Biography
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.
Known For
Complete Filmography

Once Upon a Studio
2023
Thanks
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

Pencils vs Pixels
2023
as Self
A documentary told from the voices of the "second golden age" of animation in the 1990s and 2000s about the rise, fall and rise again of hand-drawn an...

A Trash Truck Christmas
2020
as Trash Truck
When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyo...

Over the Moon
2020
as Space Dog / Rail Worker #3 (voice)
Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

Over the Moon
2020
Director, Executive Producer, Character Designer
Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

Howard
2018
as Self
Though legendary lyricist Howard Ashman died far too young, his impact on Broadway, movies, and the culture at large were incalculable. Told entirely ...

Dear Basketball
2017
Director, Animation
An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.

Nephtali
2015
Director, Screenplay
In Nephtali, animator Glen Keane uses both film and drawing in order to depict the journey of a ballerina that is drawn towards a higher power.

Duet
2014
Director
A love story that simultaneously embodies three perspectives, a boy, a girl, and you, combining the singular magic of classic animation with the immer...

Adam and Dog
2013
Consulting Producer
The story about the dog of Eden. What happened in those first days of Creation that made Man and Dog so inseparable? The dog, as he lives through this...

Paperman
2012
Character Designer
An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

Wreck-It Ralph
2012
Additional Effects Development
Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings ...

Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale
2011
as Self
Featurette about the making of Disney's Tangled

Tangled
2010
Executive Producer, Character Designer, Animation Supervisor
Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by he...

Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
2010
as Self
An interactive, feature-length behind-the-scenes documentary teeming with worthwhile bonus content all its own.

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

The Pixar Story
2007
as Self
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...
Treasures Untold: The Making of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'
2006
as Self
Find out how the spectacular music inspired the animation, and learn more about the development of the characters—such as how Ursula ended up being a ...

From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella
2005
as Self
The making of Cinderella (1950).

The Art of Mary Blair
2005
as Self
Short Documentary on the art of Mary Blair: An extraordinary talented artist.

From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005
as Self
Film critic Joel Siegel gets together with a group of animators, directors and producers to discuss and pay tribute to their mentors and Walt Disney's...

Diamond in the Rough: The Making of Aladdin
2004
as Self
The making of Disney's Aladdin

Passing the Baton: The Making of The Fox and the Hound
2003
as Self
A look at the making of the classic 1981 Disney film that saw the transition from Disney's Nine Old Men to the new guard who would usher in the Disney...

Disney's Animation Magic: Treasure Planet
2003
as Self
The making of Disney's Treasure Planet.

The Art of 'Spirited Away'
2003
as Himself
The people that brought the film Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (a.k.a. "Spirited Away") to the US explain how it was converted into English, wi...

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
This biography, shown on American television as part of the PBS "Great Performances" series, examines the life works of one of Hollywood's most celebr...

Tarzan
1999
Story
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Po...

Frank and Ollie
1995
as Himself
Before computer graphics, special effects wizardry, and out-of-this world technology, the magic of animation flowed from the pencils of two of the gre...

Pocahontas
1995
Supervising Animator, Story
Pocahontas, daughter of a Native American tribe chief, falls in love with an English soldier as colonists invade 17th century Virginia.

The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World
1992
as Self
Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the production of Aladdin, Disney's musical rendition of the cla...

Aladdin
1992
Supervising Animator
In the boorish city of Agrabah, kind-hearted street urchin Aladdin and Princess Jasmine fall in love, although she can only marry a prince. He and pow...

Beauty and the Beast
1991
Animation Supervisor, Supervising Animator
Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the h...

The Little Mermaid
1989
Animation Director
This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everyt...

Oliver & Company
1988
Supervising Animator, Character Designer
A young cat named Oliver is left alone in a kitten box, while all the other young cats have new owners. A big dog named Dodger shows him how to get fo...

The Great Mouse Detective
1986
Supervising Animator
When the diabolical Professor Ratigan kidnaps London's master toymaker, the brilliant master of disguise Basil of Baker Street and his trusted sidekic...

The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol
1984
as Self
A making of documentary for Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
A Family Circus Easter
1982
Modeling
This Easter, Billy has plans to help PJ find his first Easter egg. Dolly helps but Jeffy wants to catch the Easter Bunny. When he does, the entire fam...

The Fox and the Hound
1981
Supervising Animator
When a feisty little fox named Tod is adopted into a farm family, he quickly becomes friends with a fun and adorable hound puppy named Copper. Life is...

A Family Circus Christmas
1979
Animation, Modeling
The family is decorating their tree when Daddy notices the star his father made is missing. When Billy asks Mommy why this made Daddy sad, she tells h...

Hand-Drawn: Documentary
N/A
as Self
An indie documentary exploring the art form of hand-drawn animation through a contemporary lens in the digital era. Featuring insights and anecdotes b...