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Ron Husband
Ronald "Ron" Husband (born February 8, 1950) is an American character animator known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios where he worked for 38 years starting in 1975. Career Ron Husband joined The Walt Disney Company in 1975 where his first project was assisting Frank Thomas & Ollie Johnston on ''The Rescuers''. He then received a promotion to assistant animator to work on ''Pete's Dragon'' and worked on his first project as an animator on the Disney short film ''The Small One''. After a short time away to recover from surgery due to a brain cyst, he worked as a Disney animator full time. During production of ''The Fox and the Hound'', Frank and Ollie retired (early 1978) and he was transferred to newly minted animator Randy Cartwright. His most famous assignments while at Disney were with Russ Edmonds in ''The Rescuers Down Under'', animating Gaston and Jafar with Andreas Deja in ''Beauty and the Beast'' and ''Aladdin'' and Pumbaa with Tony Bancroft and David Pruiksma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animation is closely related to filmmaking and like filmmaking is extremely labor-intensive, which means that most significant works require the collaboration of several animators. The methods of creating the images or frames for an animation piece depend on the animators' artistic styles and their field. Other artists who contribute to animated cartoons, but who are not animators, include layout artists (who design the backgrounds, lighting, and camera angles), storyboard artists (who draw panels of the action from the script), and background artists (who paint the "scenery"). Animated films share some film crew positions with regular live action films, such as director, producer, sound engineer, and editor, but differ radically i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fox And The Hound
''The Fox and the Hound'' is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. The 24th Disney animated feature film, the film tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a red fox named Tod and a hound dog named Copper. The two friends struggle to preserve their friendship despite their emerging instincts and the surrounding social pressures demanding them to be adversaries, as they are enemies by nature. After Chief, Copper's mentor and guardian who is owned by the same hunter who owns Copper, is hit by a train while chasing Tod and seemingly almost dies, Copper assumes his role as a hunting dog and vows vengeance against Tod. Eventually, the two former friends fight each other, but in the end, Copper saves Tod after Tod saves Copper and his owner from a bear. The film was directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens, marking the directorial debuts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Smith (explorer)
John Smith (baptized 6 January 1580 – 21 June 1631) was an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, Admiral of New England, and author. He played an important role in the establishment of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America, in the early 17th century. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony between September 1608 and August 1609, and he led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay, during which he became the first English explorer to map the Chesapeake Bay area. Later, he explored and mapped the coast of New England. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. Jamestown was established on May 14, 1607. Smith trained the first settlers to work at farming and fishing, thus saving the colony from early devastation. He publicly stated, " He that will not work, shall not eat", alluding to 2 Thessalonians 3:10. Harsh weather, lack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocahontas (1995 Film)
''Pocahontas'' is a 1995 American animated musical historical drama film based on the life of Powhatan woman Pocahontas and the arrival of English colonial settlers from the Virginia Company. The film romanticizes Pocahontas' encounter with John Smith and her legendary saving of his life. The film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 33rd Disney animated feature film and the sixth film produced and released during the Disney Renaissance. The film was directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg (in his feature directorial debut) and produced by Jim Pentecost, from a screenplay written by Phillip LaZebnik, Carl Binder, and Susannah Grant. The voice cast features Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson as Pocahontas and Smith, respectively, with David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly, and Linda Hunt providing other voices. The score was composed by Alan Menken, who also wrote the film's songs with lyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timon And Pumbaa
Timon and Pumbaa are an animated meerkat and warthog duo introduced in Disney's 1994 animated film ''The Lion King'' and its franchise. Timon was played through his many appearances by Nathan Lane (in all three films and early episodes of the show), Max Casella (the original actor in Broadway musical), Kevin Schon (in certain episodes of the show), Quinton Flynn (in certain episodes of the show), Bruce Lanoil in the '' Wild About Safety'' shorts and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', while Pumbaa is voiced by Ernie Sabella (in all of his traditionally animated speaking appearances), and was portrayed by Tom Alan Robbins in the original cast of the Broadway musical. In the CGI remake, the characters are portrayed by Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, respectively. Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella first came to audition for the roles of the hyenas, but when the producers saw how well they worked together, they decided to cast them as Timon and Pumbaa. As with many characters in ''The Lion Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lion King
''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is inspired by William Shakespeare's ''Hamlet'' with elements from the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses and Disney's 1942 film ''Bambi''. The film was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson and Robert Guillaume. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. Set in a kingdom of lions in Africa, ''The Lion King'' tells the story of Simba (Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Disney's Aladdin Characters
Disney's ''Aladdin'' franchise features an extensive cast of fictional characters. The lead character of the series is Aladdin, who was originally a street urchin. During the course of the franchise, he starts living in the palace of Agrabah and becomes engaged to Princess Jasmine. Appearing in ''Aladdin'' Aladdin Aladdin ( ar, علاء الدين, ', voiced by Scott Weinger in most cases, singing voice by Brad Kane, portrayed by Mena Massoud in the live-action film) is a street child who ends up becoming the prince of Agrabah after meeting Jasmine in the streets and being recruited by Jafar to retrieve the magical lamp from the Cave of Wonders. In the 2019 film, Aladdin is mentioned to have lost his parents when asked about them by Jasmine using the alias of Dalia. Princess Jasmine Jasmine (voiced by Linda Larkin, singing voice Lea Salonga, portrayed by Naomi Scott in the live-action film) is the rebellious princess of Agrabah, who flees the palace in revolt to her obl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aladdin (1992 Disney Film)
''Aladdin'' is a 1992 American animation, animated Musical film, musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 31st List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, Disney animated feature film and the fourth produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is based on the Aladdin, Arabic folktale of the same name from the ''One Thousand and One Nights''. The film was produced and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements from a screenplay they co-wrote with the writing team of Ted Elliott (screenwriter), Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Featuring the voices of Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, and Jonathan Freeman (actor), Jonathan Freeman, the film follows the titular Aladdin (Disney character), Aladdin, an Arabs, Arabian street children, street urchin, who finds a magic lamp containing a Genie (Disney), genie. With the genie's help, Aladdin disguises himself as a wealthy prince and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston (Disney)
Gaston is a fictional character and the main antagonist of Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film ''Beauty and the Beast'' (1991). Voiced by American actor and singer Richard White, Gaston is an arrogant and aggressive though charismatic and admired hunter whose unrequited advances to the intellectual Belle drive him to murder his adversary, the Beast, once he realizes she cares for him instead. Gaston is not really in love with Belle, he just wants to have her as a trophy wife, so another "hunting-trophy" to be displayed publicly as a sign of conquest, and as the most handsome man in town he must consequently have the most beautiful girl in town as his wife. Someone who can't take a "no" as a response and whose end justifies the means, thus bringing out his dark, mean, calculating and manipulative side, despite his initial appearance. Gaston serves as a foil personality to the Beast, who was once as vain as Gaston prior to his transformation. Gaston is a charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty And The Beast (1991 Film)
''Beauty and the Beast'' is a 1991 American Animated film, animated Musical film, musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 30th Disney animated feature film and the third released during the Disney Renaissance period, it is based on the 1756 fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (who was only credited in the French dub), while also containing ideas from the 1946 French film Beauty and the Beast (1946 film), of the same name directed by Jean Cocteau. The film was directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Don Hahn, from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton. ''Beauty and the Beast'' focuses on the relationship between the Beast (Disney), Beast (voice of Robby Benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster and his servants in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rescuers Down Under
''The Rescuers Down Under'' is a 1990 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 29th Disney animated feature film and the second movie to be produced during the Disney Renaissance, it is the sequel to the 1977 film '' The Rescuers'', which was based on the novels by Margery Sharp. In ''The Rescuers Down Under'', Bernard and Bianca travel to the Australian Outback to save a boy named Cody from a villainous poacher who wants to capture an endangered bird of prey for money. Directed by Hendel Butoy and Mike Gabriel (in their feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Jim Cox, Karey Kirkpatrick, Byron Simpson, and Joe Ranft, the film features the voices of Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor (in her final film role), John Candy, and George C. Scott. By the mid-1980s, ''The Rescuers'' had become one of Disney's most successful animated releases. Under the new management of Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Mermaid (1989 Film)
''The Little Mermaid'' is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 28th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the 1837 Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen. The film tells the story of a teenage mermaid princess named Ariel, who dreams of becoming human and falls in love with a human prince named Eric, which leads her to make a magic deal with the sea witch, Ursula, to become human and be with him. ''The Little Mermaid'' was written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements and produced by Musker and Howard Ashman, who also wrote the film's songs with Alan Menken. Menken also composed the film's score. The film stars the voices of Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, and Buddy Hackett. Walt Disney planned to put the story in a proposed package film containing Andersen's sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
