Stephen John Anderson (born June 5, 1970) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and voice actor.
Career[]
Anderson made his feature-film directorial debut with Meet the Robinsons, where he also provided the voice of Bowler Hat Guy, Bud and Tallulah Robinson. Anderson joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1999 as a story artist on Tarzan. Prior to joining Disney, Anderson worked as an animator at Hyperion Animation on Rover Dangerfield and Bébé's Kids. He made his television directorial debut with the series The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
Anderson attended the California Institute of the Arts, where he also served as a story instructor for five years.
Following Tarzan, Anderson served as story supervisor for The Emperor's New Groove and Brother Bear. He later co-directed Winnie the Pooh and voiced Kai in the 2013 Disney animated film Frozen.
Anderson currently resides in Canyon Country, California, with his wife, Heather and their son, Jacob.
Filmography[]
- Tarzan (1999): story
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000): additional story material, story supervisor, and additional voices
- Brother Bear (2003): story supervisor
- Meet the Robinsons (2007): director, screenplay, and voices of Bowler Hat Guy, Grandpa Bud, and Tallulah
- Bolt (film) (2008): additional story artist and additional voices
- Tangled (2010): additional story artist
- Winnie the Pooh (film) (2011): director and story
- Wreck-It Ralph (film) (2012): additional story artist
- Frozen (2013): additional story artist and voice of Kai
- Big Hero 6 (2014): creative leadership
- Zootopia (2016): additional story artist and creative leadership
- Moana (film) (2016): additional story artist and creative leadership
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017): additional voices
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018): creative leadership
- Frozen II (2019): additional story artist, creative leadership, and voice of Kai
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