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Clay Kaytis (born March 22, 1973) is an American animator and film director, best known for directing the animated film The Angry Birds Movie (2016), the Christmas comedy film The Christmas Chronicles (2018), and the A Christmas Story sequel A Christmas Story Christmas (2022).
- American
- 1995–present
- Monica Lago-Kaytis
- March 22, 1973 (age 50), Orange County, California, U.S.
Director: A Christmas Story Christmas. Clay Kaytis made his directing debut for Rovio Animation and Sony Pictures with The Angry Birds Movie (2016). Based on the number-one app of all time, the film grossed $352M worldwide and was Sony's #1 film of 2016. He followed this with The Christmas Chronicles (2018), which was Kaytis' first live-action ...
- January 1, 1
- 3 min
- Orange County, California, USA
Hey YouTubers! I'm Clay Kaytis and I've been animating and making films my entire adult life. I animated on about 20 Disney animated films from Pocahontas to Frozen and then I directed The...
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Jul 12, 2011 · Learn about the backgrounds, careers and influences of Disney's Clay Kaytis, John Kahrs and Paul Briggs, who work as supervisors of animation on various projects at the studio. Find out how they transitioned from 2D to 3D, what they think of the current state of Disney animation and the legacy of the Disney classics.
May 22, 2016 · Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis’ new 3D animated film, The Angry Birds Movie, is a delightful character-based comedy directed from a screenplay by Jon Vitti inspired by the wildly popular, most...
Nov 24, 2018 · Clay Kaytis is the director of the Netflix Original 'The Christmas Chronicles', a live action film that tells a new story of Santa Claus and his adventures. He talks about his inspiration, casting Kurt Russell, and why he wanted to make a new Christmas movie.
Clay Kaytis is known as an Director, Animation, Actor, Creative Consultant, Animation Supervisor, Screenstory, Supervising Animator, Executive Producer, Writer, Screenplay, and Opening/Ending Animation. Some of his work includes Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph, and Tangled.