Stephen J. Anderson

Stephen J. Anderson
Background information
Fullname	Stephen John Anderson
Born	June 5, 1970 (age 55) Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Nationality	American
Alternate names	Stephen Anderson Steve Anderson
Occupation	Animator, storyboard artist, film director, screenwriter, voice actor
Years active	1991-present
Family information
Spouse	Heather Anderson (1993-present)
Children	Jake

Stephen John Anderson is an American animator, storyboard artist, film director, screenwriter, and voice actor, who, for Disney, made his feature-film directorial debut with the 2007 Disney animated feature film Meet the Robinsons, where he also provided the voice of Bowler Hat Guy, Bud, and Tallulah Robinson. He was also a co-director in the 2011 Disney animated feature film Winnie the Pooh and voiced Kai in the 2013 Disney animated feature film Frozen and its 2019 sequel Frozen II. Before all that, he joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1999, as a story artist on Tarzan.

In 2024, Anderson published a book, Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986, which chronicles the studio from an animator's perspective from Walt Disney's passing to the early stages of what would later become the Disney Renaissance.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position	Subsidiary
1999	Tarzan	Storyboard Artist	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Story Supervisor/Artist Supervisor/Voice Actor: Ipi
2003	Brother Bear	Story Supervisor/Artist Supervisor
2007	Meet the Robinsons	Director/Screenplay/Voice Actor: Bowler Hat Guy/Bud Robinson/Tallulah Robinson
2008	Bolt	Voice Actor: Train Driver
2010	Tangled	Additional Story/Animator
2011	Winnie the Pooh	Director/Story
2012	Wreck-It Ralph	Additional Story Artist
2013	Frozen	Additional Story/Animator/Voice Actor: Kai
2016	Zootopia	Additional Story Artist
	Moana
2019	Frozen II	Creative Leadership/Additional Story/Voice Actor: Kai
2021	Monsters at Work	Supervising Director/Voice Director	Disney Television Animation

Roles

Ipi
(The Emperor's New Groove)

Bowler Hat Guy
(Meet the Robinsons)

Grandpa Bud
(Meet the Robinsons)

Tallulah Robinson
(Meet the Robinsons)

Kai
(Frozen franchise)

Gallery

Stephen Anderson at the premiere of Meet the Robinsons in March 2007.

Stephen Anderson and Don Hall at the premiere of Winnie the Pooh in July 2011.

External links

• Official Website
• Stephen J. Anderson on Wikipedia
• Stephen J. Anderson on IMDb
• Stephen J. Anderson on 𝕏
• Stephen J. Anderson on YouTube

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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 • 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 • Campbell Grant • John Hubley • Paul Murry • Harvey Toombs • Jane Baer • Tom Palmer • George Nicholas • Pete Alvarado • Robert Mckimson • John Sibley • Charlotte Huffine Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Marjorie Ralston • Marcellite Garner • Lillian Bounds • Edna Francis • Virginia Davis • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • 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 • Jim Coleman • Dorse Lanpher • John P. Miller • Dodie Roberts • Norma Swank • Becky Fallberg • Walter Peregoy • Collin Campbell • Joshua Meador • Thelma Witmer • Hugh Hennesy • Helen Ogger • Charles Cristadoro • Joyce Carlson • McLaren Stewart • Ralph Hulett • Elmer Plummer • Al Dempster • Bill Layne • Betty Kimball • Tom Codrick • Ray Huffine 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 • Dorothy Ann Blank • Bianca Majolie • Grace Huntington • Sylvia Holland 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 • Hal Adelquist Producers: Walt Disney • Ron Miller • Ken Anderson • Don Duckwall • Perce Pearce • Margaret J. Winkler • Harry Tytle 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 Associated Figures: Bob Iger • Roy Edward Disney • Michael Eisner • John Lasseter • Ed Catmull • Jeffrey Katzenberg • Bob Chapek • Jennifer Lee • Jared Bush 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 • Anthony DeRosa • Russ Edmonds • Bruce W. Smith • Michael Surrey • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ken Duncan • 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 • Nancy Kniep • James Baxter • Tony Fucile • Sergio Pablos • Randy Cartwright 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 • Toby Shelton • Barry Cook • Mark Kennedy • Carole Holliday • Jorgen Klubien • Brian Pimental • Donovan Cook • David Pimentel • Joseph Christopher Pepe • Rob Gibbs • Joe Ranft • Michael Giaimo • Perry Farinola • Randy Fullmer • Mark Walton • Lauren MacMullan • Daniel Gerson Other Animators: Kaaren Lundeen • Michael Humphries • Tim Burton • Brenda Chapman • Sandro Cleuzo • Gary M. Eggleston • Brad Bird • David Stephan • Ray Harris • Ruben Procopio • Barry Atkinson • Thomas Baker • Chris Bailey • Geefwee Boedoe • Daan Jippes • Pres Romanillos • Ash Brannon • Christine Lawrence Finney • Mike Cosa • Jymn Magon • Butch Hartman • Bill Waldman • Chris Sonnenburg • James Lopez • Bradley Raymond • Darrell Van Citters • Aaron Springer • Terry Shakespeare