Steve Martino Biography
Steve Martino born Stephen Michael is an American director and designer, best known for directing the films Horton Hears a Who! (2008), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) and The Peanuts Movie (2015).
Steve Martino Age
He was born on July 21 1959 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. He is 63 years old as of 2022.
Steve Martino Height
Martino stands at an estimated height of 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Steve Martino Family
Steve Martino likes to keep his personal life private hence there is no any news or information about his parents or siblings. He has never mentioned even there names in an interview.
Steve Martino Wife
Martino is private hence it is not known whether he is dating or married.
Steve Martino Net Worth
Martino’s net worth is estimated to be around $500000 to $1 million.
Steve Martino Salary
Martino earns an estimated salary of about $10000 to $50000 annually.
Steve Martino Education
He attended Ohio State University where he studied design. After graduation, Martino heard computer animation pioneer Chuck Csuri speak. “I was absolutely blown away. No one was doing what he was showing us. I hadn’t seen images like that anywhere before,” Martino said.
He went back to the university and earned a master’s degree in 1989, studying at the Computer Graphics Research Group (later renamed to Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design), founded by Csuri.
Steve Martino Career
After graduation, Martino went to Los Angeles, where he worked in animation and visual effects. In 2001, he joined Connecticut-based Blue Sky Studios, owned by 20th Century Fox.
There Steve co-directed computer-animated Horton Hears a Who! and Ice Age: Continental Drift. He then directed The Peanuts Movie (2015), an animated feature film adaptation of Charles M. Schulz’s comic strip Peanuts.
In February 2018, it was reported that Martino and Karen Disher will direct an upcoming animated fantasy musical, under the working title Foster, for Blue Sky Studios, which is set to be released on March 5, 2021.
Steve Martino Retiring
There is no information nor comment that indicates Martino is retiring.
Steve Martino Movies
Year |
Title |
Director |
Art department |
Notes |
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2002 |
Gone Nutty |
Yes |
Short film |
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2005 |
Robots |
Yes |
Art director |
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2008 |
Horton Hears a Who! |
Yes |
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2010 |
Scrat’s Continental Crack-up |
Yes |
Short film |
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2011 |
Scrat’s Continental Crack-up: Part 2 |
Yes |
Short film |
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2012 |
Ice Age: Continental Drift |
Yes |
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2015 |
The Peanuts Movie |
Yes |
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2021 |
Foster |
Yes |
Upcoming |
Steve Martino Tv Shows
Year |
Title |
Art department |
Notes |
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1990 |
World of Discovery |
Yes |
Main title designer |
Steve Martino Critical reception
Film |
Rotten Tomatoes |
Metacritic |
IMDb |
Overall |
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Horton Hears a Who! (2008) |
76% |
71% |
6.9 |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) |
37% |
49% |
6.7 |
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The Peanuts Movie (2015) |
87% |
67% |
7.2 |