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Gary A. Trousdale (born June 8, 1960) is an American film director known for directing films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Puma Race. He frequently works with Kirk Wise and Don Hahn.

Career[]

Trousdale planned to become an architect, but decided instead to study animation at CalArts, where he studied for three years. He was hired in 1982 to design storyboards and do other animation. He then went to work designing restaurant menus and T-shirts.

Trousdale was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1985 as an effects animator on The Black Cauldron. He gained true prominence in his field with the success of his animated film directorial debut Beauty and the Beast, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and won a LAFCA Award. He later directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996 and Atlantis: The Lost Empire in 2001.

He moved to DreamWorks Animation in 2003, where he worked on projects such as The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Shrek the Halls and Scared Shrekless. In 2007, he reunited with Kirk Wise again to direct Puma Race for both Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer with animation handled by Reel FX Creative Studios, which was released on May 18, 2012.

Filmography[]

Year Title Position Company
1985 The Black Cauldron Inbetween effects artist Walt Disney Animation Studios
1988 Oliver & Company Story
1989 The Little Mermaid
1990 The Rescuers Down Under
1991 Beauty and the Beast Director
1992 Aladdin Pre-production story development: CGI
1994 The Lion King Story
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Director/voice actor (Old Man)
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Director/story
2005 Madagascar Additional storyboard artist DreamWorks Animation
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper Director
2006 Flushed Away Additional story artist
2007 Shrek the Halls Director/screenplay/voice actor (Santa)
2008 Kung Fu Panda Special thanks
2009 Dusk and Dawn 2: The Belt of Venus Story artist
2010 Scared Shrekless Director/screenplay
Megamind Special thanks
2011 Thriller Night Director
The Pig Who Cried Werewolf Director/screenplay
2012 Puma Race Director Reel FX Creative Studios
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Story artist DreamWorks Animation
Rocky and Bullwinkle Director
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