Mark D. Kennedy is an American longtime story artist, animator, and television director at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Kennedy first started working on Disney as an animator on The Rescuers Down Under, The Prince and the Pauper, and Beauty and the Beast. Later, he was ascended to an story artist. On this position, he worked on films such as Hercules, Treasure Planet, the Frozen films, and Encanto, as well as in the series Aladdin and Quack Pack. He was also a Head of Story in projects such as Chicken Little, Tangled, and the short Tangled Ever After. Kennedy eventually made his directorial debut in the Baymax! episode "Yachi".
Additionally, he voiced the Hollywood Pudge in Chicken Little. He was also a story advisor for Big Hero 6.
Filmography[]
| Year | Production | Position | Studio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Prince and the Pauper | Animator (uncrdited) | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| The Rescuers Down Under | Breakdiwn and In-between animator | ||
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Assistant animator | |
| 1992 | Aladdin | ||
| 1993 | Aladdin | Story artist (4 episodes) | Disney Television Animation |
| 1996 | Quack Pack | Story artist (Episide: "The Late Donald Duck") | |
| 1997 | Hercules | Story artist | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| 1999 | Tarzan | ||
| 2001 | The Emperor's New Groove | Additional story artist | |
| 2002 | Treasure Planet | Story artist | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | ||
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Head of story
Voice of Hollywood Runt | |
| 2008 | Bolt | Additional story artist | |
| 2010 | Tangled | Head of story | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Additional story artist | |
| Tangled Ever After | Head of story | ||
| 2013 | Frozen | Additional story artist | |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Creative advisor / Departmental leadership | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | Departmental leadership | |
| Born in China | Special thanks | Disneynature | |
| 2019 | Frozen II | Story artist | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| 2021 | Encanto | Additional story artist | |
| 2022 | Baymax! | Director (Episode: "Yachi") | |
| 2023 | Wish | Head of story |
Trivia[]
- Kennedy has adult children he spends some time with outside of work.
- He rides a longboard.
- Kennedy likes to play videogames.
