Traditional Animation

Born: Thomas D. Bancroft Birthday: July 31, 1967 Location: Long Beach, CA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1988–present

Born: Tony Bancroft Birthday: July 31, 1967 Location: Long Beach, CA, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Director Years active: 1988–present

Born: Michael Victor Sporn Birthday: April 23, 1946 Location: New York City, NY, U.S. Alma mater: New York Institute of Technology Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1972-2011 Died: January 19, 2014

Born: Sergio Pablos Birthday: c 1972 Location: Barcelona, Spain Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Writer, Director, Producer Years active: 1993–present

Born: John McAnuff Sanford Birthday: October 1, 1971 Location: Denver, CO, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Director, Writer Years active: 1993-present John Sanford is a writer, storyboard artist, animator, and director who has worked since 1993 for studios like Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, Nick Toons,

Born: Ralph Bakshi Birthday: October 29, 1938 Location: Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine Occupation: Animator, Director, Producer Years active: 1956-2015

Born: Michael John Kricfalusi Birthday: September 9, 1955 Location: Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada Alma mater: Sheridan College Occupation: Animator, Writer, Director, Producer, Storyboard Years active: 1979-2020

Born: Sandro Lúcio Cleuzo Birthday: c 1970 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Occupation: Animator Years active: 1985–present

Born: Joseph David Murray Birthday: May 3, 1961 Location: San Jose, CA, U.S. Alma mater: De Anza College Occupation: Animator, Writer, Producer Years active: 1988–present Joe Murray developed an interest in working as an artist as a career when he was three years old, His kindergarten teacher told his mother

Born: Ken Stuart Duncan Birthday: March 4, 1964 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Alma mater: Sheridan College Occupation: Animator, Producer Years active: 1985-present After attending Sheridan College, Ken Duncan worked in England and Spain where he collaborated on television commercials and feature films starring the French comic character Asterix. Ken moved

Born: David T. Nethery Birthday: April 28, 1964 Alma mater: Sheridan College Occupation: Animator Years active: 1984-present

Born: Christopher Michael Sanders Birthday: March 12, 1962 Location: Colorado Springs, CO, U.S. Alma mater: California Institute of the Arts Occupation: Animator, Storyboard, Director Years active: 1984-present Chris Sanders was born into an artistic household as the middle child of three. Chris remembers, his father provided Blackwing pencils and computer

Born: Dorse Avery Lanpher Birthday: June 10, 1935 Location: Pontiac, MI, U.S. Occupation: Animator Years active: 1975-2004 Died: December 16, 2011 Dorse Lanpher began his effects animation career at Disney in the late 1950s, working on such classics as Sleeping Beauty, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and The Sword in

Born: Joseph Gilland Alma mater: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School of Art and Design Occupation: Animator Years active: 1980-present Joseph Gilland is an animator who has worked with Walt Disney Feature Animation on movies like Lilo and Stitch, Mulan among many other titles, and with other studios as diverse

Born: Carlo A. Vinciguerra Birthday: February 27, 1906 Location: New York City, NY, U.S. Occupation: Animator Years active: 1933-1993 Died: September 30, 1993 Carlo Vinci had been working as a commercial artist in New York City in 1933,when he was hired as an animator by the Van Beuren Studios. He