Mark Louis Dindal is an American film director, screenwriter, effects animator, character designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor, who created and directed Chicken Little, and The Emperor's New Groove.
He was born in Columbus, Ohio and began his career at Disney working as an effects animator on The Fox and the Hound in 1980, and since then he worked in many Disney projects as an effects animator, and also led the special effects for several classic movies, such as The Little Mermaid and The Rescuers Down Under before becoming a director.
Filmography[]
- The Fox and the Hound (1981): effects assistant animator
- Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983): effects animator
- The Black Cauldron (1985): effects animator
- The Great Mouse Detective (1986): effects animator
- Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987): effects animator
- Oliver & Company (1988): effects animator
- The Little Mermaid (1989): visual effects supervisor
- The Prince and the Pauper (1990): storyboard artist
- The Rescuers Down Under (1990): effects animator
- Aladdin (1992): effects animator
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000): director, story, and voice of Kitty Yzma
- Chicken Little (2005): director, story, character designer, and voices of Morkubine Porcupine and Coach