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 .
Kirk Wise. 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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Aug 11, 2020 · Watch an hour-long chat with the directors of Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis, who share their stories and insights on their career and challenges. Learn about their beginnings, their collaborations, their controversies and their legacy in animation.
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Kirk Wise is an American animator, director and producer known for his work at Disney. He co-directed Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and also directed the English dub of Spirited Away.
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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). He also directed the English-language translation of Hay...
Wise graduated from Palo Alto High School and went on to study character animation at California Institute of the Arts. Early in his career, Wise worked as an animator on Disney's Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987), The Great Mouse Detective (1986), and The Brave Little Toaster (1987), as well as Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories episode "Family Dog".
Returning to Walt Disney Feature Animation, he began work on The Great Mouse Detective (1986) as an assistant animator, but eventually joined the story department, where he was reunited with former CalArts classmate, Gary Trousdale.
May 14, 2020 · Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale wanted to keep the Hunchback crew together for another film and Producer Don Hahn encouraged them to choose another project quickly. “Don approached us and said ...
Kirk Wise. Highest Rated: 93% Beauty and the Beast (1991) Lowest Rated: 49% Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) Birthday: Aug 24, 1963. Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA. Becoming a Disney ...
