Also Credited As:
Kirk J Wise
Biography
With co-director Gary Trousdale, he was responsible for helming the celebrated "Beauty and the Beast" (1991), the first animated feature to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Wise began laying the groundwork for his adult successes as a youngster, earning his first paycheck for drawing at age seven after his mother submitted his sketch of a garbage man and his truck to the SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE's "Junior Art Champion" Contest. Winning …
LATEST CREDITS
The Making of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Himself |
Waking Sleeping Beauty | Himself, Caricature Artist |
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (Sony Pictures Imageworks) | Director |
Beauty and the Beast | Director |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Director |
Spirited Away | Director (USA release ) |
Atlantis: the Lost Empire | Director, Story By |
Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey | Executive Producer |
Oceans | Executive Producer |
Oliver & Company | From Story, animation assistant |
The Lion King | story material |
The Rescuers Down Under | storyboards |
The Brave Little Toaster | Animation Director (developmental ) |
The Great Mouse Detective | assistant animator |
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