Amblin Animation staff
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1. Simon Wells
Director | The Time Machine
Simon Wells was born on October 19, 1961 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is a director, known for The Time Machine (2002), The Prince of Egypt (1998) and Flushed Away (2006). He has been married to Wendy Wells since June 1988. They have two children.
2. Phil Nibbelink
Animation_department | The Black Cauldron
Phil Nibbelink was born on June 3, 1955 in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a director, known for The Black Cauldron (1985), The Great Mouse Detective (1986) and Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss (2005). He has been married to Margit Friesacher since January 3, 1992. They have four children.
3. Kate Mallory
Kate Mallory is known for Balto (1995), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) and We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993).
4. Cynthia Henrich-Woodbyrne
Visual_effects | The Golden Child
Cynthia Henrich-Woodbyrne is known for The Golden Child (1986), *batteries not included (1987) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
5. James Horner
Music_department | Titanic
James Horner began studying piano at the age of five, and trained at the Royal College of Music in London, England, before moving to California in the 1970s. After receiving a bachelor's degree in music at USC, he would go on to earn his master's degree at UCLA and teach music theory there. He ...
6. Dick Zondag
Visual_effects | Warcraft
Dick Zondag is known for Warcraft (2016), Meet the Robinsons (2007) and Bolt (2008).
7. Ralph Zondag
Writer | Dinosaur
Ralph Zondag is known for Dinosaur (2000), Pocahontas (1995) and Meet the Robinsons (2007).
8. Andreas Wessel-Therhorn
Animation_department | Heavenly Peace
Andreas Wessel-Therhorn was born on May 19, 1964 in Muenster, Germany. He is a director, known for Heavenly Peace (2015), Hercules (1997) and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022).
9. Dave Bossert
Visual_effects | Spider-Man
Dave Bossert was born on August 15, 1960 in Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a director, known for Spider-Man (2002), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Hercules (1997). He is married to Nancy Levey-Bossert. They have two children.
10. Dale Baer
Animation_department | The Emperor's New Groove
Dale Baer was born on June 15, 1950 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He is known for The Emperor's New Groove (2000), Species (1995) and Robin Hood (2010). He was married to Jane Baer and Teddy. He died on January 15, 2021 in Irvine, California, USA.
11. Tom Sito
Writer | The Lion King
Tom Sito was born on May 19, 1956 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is a director, known for The Lion King (1994), Shrek (2001) and Aladdin (1992). He has been married to Pat Sito since January 4, 1980.
12. James Baxter
Animation_department | Kung Fu Panda
James Baxter was born in May 1967 in Bristol, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Kung Fu Panda (2008), Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).
13. David Bowers
Director | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
David Bowers was born in Cheshire, England, UK. He is known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Flushed Away (2006) and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012).
14. Bruce W. Smith
Animation_department | Space Jam
Bruce W. Smith is a feature film character animator, director and television producer. He is best known as the creator and executive producer of the Disney Channel hit show The Proud Family and for supervising the animation of the evil villain Dr. Facilier in the Walt Disney animated film The ...
15. Alexander Williams
Animation_department | Charlie & Yip
Alexander Williams is a film animator and cartoonist, born in London, England in 1967. He was educated at Westminster School, Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and Merton College, Oxford, where he took a first in Modern History.
He is the creator of the Queens Counsel comic strip, a satire on law...
16. Tanja Majerus
Animation_department | The Prince of Egypt
Tanja Majerus is known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000) and Balto (1995).
17. Mark Marren
Animation_department | The Prince of Egypt
Mark Marren is known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Balto (1995) and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991).
18. Carlos Grangel
Animation_department | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Carlos Grangel is known for Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002), Corpse Bride (2005) and Hotel Transylvania (2012).
19. Jerry Verschoor
Animation_department | The Prince of Egypt
Jerry Verschoor is known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000) and Balto (1995).
20. Art Leonardi
Art_department | Tiny Toon Adventures
Art Leonardi is known for Tiny Toon Adventures (1990), Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992) and Trail of the Pink Panther (1982). He has been married to Shirley Johnson since 1957. They have two children.
21. Mark Kausler
Writer | The Lion King
Mark Kausler was born on August 10, 1948. He is a director, known for The Lion King (1994), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Beauty and the Beast (1991). He is married to Cathy Hill.
22. Douglas Kirk
Animation_department | The Prince of Egypt
Douglas Kirk is known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), The Road to El Dorado (2000) and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002).
23. Kristof Serrand
Animation_department | Over the Hedge
Kristof Serrand is known for Over the Hedge (2006), Penguins of Madagascar (2014) and How to Train Your Dragon (2010).
24. William Salazar
Animation_department | Penguins of Madagascar
William Salazar is known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Enchanted (2007) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).
25. Patrick Beirne
Animation_department | An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
Patrick Beirne is known for An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991), We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993) and Pinocchio (1996).
26. Rodolphe Guenoden
Animation_department | The Road to El Dorado
Rodolphe Guenoden is known for The Road to El Dorado (2000), Balto (1995) and Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
27. Steve Hickner
Director | The Prince of Egypt
Steve Hickner is known for The Prince of Egypt (1998), Balto (1995) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).
28. Charles Swenson
Producer | Rugrats
Charles Swenson was born on March 28, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Rugrats (1991), Bukashki (2002) and Mike, Lu & Og (1999).
29. Flint Dille
Writer | The Transformers: The Movie
Flint Dille has spent most of his creative life on the porous border between the game business and the film business, and firmly believes that it is all becoming one big media industry. Flint's work ranges from highly experimental and highly commercial. He has always seen games as great tools for ...
30. Pierre Coffin
Director | Despicable Me 2
Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin is a French animator, voice actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-directing four films in the Despicable Me franchise and being the voice of the Minions, which won him the Kids Family Award at the 10th Seiyu Awards. Coffin was born in 1967 in France to ...
31. Chrystal Klabunde
Animation_department | The Swan Princess
Chrystal Klabunde is known for The Swan Princess (1994), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) and The Lord of the Rings (1978).
32. Cynthia Overman
Animation_department | Aladdin
Cynthia Overman is known for Aladdin (1992), The Little Mermaid (1989) and Beauty and the Beast (1991).
33. Stephan Franck
Art_department | 9
Stephan Franck is known for 9 (2009), The Iron Giant (1999) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
34. Piet Kroon
Animation_department | Dada
Piet Kroon was born on January 27, 1960 in Netherlands. He is a director, known for Dada (1997), T.R.A.N.S.I.T. (1998) and The Iron Giant (1999).
35. Stefan Fjeldmark
Director | Terkel i knibe
Stefan Fjeldmark was born on January 6, 1964. He is a director and assistant director, known for The Trouble with Terkel (2004), A Fish Tale (2000) and Asterix and the Vikings (2006).
36. Charlie Downs
Animation_department | Heavy Metal
Charlie Downs was born on March 22, 1927 in Richfield, Idaho, USA. He was a director, known for Heavy Metal (1981), The Black Cauldron (1985) and Dino-Riders (1988). He was married to Paulette Rothstein and Margie Ruth Britt. He died on July 21, 2008 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA.
37. Tom Ray
Animation_department | Mrs. Doubtfire
Tom Ray was born on August 2, 1919 in Williams, Arizona, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Transformers (1984) and Garfield and Friends (1988). He died on April 6, 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
38. David Steven Cohen
Writer | Parker Lewis Can't Lose
David Steven Cohen was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. David Steven is known for Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990), The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (1996) and Balto (1995).
39. Genevieve Tsai
Animation_department | Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Genevieve Tsai is known for Spyro Reignited Trilogy (2018), Helluva Boss (2019) and Shrek SuperSlam (2005).
40. Bruce Broughton
Music_department | Lost in Space
Bruce Broughton composes in almost every medium, from theatrical motion pictures and television to computer games, in styles ranging from large symphonic settings ("Silverado") to contemporary electronic scores (the recently Emmy-nominated "The Dive from Clausen's Pier"). Broughton has written the ...
41. Dan Haskett
Animation_department | The Little Mermaid
Dan Haskett was born on August 20, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an art director, known for The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991) and The Brave Little Toaster (1987).
42. Eli Bolin
Actor | tick, tick...BOOM!
Eli Bolin is known for tick, tick... BOOM! (2021), Documentary Now! (2015) and Tickle Monsters ARE Robots! (2010).
43. Uli Meyer
Director | Molesworth
Uli moved to London from his native Germany in 1986, upon the invitation of legendary animation director Richard Williams who recognized his talent and sent him to train with another animation legend - Disney veteran Art Babbit in Los Angeles. Today Uli is recognized as one of the world's leading ...
44. Mark Povey
Animation_department | All Dogs Go to Heaven
Mark Povey is known for All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) and Broken Sword: Circle of Blood (1996).
45. Sharon Smith
Art_department | Miss Potter
Sharon Smith is known for Miss Potter (2006), Frankenweenie (2012) and Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018).
46. Antonio Palermo
Visual_effects | Balto
Antonio Palermo is known for Balto (1995), DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) and The Thief and the Cobbler (1993).
47. Jeff Short
Animation_department | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Jeff Short is known for DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) and Freddie as F.R.O.7. (1992).
48. Jeffrey J. Varab
Animation_department | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Jeffrey J. Varab was born on February 25, 1955. He is a director and writer, known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Titan A.E. (2000) and The Fox and the Hound (1981). He has been married to Renee Ann (Mellen) Kennedy since June 24, 2001. He was previously married to Cathleen M. Kelly.
49. Jane Barnett
Animation_department | Balto
Jane Barnett is known for Balto (1995), The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) and The Snow Queen (1995).
50. Robert Stevenhagen
Art_department | The Tale of Despereaux
Robert Stevenhagen is known for The Tale of Despereaux (2008), Frankenweenie (2012) and The Little Prince (2015).
51. Sahin Ersöz
Animation_department | Hercules
Sahin Ersöz is known for Hercules (1997), Scoob! (2020) and Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021).
52. Nicolas Marlet
Animation_department | How to Train Your Dragon
Nicolas Marlet is known for How to Train Your Dragon (2010), Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Over the Hedge (2006).
53. Patrick Mate
Animation_department | Puss in Boots
Patrick Mate is known for Puss in Boots (2011), Flushed Away (2006) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009).
54. Roy Naisbitt
Animation_department | Space Jam
Roy Naisbitt was born on May 6, 1930. He was an art director, known for Space Jam (1996), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Balto (1995). He was married to Leonora Brown. He died on April 25, 2021.
55. Philo Barnhart
Animation_department | The Little Mermaid
Philo Barnhart was born on May 16, 1957 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for The Little Mermaid (1989), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and The Black Cauldron (1985).
56. Tom Bancroft
Animation_department | Mulan
Tom Bancroft has almost 25 years of experience in the animation industry, most of which was for Walt Disney Feature Animation where he was an animator for 11 years. He has been nominated for Annie and Rueben awards, spoken at the Kennedy Center and awarded an entry into the Chicago Children's Film ...
57. Irven Spence
Director | Rugged Rangers
Irven Spence was born on April 24, 1909 in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was an assistant director, known for Rugged Rangers (1942), Rats in Spats (1941) and The Lord of the Rings (1978). He died on September 21, 1995 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
58. Tony Bancroft
Director | Mulan
Tony Bancroft has spent the past 16 years developing his skills as an Animator/Director with Walt Disney Feature Animation, Sony Imageworks, and currently with Toonacious Family Entertainment, his own animation studio.
Tony was accepted into the exclusive, Disney-sponsored California Institute of ...
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