John Paul Briggs is an American story artist and story department supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Briggs was born on December 17, 1974 in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute. He began his career at Disney as an intern before gaining official work as a visual effects artist on the 1997 film Hercules. One of his earlier assignments was helping to animate the deleted "Human Again" segment in the 2002 special edition release of Beauty and the Beast. He also contributed to films, like Mulan, Brother Bear, The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, and Raya and the Last Dragon, which he co-directed with Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada.
He also provided the voice of Two Fingers in The Princess and the Frog, Marshmallow in Frozen and its sequel, and Yama in Big Hero 6 and its follow-up series.
Filmography[]
Year | Film | Position | Role |
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1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Visual Effects artist - uncredited | |
1997 | Hercules | Additional Effects in-between-er | |
1998 | Mulan | Effects assistant | |
1999 | Tarzan | Additional visual effects animator | |
2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Key Assistant | |
2003 | Brother Bear | Key Assistant | |
2008 | Bolt | Additional Story Artist | |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Story Artist Voice Actor |
Two Fingers |
2010 | Tangled | Story Artist | |
2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Story Artist | |
2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Story Artist | |
2013 | Get a Horse! | Writer | Additional Voices |
Frozen | Story Artist Voice Actor |
Marshmallow | |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | Story Artist Voice Actor |
Mr. Yama |
2015 | Frozen Fever | Voice Actor | Marshmallow |
2016 | Zootopia | Additional Story Artist | |
Moana | Story Artist | ||
2017-2021 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Voice Actor | Mr. Yama |
2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Voice Actor | Marshmallow |
2019 | Frozen II | Voice Actor | Marshmallow |
2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Co-director Story |
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External links[]
- Paul Briggs on Wikipedia
- Paul Briggs on IMDb
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- Paul Briggs on Instagram