Klay Hall (born September 11, 1958) is an American animator, storyboard artist, television director, and film director. Klay launched his animation career on ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures'', before working as director on ''

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'', and '' Family Dog''. Klay later became supervising director of 89 episodes of ''

King of the Hill ''King of the Hill'' is an American animated sitcom created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It aired its original non-syndicated run from January 12, 1997, to September 13, 2009, and centers on the Hills, an Am ...

'' at

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. Hall's first direction on a CG property was the series ''

Father of the Pride ''Father of the Pride'' is a 2004–2005 American adult animated sitcom created by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation that was part of a short-lived trend of CGI series in prime-time network television (after '' Game Over''). The series ...

'', produced by

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and animated at Imagi Studios. In 2005 Hall was hired by DisneyToon Studios as story editor for their first CG feature, ''

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'' (2008), followed by directing ''

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure ''Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure'' is a 2009 American computer-animated adventure film directed by Klay Hall (in his feature directorial debut) and the second installment in the ''Disney Fairies'' franchise. Produced by DisneyToon Studios, i ...

'' (2009), which was executive produced by

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and produced by Sean Lurie. In 2013, Hall directed a ''Cars'' spin-off film at DisneyToon Studios, titled '' Planes''.

Filmography (as a director)

* ''

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'' - assistant animator; directed by D. Virgil Bluth * '' Family Dog'' - "Family Dog Goes Homeless" (1993) * ''

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'' - (7 episodes, 1993–1996) * ''

'' - "

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" (1998) * ''

'' - (89 episodes; supervising director, 1997–2000) * ''

'' (2004-2005) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Planes'' (2013)

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* 1958 births Living people American animators American animated film directors American television directors California Institute of the Arts alumni {{US-animator-stub