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Gary Trousdale (born June 8, 1960) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and storyboard artist. He is best known for directing films such as Beauty and the Beast (1991), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). He frequently works with Kirk Wise and Don Hahn .
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- Gary A. Trousdale, June 8, 1960 (age 63), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- 1982–present
Gary Trousdale is an American animation professional who worked for Disney on films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He also co-directed and co-wrote Kung Fu Panda and Shrek the Halls, and created the TV series The Power of I.
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- La Crescenta, California, USA
Learn about Gary Trousdale, a California native and a member of the animated film industry since 1984, who has worked on projects such as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek, and The Madagascar Penguins. Find out his credits, awards, and personal life on his official website.
Mini Bio. Gary Trousdale was born in La Crescenta, California. His fascination with animation was fostered as a child, where he drew cartoons from an elementary school age. He planned to become an architect, but decided instead to study animation at CalArts, where he studied for three years.
- June 8, 1960
- They Met at CalArts. “Gary and I actually met at CalArts in my first year, that would’ve been 1981,” Kirk Wise shared. “We didn’t cross paths again until I was at Disney….
- Their Directorial Debut… At Epcot. Surprisingly Walt Disney Imagineering doesn’t often collaborate with Walt Disney Animation Studios. For the Epcot attraction Cranium Command, WDI outsourced the pre-show animation to another studio and was very unhappy with the result.
- They Felt Thrown into the Deep End on Beauty and the Beast. While developing a project called “Goofy of the Apes,” described as “Goofy as Tarzan,” Kirk and Gary received a call asking if they could drop what they were doing and fly to New York to take over directorial duties on Beauty and the Beast, which was being retooled after over a year in development with another director.
- Howard Ashman Changed Disney Animation. “If you had to point to one person responsible for the Disney renaissance, I would say it was Howard,” Kirk Wise shared when talking about the late lyricist who worked with them on Beauty and the Beast.
Gary Trousdale is a versatile and creative professional who works on various media projects, including theme-park rides and Halloween-themed stories. See his samples of work, original ideas, and video clips on his website.
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