan and his son in The Book of Boba Fett, it was heavily implied that this was not the first time that Luke Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano met, and that they knew each other previously. Dave Filoni has revealed that he has an idea of what their first meeting would look like, but he hasn’t decided upon where and how to tell that story.
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Star Wars: Dave Filoni Says George Lucas Should Be "Spirit of Everything" Guiding Them

The Star Wars universe has come a long way since George Lucas wrote and directed the first film in the franchise, Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. In the 45 years since there have been movies, television series, books and so much more bringing new stories and new corners of the galaxy far, far away to life. But according to Star Wars: The Mandalorian producer Dave Filoni, it's Lucas' original creation that should be the spirit of everything guiding the universe forward.
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Star Wars: The Mandalorian's Dave Filoni Reveals Easter Eggs He Sneaks in Every Episode He Directs

When it comes to pretty much anything in the Star Wars universe, there's sure to be Easter Eggs, but when it comes to Star Wars: The Mandalorian, there are likely a few fans haven't found. Dave Filoni, who serves as an executive producer for The Mandalorian as well as writes and directs on the series as well, revealed at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this weekend that he slips in Akira Kurosawa Easter Eggs as well as nods to his hometown of Pittsburg with every episode of the series he directs.
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Bryce Dallas Howard, Dave Filoni Set to Direct Upcoming Star Wars Episodes

Bryce Dallas Howard is getting ready to return to the world of Star Wars. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Howard is set to return to The Mandalorian, where she’ll direct an episode of the highly anticipated third season. This will mark Howard’s fourth directing role within the Star Wars universe, as she’s already directed two episodes of The Mandalorian (Season 1’s “Sanctuary” and Season 2’s “The Heiress”), and has also directed the critically acclaimed “Return of the Mandalorian” episode of The Book of Boba Fett.
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Pedro Pascal, Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni Tease the Future of ‘The Mandalorian’ at Star Wars Celebration

Click here to read the full article. “The Mandalorian” is expanding its reach across the galaxy. On Saturday, “Mandalorian” executive producers Dave Filoni and Jon Favreau took the stage at Star Wars Celebration for “Mando+,” a panel on the future of the smash-hit “Star Wars” Disney+ series, plus its spin-offs “The Book of Boba Fett” and the upcoming “Ahsoka.” Joining them at onstage at the Anaheim Convention Center was a veritable bounty of guest stars, including the “Mandalorian” himself, Pedro Pascal, his doubles Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder, longtime series director Rick Famuyiwa and recurring cast members Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Weathers, Emily...
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Star Wars: Ahsoka: Dave Filoni Directing Episodes of Disney+ Series

This has been a pretty eventful week for Star Wars due to the return of Star Wars Celebration and it seems that Lucasfilm is showing no signs of slowing down. The studio unveiled the first trailers for their upcoming Disney+ series Andor and Willow during their panel showcasing their future projects. One of the other big things that they revealed recently is that Ahsoka which will star Rosario Dawson, is currently shooting and it seems that the series will have a very familiar face behind the camera. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Star Wars legend Dave Filoni will step behind the directors chair for the series for multiple episodes.
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