Lauren Faust

Lauren Faust
Faust in 2014 with Super Best Friends Forever figures
Born	(1974-07-25) July 25, 1974 (age 42) Annapolis, Maryland, US
Nationality	American
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation	Animator writer director producer
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Craig McCracken (2004–present)
Children	1
Awards	Primetime Emmy Award (2009)

Lauren Faust (born July 25, 1974) is an American animator, writer, director, and producer, best known for developing Hasbro's animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, as well as working frequently with her husband Craig McCracken. Faust has also worked as an animator on television series such as The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. She has worked with Cartoon Network Studios, Warner Bros., Hasbro, Disney, and DreamWorks Animation.

Faust attended the California Institute of Arts from 1992 to 1994, working as a layout artist at Rough Draft Studios. She then worked as an animator at Turner Feature Animation for two years and then as an animator for Warner Bros. Feature Animation for two years. Faust started working at Cartoon Network Studios in 1999. She worked as a storyboard artist and writer at Cartoon Network Studios for four years and then as a supervising producer and story supervisor.

Faust's early career focused on animated feature films, working on Cats Don't Dance, Quest for Camelot, and The Iron Giant as an animator. She shifted to television animation in the 2000s, working on The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Super Best Friends Forever, and Wander Over Yonder. She is also the creator and developer of the toy line Milky Way and the Galaxy Girls.