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Education. Harvard University ( BA) Occupation (s) Screenwriter and film producer. Relatives. Ken LaZebnik (brother) Rob LaZebnik (brother) Philip LaZebnik (born February 8, 1953) [1] is an American screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing the animated films Pocahontas (1995), Mulan (1998), The Prince of Egypt (1998), and The Road to ...
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- 8 February 1953 (age 70), Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Background: Disney’s Pre-Renaissance Slump
- Disney Renaissance: 1989 – 1999
- Post-Renaissance and Beyond
It’s hard to believe now, but in 1989, Walt Disney Animation Studios was not doing well. After the deaths of Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney in 1966 and 1971, respectively, the studio’s box office success was heading downhill. In 1979, long-time animator Don Bluthleft to start his own production company, Don Bluth Productions, taking 16 other animato...
After initially being floated as a movie idea in the 1930s, plans for “The Little Mermaid” were dormant until the mid-80s. Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, known for their work on the Off-Broadway musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” were brought on to create the score. At Ashman’s urging, the character of Clarence, an English butler c...
After the Disney Renaissance, many of the studio’s most popular movies have come from the Disney-Pixar partnership. Their first collaboration actually arrived in the midst of the Renaissance era, with “Toy Story” in 1995. Since then, they’ve delivered hits like “Toy Story 2” (1999), “Monsters, Inc.” (2001), “Finding Nemo” (2003), “The Incredibles” ...
Dec 10, 2019 · December 10, 2019. Former child star Philip McKeon has died. The actor passed away at age 55 Tuesday morning in Texas after battling a longtime illness, family spokesperson Jeff Ballard confirmed in a statement to Access Hollywood. “We are all beyond heartbroken and devastated over Phil’s passing,” Ballard’s statement read.
Dec 11, 2019 · Philip McKeon, a former child actor best known for playing the son on the CBS sitcom “Alice,” died on Tuesday morning in a hospital in Texas. He was 55. A family spokesman, Jeff Ballard, said...
Writer: Mulan. Philip LaZebnik was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; and raised in Columbia, Missouri, USA. He attended Harvard University and studied Ancient Greek language and classics. He was briefly a professional violinist for the Boston Ballet Orchestra, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Festival Orchestra.
- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
- February 8, 1953
- Philip LaZebnik
Philip LaZebnik (born 8 February 1953; age 71) was a writer on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. LaZebnik was one of several writers who worked on the scripts of the Disney films Pocahontas and Mulan. LaZebnik also wrote episodes of Wings and Mutant X. TNG: "Devil's Due" (story and teleplay) "Darmok" (story) DS9: "Fascination" (teleplay) Philip LaZebnik at ...
Philip LaZebnik is an American screenwriter and producer. His screenplays for films include Pocahontas, Mulan, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, The Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar. In 2017, he and Stephen Schwartz adapted The Prince of Egypt for the stage and the musical opened TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, California before ...
