Aaron Michael Blaise is an American Disney director, writer, and animator. Aaron graduated from the Ringling College of Art & Design in 1989 from the Illustration program. He then joined Walt Disney Feature Animation and for the next 21 years, worked on some of the most popular feature films made by the studio. He also served as one of the directors for Brother Bear.
In 2013, he worked at Paramount Pictures for less than a year as a visual development artist and, from 2010 to 2014, worked at Tradition Studios as a director on The Legend of Tembo before the company went bankrupt. In 2012, with his business partner, Nick Burch, he started CreatureArtTeacher, offering lessons and tutorials.
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Position |
| 1990 | Roller Coaster Rabbit | Assistant Animator |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Animation Assistant: Wilbur |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Animator: Beast |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Animator: Jasmine and Rajah |
| 1993 | Trail Mix-Up | Character Animator |
| 1994 | The Lion King | Supervising Animator: Young Nala |
| 1995 | Pocahontas | Animator: Pocahontas |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | Animator |
| 1998 | Mulan | Supervising Animator: Yao and The Ancestors |
| 1999 | How to Haunt a House | Director |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | Director |
Characters animated[]
Gallery[]
Aaron Blaise with (L-R) Bob Walker, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, and Chuck Williams behind the scenes of Brother Bear.
