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Dave Filoni is an American filmmaker who serves as president and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm. He was personally recruited and mentored by George Lucas and is widely regarded as the creative torchbearer for Lucas's original vision of the Star Wars franchise. He was promoted to president in January 2026 alongside co-president Lynwen Brennan.
George Lucas noticed Filoni's work as a director and storyboard artist on the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender and offered him a job at Lucasfilm Animation in 2005. Filoni initially believed the offer was a prank from his Nickelodeon colleagues, who knew about his well-known enthusiasm for Star Wars.
Filoni co-created and executive produced Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which ran for seven seasons and more than 100 episodes from 2008 to 2020. He also created Star Wars Rebels, The Bad Batch, Tales of the Jedi, and Star Wars Resistance, co-created The Mandalorian with Jon Favreau, and served as sole writer for all eight episodes of the Ahsoka series.
Filoni worked as a director and storyboard artist on the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, including its pilot episode. Before the show was in production, he introduced co-creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino to Hayao Miyazaki's film Princess Mononoke, which Konietzko later described as an "awakening and a turning point" that inspired him to pursue the Avatar project.
Filoni voiced the bounty hunter Embo and the droid CH-33P in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He voiced the astromech droid Chopper throughout all of Star Wars Rebels, a fact hidden until the series finale's end credits. He also voiced minor characters including Rebel Crewmen and Stormtroopers in Rebels.
Filoni was promoted to chief creative officer in November 2023, granting him creative oversight over all upcoming Star Wars films and television projects. He was subsequently promoted to president of Lucasfilm in January 2026, alongside co-president Lynwen Brennan.