Beauty and the Beast
1991
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Kirk Wise (born August 24, 1963) is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast , The Hunchback of Notre Dame , and Atlantis: The Lost Empire .
May 22, 2024 · Overview. Biography. Movies. Videos. KIRK WISE. Hailing from San Francisco, Wise started drawing at an early age. When he was seven he earned recognition for his artistic ability when he won a...
Director: Beauty and the Beast. Kirk Wise was born on 24 August 1963 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a director, known for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Spirited Away (2001) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).
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- Director, Art Department, Additional Crew
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Kirk Wise
KIRK WISE. Hailing from San Francisco, Wise started drawing at an early age. When he was seven he earned recognition for his artistic ability when he won a Junior Art Champion contest. The drawing even earned him a small paycheck from a company who used the picture for advertising.
Kirk Wise is an American animator, director and producer known for his work at Disney. Wise graduated from Palo Alto High School and went on to study character animation at California Institute of the Arts. Wise worked as an animator on The Brave Little Toaster, and Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories episode "Family Dog".
Biography. Becoming a Disney animator would appear to have been the fulfillment of a childhood dream for ace animation director Kirk Wise. With co-director Gary Trousdale, he was responsible for helming the celebrated "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), the first animated feature to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator, screenwriter, and producer, best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films, such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (alongside Gary Trousdale ).
