Clay Kaytis

Clay Kaytis
Background information
Born	1973 (age 48) Orange, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animator and director
Years active	1995-present

Clay Kaytis is an American animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios. He has been working at the studio since 1995. Alongside storyboard artist Fergal Reilly, he also directed the 2016 animated film The Angry Birds Movie and voiced Clayton the Waiter Bird.

Disney Filmography Credits

Year	Film	Position
1995	Pocahontas	Inbetween Artist: Additional Clean-Up Animation
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Breakdown Animator: Clopin
1997	Hercules	Rough Inbetweener
1998	Mulan	Rough Inbetweener
1999	Tarzan	Additional Rough Inbetweener
2000	Fantasia 2000	Animating Assistant
	The Emperor's New Groove	Animator: Pacha
2002	Treasure Planet	Animator: Scroop
2004	Home on the Range	Animator: Farm Animals
2005	Chicken Little	Animator
2007	Meet the Robinsons	Animator
2008	Bolt	Supervising Animator
2009	Super Rhino	Animator
2010	Tangled	Animation Supervisor
2012	Tangled Ever After	Animation Supervisor
	Paperman	Final Line Animator
	Wreck-It Ralph	Animator / End Credit Animation Designer
2013	Get a Horse!	Additional Thanks
	Frozen	Animator

Gallery

Clopin

Pacha

Scroop

Farm Animals

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1920s—1970s Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt Kahl • Frank Thomas • Ollie Johnston • Les Clark • John Lounsbery • Marc Davis • Ward Kimball • Eric Larson • Wolfgang Reitherman Animators: Bill Tytla • Art Babbitt • Lee Blair • Preston Blair • Fred Moore • Shamus Culhane • Cy Young • Don Lusk • Norman Ferguson • Hal King • Jack Hannah • Dick Kinney • Hal Ambro • Ken O'Brien • Judge Whitaker • Bill Justice • Don Bluth • Gary Goldman • Charles A. Nichols • Blaine Gibson • John Ewing • Walt Stanchfield • Rolly Crump • Fred Hellmich • Amby Paliwoda • Wilfred Jackson • Xavier Atencio • Ben Sharpsteen • Earl Hurd • Dale Oliver • Eric Cleworth • David Hand • Fred Spencer • Julius Svendsen • Jack Bradbury • Kenneth Muse • Rudolf Ising • Hugh Harman • Friz Freleng • Walt Kelly • Leo Salkin • John Dehner • Retta Scott • David Swift • Mel Shaw • Jack Cutting • Grant Simmons • Art Stevens • Frank Tashlin • Wathel Rogers • Tyrus Wong • Johnny Cannon • Bernard Wolf • John W. Dunn • Henry Selick • Tony Strobl • Chuck Williams • Burny Mattinson • Dave Suding • Andy Gaskill Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Marjorie Ralston • Lillian Bounds • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • John Hubley • Herbert Ryman • Don Griffith • Basil Davidovich • Jack Boyd • Peter Ellenshaw • Ruthie Tompson • Earl Duvall • Retta Davidson • Ub Iwerks • Vance Gerry • Hazel Sewell • James Bodrero • Lance Nolley • Grace Bailey • Maurice Noble • Dale Barnhart • Andy Engman • Eustace Lycett • John Emerson • Joe Hale • Leota Toombs • Ferdinand Horvath • Jerry Rees • Dan Hansen • Jim Coleman • Dorse Lanpher Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill Peet • Ralph Wright • Dick Huemer • Floyd Norman • Yale Gracey • Ted Sears • Erdman Penner • Joe Rinaldi • Winston Hibler • Otto Englander • William Cottrell • Bill Berg • Al Bertino • T. Hee • Homer Brightman • Ted Osbourne • Larry Clemmons • Harry Reeves • Jesse Marsh • Chuck Couch • Webb Smith • Dick Sebast • Peter Young Directors: Clyde Geronimi • Hamilton Luske • Jack Kinney • Ted Berman • Richard Rich • George Scribner • Riley Thomson • Dick Lundy • Jack King • Burt Gillett • James Algar • Bill Roberts • Larry Lansburgh • Richard Irvine Producers: Walt Disney • Ron Miller • Ken Anderson • Don Duckwall • Perce Pearce • Margaret J. Winkler 1980s—present Renaissance Directors: Rob Minkoff • Roger Allers • Gary Trousdale • Kirk Wise • Chris Sanders • Mark Dindal • John Musker • Mike Gabriel Story Trust Directors: Ron Clements • Chris Buck • Byron Howard • Don Hall • Chris Williams • Rich Moore • Stephen J. Anderson • Nathan Greno • Fawn Veerasunthorn Producers: Peter Del Vecho • Clark Spencer • Roy Conli • Dorothy McKim • Don Hahn • Shane Morris • Peter Schneider Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee Associated Figures: Bob Iger • Roy Edward Disney • Michael Eisner • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Bob Chapek Signature Voice Actors: Jim Cummings • Alan Tudyk • Katie Lowes • John DiMaggio • Maurice LaMarche • Jodi Benson • David Ogden Stiers • Jesse Corti • Paul Briggs • Raymond S. Persi • Phil Johnston • Frank Welker • Bill Farmer • Brian Cummings Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman • Richard M. Sherman • Alan Menken • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Robert Lopez • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Howard Ashman • Tim Rice • Phil Collins • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman • Danny Troob Supervising Animators: Glen Keane • Andreas Deja • Eric Goldberg • Mark Henn • John Pomeroy • Randy Haycock • Dale Baer • Tony Bancroft • Tom Bancroft • Tony Fucile • Anthony DeRosa • Russ Edmonds • Bruce W. Smith • Michael Surrey • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ron Husband • Rick Farmiloe • Tom Sito • Tony Anselmo • Will Finn • Kathy Zielinski • Hendel Butoy • Ellen Woodbury • Matthew O'Callaghan • David Pruiksma • Bob Walker • Aaron Blaise • Jay Jackson • Nancy Kniep • James Baxter • Tony Fucile • Sergio Pablos Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBlois • Claire Keane • Brittney Lee • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim • Ryan Green • Sue C. Nichols • Michael Peraza, Jr. • Kevin Lima • Kelly Asbury • Kelvin Yasuda • Toby Shelton • Barry Cook • Steve Starr • John Tucker • Peter Gullerud • Mark Kennedy • Mabel L. Gesner • Carole Holliday • Jorgen Klubien • Don Paul • Van Shirvanian • Brian Pimental • Donovan Cook • David Pimentel • Joseph Christopher Pepe • Alex Mann • Geoffrey C. Everts • Rob Gibbs • Graham Woods • Ray Hofstedt Other Animators: Kaaren Lundeen • Timothy O'Donnell • Michael Humphries • Tim Burton • Brenda Chapman • David Cutler • Sandro Cleuzo • Jane Baer • Ed Gombert • Barry Temple • Gary M. Eggleston • Brian Clift • Brad Bird • David Stephan • Ray Harris • Lureline Weatherly • Mark Kalesniko • Joe Lanzisero • Ruben Procopio • Philip Phillipson • Raul Aguirre Jr. • Barry Atkinson • Thomas Baker • Chris Bailey • Geefwee Boedoe • Jane Misek • Rob Corley • Daan Jippes• Eric Pigors• Dorothea Baker Paul • Trey Finney • Pres Romanillos • Martin Schwartz • Michael Show • Kevin M. Smith • Edward R. Gutierrez • Juliet Stroud • Bill Thinnes • Ash Brannon • Gilda Palinginis • Donald Parmele • Dana Reemes • Theresa Wiseman • Marianne Tucker • Lillian A. Chapman • Claudia V. Keene • Lorna Cook • Christine Lawrence Finney • Laurey Foulkes • Marsha Park • Mike Cosa • Jody Kooistra • Andrew Ramos • Mary-Jean Repchuk • Eric Walls • Elizabeth S. Watasin • James Young Jackson • Jymn Magon • Butch Hartman • Bill Waldman • Chris Sonnenburg • Marc Tosolini • Gontran Hoarau • Lieve Miessen • Florence Montceau • Marco Allard • Bert Klein • Jim Snider • James Lopez • Marc Smith • Mark Koetsier • Bradley Raymond • Cathie Karas Wilke • Clay Kaytis • Michael Lester • Michael Benet • Billy George • Brooks Campbell • John Puglisi • Doug Post • Anthony Wayne Michaels