Known for his work on Tangled (2010), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Pocahontas (1995). He has been married to Linda Hesselroth since 1975. They have two children.
Academy Awards
Best Animated Short Film
Known For
Tangled
(2010)
Animation Supervisor and Character Designer
The Little Mermaid
(1989)
Animation Director
Beauty and the Beast
(1991)
Animation Supervisor
Wreck-It Ralph
(2012)
Additional Effects Development
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Character Designer
Over the Moon
(2020)
Character Designer
Paperman
(2012)
Character Designer
Full Filmography
Visual Effects
A Family Circus Christmas
(1979)
Animation and Modeling
A Family Circus Easter
(1982)
Modeling
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Character Designer
The Little Mermaid
(1989)
Animation Director
Beauty and the Beast
(1991)
Animation Supervisor
Tangled
(2010)
Animation Supervisor and Character Designer
Wreck-It Ralph
(2012)
Additional Effects Development
Paperman
(2012)
Character Designer
Dear Basketball
(2017)
Animation
Over the Moon
(2020)
Character Designer
Acting
The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
(1984)
Self
The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
(1992)
Self
Frank and Ollie
(1995)
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
(2000)
Self
The Art of 'Spirited Away'
(2003)
Self
Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
(2003)
Self
Disney's Animation Magic: Treasure Planet
(2003)
Self
Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
(2004)
Glen Keane
From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
(2005)
Self
The Art of Mary Blair
(2005)
Self
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
(2005)
Self
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
(2006)
Self
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
(2010)
Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale
(2011)
Self
Howard
(2018)
Self
Over the Moon
(2020)
Space Dog / Rail Worker #3 (voice)
A Trash Truck Christmas
(2020)
Trash Truck
Pencils Vs Pixels
(2023)
Self
Crew
The Fox and the Hound
(1981)
Supervising Animator
The Great Mouse Detective
(1986)
Supervising Animator
Oliver & Company
(1988)
Supervising Animator
Aladdin
(1992)
Supervising Animator
Pocahontas
(1995)
Supervising Animator
Once Upon a Studio
(2023)
Thanks
Writing
Pocahontas
(1995)
Story
Tarzan
(1999)
Story
Nephtali
(2015)
Screenplay
Over the Moon
(2020)
Story Artist
Production
Tangled
(2010)
Executive Producer
Adam and Dog
(2013)
Consulting Producer
Over the Moon
(2020)
Executive Producer
Directing