Dan Lee (animator)
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Dan Lee | |
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| Born | May 19, 1969 |
| Died | January 15, 2005 (aged 35) Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Animator |
| Years active | 1996–2005 |
| Employer | Pixar Animation Studios (1996-2005) |
Dan Lee (May 19, 1969 – January 15, 2005) was a Canadian-American animator, best known as the character designer of Nemo, the title character from Finding Nemo.
Early life
[edit]Lee was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.
Career
[edit]He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996.[1]
He worked as an animator on Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop while at Kennedy Cartoons.
Personal life
[edit]Lee died on January 15, 2005, in Berkeley, California, at the age of 35 years old, after a 17-month battle with lung cancer.[1] Ratatouille was dedicated to him.
Filmography
[edit]- A Bug's Life (1998) – Additional character designer, animator, sketch artist
- Toy Story 2 (1999) – Character designer, sketch artist
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) ... Additional character designer
- Finding Nemo (2003) ... Character designer
- Lifted (2006) ... Production artist
- Ratatouille (2007) ... Character designer[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McLellan, Dennis (3 February 2005). "Dan Lee, 35; Designed Characters for Pixar's 'Finding Nemo' (obituary)". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Karen Paik (24 November 2015). The Art of Ratatouille. Chronicle Books LLC. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-4521-4754-3.
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