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Glen Keane

Visual Effects

Born April 13, 1954 · Abington, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Glen Keane is an American animator, director, author, and illustrator. As a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for 38 years (1974–2012), he worked on feature films including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan, and Tangled. He received the 1992 Annie Award for character animation and the 2007 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to the field of animation. He was named a Disney Legend in 2013, a year after retiring from the studio.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Animated Short Film · 2018
  • Reuben Award · 2017
  • Disney Legends · 2013
  • Academy AwardBest Animated Feature · 2021 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Animated Short Film · 2018 · nominated

Filmography25 titles

Pencils vs Pixels

2023as Self

Once Upon a Studio

2023Thanks

Paperman

2012Character Designer

Aladdin

1992Supervising Animator

Beauty and the Beast

1991Animation Supervisor, Supervising Animator

Mickey's Christmas Carol

1983Animation

Tangled

2010Animation Supervisor, Character Designer, Executive Producer

The Pixar Story

2007as Self

Frank and Ollie

1995as Himself

Wreck-It Ralph

2012Additional Effects Development

Tarzan

1999Story Artist, Supervising Animator

The Little Mermaid

1989Animation Director

Over the Moon

2020as Space Dog / Rail Worker #3 (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009as Self

The Fox and the Hound

1981Animation Director

The Great Mouse Detective

1986Supervising Animator

Pocahontas

1995Story, Supervising Animator

Howard

2018as Self

The Rescuers

1977Animation

Oliver & Company

1988Character Designer, Supervising Animator

Voir

2021as Self

The Rescuers Down Under

1990Storyboard, Supervising Animator, Visual Development

A Trash Truck Christmas

2020as Trash Truck / Grandpa (voice)

Pete's Dragon

1977Animation

Trash Truck

2020