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Gary Trousdale is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Thanks American born on 8 june 1960 at La Crescenta-Montrose (USA)

Gary Trousdale

Gary Trousdale
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Birth name Gary A. Trousdale
Nationality USA
Birth 8 june 1960 (63 years) at La Crescenta-Montrose (USA)

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

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. In 2001 he directed Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

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 more recently Scared Shrekless.

Best films

The Lion King (1994)
(Story)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
(Director)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
(Director)
Megamind (2010)
(Thanks)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
(Storyboard)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
(Director)

Usually with

Don Hahn
Don Hahn
(6 films)
Howard Ashman
Howard Ashman
(4 films)
Kirk Wise
Kirk Wise
(6 films)
Aron Warner
Aron Warner
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Gary Trousdale (12 films)

Display filmography as detailed form
YearNameJobRoles
2010MegamindThanks
2010Scared ShreklessDirector, Scriptwriter
2009Waking Sleeping BeautyActorSelf
2007Shrek the HallsActor, Director, ScriptwriterSanta (voice)
2005The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas CaperDirector
2002The SweatboxActorSelf
2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireDirector, Story
1996The Hunchback of Notre DameActor, DirectorThe Old Heretic (voice)
1994The Lion KingStory
1991Beauty and the BeastDirector
1989The Little MermaidStoryboard
1988Oliver & CompanyScriptwriter