Dan Lee (animator)
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Dan Lee | |
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| Born | May 19, 1969 |
| Died | January 15, 2005 (aged 35) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Canadian animator, Character design |
| Years active | 1998–2005 |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1996-2005) |
Dan Lee (May 19, 1969 – January 15, 2005) was a Canadian animator, best known as the creator of the title character from Finding Nemo.
Early life
He was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.
Career
He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996.
He worked as animator on Darkwing Duck, and Goof Troop while at Kennedy Cartoons.
Personal life
Lee died January 15, 2005 from lung cancer in Berkeley, California.[1] Ratatouille was dedicated to Lee.
Filmography
- A Bug's Life (1998) ... Additional Character Designer, Animator, Sketch Artist
- Toy Story 2 (1999) ... Character Designer: new characters, Sketch Artist
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) ... Additional Character Designer
- Finding Nemo (2003) ... Character Designer
- Lifted (2006) ... Production Art
- Ratatouille (2007) ... Character Design[2]
References
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III (9 May 2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-7864-2489-4.
- ^ Karen Paik (24 November 2015). The Art of Ratatouille. Chronicle Books LLC. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-4521-4754-3.
External links
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