Steven Edward Loter is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and producer. His work includesKim Possible and developingMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.

Loter's earliest works were as a character designer forDisney Consumer Products and atJim Henson Productions.^[1][2] He started his work as a director directing episodes ofThe Ren & Stimpy Show, where he learned from the team about helming an animated production.^[3] He later worked as a director and producer onKim Possible starting on season 2, as well as onBrandy & Mr. Whiskers andAmerican Dragon: Jake Long. Loter also directed theHappy Monster Band,Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, andDisney'sThe Legend of Tarzan series, as well as episodes ofDuckman andStressed Eric.^[4][3] In 2001, he was hired as an additional director forKevin Smith's Clerks The Animated Series. Unusual for a 6-episode series at that time to have more than two directors, Loter was hired due to fellow directors Chris Bailey and Nick Fillipi being too busy with their episodes to focus on episodes 4 and 6, which he ended up directing. Loter applied his experience onRen & Stimpy andDuckman for his work on the show.^[5]

In 2008, he directed a music video for the song "Hidden in the Sand", for the indie rock bandTally Hall.^[6] He was also an animation director forThe Penguins of Madagascar, which won aPrimetime Emmy Award in 2012 forOutstanding Animated Program.^[7]

Loter announced he was directing the feature filmTinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast fromDisneyToon Studios, at theD23 Expo on August 9, 2013. The film is from theTinker Bell film series and is executive produced byJohn Lasseter. It was released direct-to-video on March 3, 2015.^[8] Loter, who was approached by Lasseter to pitch aTinker Bell film, drew inspiration for the film's story on his daughter's love for animals and his own experiences as a father.^[4] According to himself, Loter practiced pitching the project to his wife.^[4] He worked with the production teams forSecret of the Wings andThe Pirate Fairy to ensure continuity within the films.^[4]

Starting on 2021, Loter works as an executive-producer onThe Ghost and Molly McGee, having joined the series due to long time collaborators Bill Roth and Bob Motz serving as showrunners.^[9] As of 2023, Loter serves as showrunner^[10] and an executive producer onMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, based on the comic book characters of thesamename. Loter was contacted by actorLaurence Fishburne to serve as an executive-producer on the series due to his work onKim Possible. Having been a fan of Marvel comics since childhood and excited at the idea of working with Fishburne, Loter accepted.^[11][12][13] Loter and the team pitched the series to Disney with a roller-skating sequence featuringChildish Gambino's "Sweatpants", which was approved by Disney.^[14] From this position, he approached musician Raphael Saadiq to compose the score and provide songs for the series, being a fan of his; the two were previously set to collaborate on the cancelledCars spin-off filmMetro.^[15][16]

Loter is married, and has a daughter and a son.^[4] Loter was born and raised inNew York City and moved toLos Angeles.^[17][1]

As a child, he used to watchLooney Tunes shorts and "a very poorly subtitled" bootleg ofMy Neighbor Totoro, which he credited as inspirations for his work on animation.^[1] He also citedLilo & Stitch as a personal inspiration.^[18]

Loter is a fan of anime, particularlyCowboy Bebop,^[19] and often references it in his animation work, something he described as "one of the things [he's] known for".^[5] He is a fan ofMarvel Comics, and noted someInhumans to be among his favorite characters.^[13]

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