
Sean Lurie is an American feature film producer who is credited on multiple animated features. After a career spanning traditional animation management and digital ink and paint, Sean established himself as an animated feature film producer on such titles as ''
The Rugrats Movie
''The Rugrats Movie'' is a 1998 American animated comedy film based on the Nickelodeon animated television series ''Rugrats''. It was directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien and was written by David N. Weiss & J. David Stem. The film intr ...
'', ''
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'', and ''
The Wild Thornberrys Movie
''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' is a 2002 American animated adventure film based on the television series of the same name. Directed by Cathy Malkasian and Jeff McGrath, the film follows Eliza Thornberry, on her quest to save a cheetah cub named ...
''. Sean was hired by
DisneyToon Studios (DTS) in 2004 and produced the second
CGI feature produced at DTS, entitled ''
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 ...
'', of which
John Lasseter
John Alan Lasseter (; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios ...
is listed as executive producer. Sean is also the producer of ''
Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods
''Secret of the Wings'' (originally titled as ''Tinker Bell and the Mysterious Winter Woods'' or alternatively ''Tinker Bell and the Secret of the Wings'') is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film, and the fourth installment in the '' Disn ...
.''
In June 2010 Sean was promoted to VP of Production for
The Walt Disney Company
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/Disney Toon Studios and as of January 2014 he is VP of Development for the
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fro ...
.
He was nominated for an Oscar in 2016 for ''
Inner Workings
''Inner Workings'' is a 3D hand-drawn and computer-animated adventure short film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It is written and directed by Leo Matsuda and produced by Sean Lurie. It premiered in theaters on November 23, 2016 alon ...
''.
Sean is married with two children, and lives in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wor ...
.
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Film producers from California
People from Los Angeles
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)