Loren Bouchard

Loren Bouchard
Bouchard at the 2016 WonderCon
Born	Loren Hal Bouchard (1969-10-10) October 10, 1969 (age 47) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Animator, voice actor, writer, producer, director, composer
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Holly Kretschmar (2006-present)

Loren Hal Bouchard (born October 10, 1969) is an American animator, voice actor, screenwriter, producer, television director, and composer. He is best known for several animated TV shows and as a co-creator of Home Movies with Brendon Small. He is also the creator of Bob's Burgers and Lucy, The Daughter of the Devil.

Bouchard was born in New York City to a Jewish mother and Catholic father. He grew up in Medford, Massachusetts.

A high school dropout, Bouchard was working as a bartender in 1993 when he bumped into a former grade school teacher of his, Tom Snyder, who asked if Bouchard was still drawing, and offered Bouchard a chance to work on a few animated short films Snyder was making. The shorts developed into Bouchard's first series, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, which he produced. He credits Jonathan Katz, H. Jon Benjamin, and Tom Snyder as major influences.Dr. Katz ran for six seasons, from 1995 to 2000. He also produced one season of Science Court, another animated show made by Soup2Nuts.

Towards the end of Dr. Katz, Bouchard and Brendon Small teamed up to create Home Movies. The show was picked up initially by UPN, which dropped it after five episodes; the remaining eight episodes from season one, and the subsequent three seasons, were shown on Adult Swim. The show was not renewed after the conclusion of the fourth season in 2004.