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Donald Paul Hahn (born November 26, 1955) is an American film producer who is credited with producing some of the most successful animated films in recent history, including Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture) and The Lion King .
- Artist, film producer, film director
- 1977–present
- Denise Meara-Hahn (1987–present)
Donald Paul "Don" Hahn is an American producer and director for Walt Disney Animation Studios (formerly Walt Disney Productions and Walt Disney Feature Animation). Hahn was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from North Hollywood High School (where he was a drum major) in 1973, went on to...
His other films include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, the 2006 short The Little Matchgirl (which earned Hahn his second Oscar® nomination), Maleficent, and Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, as well as the Disneynature films Earth, Oceans, African Cats, and Chimpanzee.
9 Photos. Don Hahn was born on 26 November 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Maleficent (2014), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and The Lion King (1994). He has been married to Denise Meara-Hahn since 12 June 1987. They have one child. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Resume.
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Legends Award Category: Animation, FilmYear Inducted: 2022. Don Hahn has experienced the past, the present, and the future of The Walt Disney Company in a way very few others have. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Southern California, Don developed an interest in both music and animation early on. “My favorite films were One Hundred ...
Though Ashman’s primary credit on his Disney films is as lyricist (to music written by Alan Menken ), Hahn spoke to how Ashman had an impact on Disney animation that went far beyond the...
Nov 3, 2011 · Don Hahn, the producer of The Lion King and Beauty And The Beast, chats to us about animation past, present and future... By Simon Brew | November 3, 2011 | | 0. One of the surprise box office...
