Daniel Gerson

Daniel Gerson (August 1, 1966 - February 6, 2016) was an American screenwriter and voice actor who worked on several Disney and Pixar films such as Monsters, Inc., Chicken Little, Monsters University, Cars, Meet the Robinsons, Big Hero 6 and others.

His voice can also be heard in several films, such as Needleman and Smitty in Monsters, Inc., and Sergeant Gerson in Big Hero 6.

He died at the age of 49 on February 6th, 2016, due to brain cancer. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, Beau Stacom; his children Claire and Asher; his parents Mary-Joan and Charles; and his sister Jessica and her children Daisy and Henry. Cars 3 was reported to be his last film as screenwriter.