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Dan Scanlon

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Dan Scanlon

Born June 21, 1976 · Clawson, Michigan, USA

Biography

Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward. Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure. Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out. Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

Filmography

  1. 2025Zootopia 2ThanksMovie
  2. 2024Dream ProductionsExecutive ProducerSeries
  3. 2024Inside Out 2Executive ProducerMovie
  4. 2022Turning RedExecutive ProducerMovie
  5. 2020SoulExecutive ProducerMovie
  6. 2020OnwardDirector, ScreenplayMovie
  7. 2014Party CentralExecutive ProducerMovie
  8. 2013Monsters UniversityAdditional Voices (voice), Director, Screenplay, StoryMovie
  9. 2009TracyDirectorMovie
  10. 2006Mater and the GhostlightOriginal Story, Co-DirectorMovie
  11. 2006CarsAdditional Voices (voice), Storyboard ArtistMovie