Stephen J. Anderson

Stephen J. Anderson
Background information
Born	Stephen John Anderson June 5, 1970 (age 50) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nationality	American
Alternate names	Stephen Anderson Steve Anderson
Occupation	Animator, film director, screenwriter, voice actor
Years active	1991-present
Spouse	Heather Anderson (1993-present)
Children	Jake

Stephen John Anderson is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, and voice actor who 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. He joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1999, as a story artist on Tarzan.

Filmography

Year	Film	Position
1999	Tarzan	Storyboard Artist
2000	The Emperor's New Groove	Story Supervisor/Artist Supervisor/Additional Voices
2003	Brother Bear	Story Supervisor/Artist Supervisor
2007	Meet the Robinsons	Director/Screenplay/Voice Actor: Bowler Hat Guy/Bud Robinson/Tallulah Robinson
2008	Bolt	Additional Voices
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
2016	Moana	Additional Story Artist
2019	Frozen II	Creative Leadership/Additional Story/Voice Actor: Kai

Disney Roles

Bowler Hat Guy
(Meet the Robinsons)

Grandpa Bud
(Meet the Robinsons)

Tallulah Robinson
(Meet the Robinsons)

Kai
(Frozen franchise)

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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.

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References

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1920’s—1970’s 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 Kennedy • John Ewing • Walt Stanchfield • Fred Hellmich • Amby Paliwoda • Wilfred Jackson • Xavier Atencio • Ben Sharpsteen Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf Tenggren • Mary Blair • Marjorie Ralston • Joe Grant • Mel Shaw • Claude Coats • Don DaGradi • John Hench • Eyvind Earle • Ken O'Connor • Thor Putnam • Albert Hurter • John Hubley Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill Peet • Ralph Wright • Dick Huemer • Floyd Norman • Yale Gracey • Ted Sears • Erdman Penner • Joe Rinaldi • Winston Hibler • Otto Englander Directors: Clyde Geronimi • Hamilton Luske • Jack Kinney • Ted Berman • Richard Rich • Leo Matsuda • Nathan Greno • George Scribner Producers: Walt Disney • Ron Miller • Ken Anderson 1980’s—Present Renaissance Directors: Rob Minkoff • Roger Allers • Gary Trousdale • Kirk Wise • Chris Sanders • Mark Dindal • John Musker Story Trust Directors: Ron Clements • Chris Buck • Byron Howard • Don Hall • Chris Williams • Rich Moore • Stephen J. Anderson Producers: Peter Del Vecho • Clark Spencer • Roy Conli • Dorothy McKim • Don Hahn 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: Sherman Brothers • Robert B. Sherman • Richard Sherman • Alan Menken • Kristen Anderson-Lopez • Robert Lopez • Lin-Manuel Miranda • Howard Ashman • Tim Rice • Stephen Schwartz • Marc Shaiman Supervising Animators: Glen Keane • Andreas Deja • Alex Kupershmidt • Eric Goldberg • Mark Henn • Bruce W. Smith • John Pomeroy • Randy Haycock • T. Daniel Hofstedt • Tony Bancroft • Tom Bancroft • Tony Fucile • Anthony DeRosa • Russ Edmonds • Michael Surrey • Duncan Marjoribanks • Ruben Aquino • Nik Ranieri • Ron Husband • Rick Farmiloe • Tom Sito • Tony Anselmo Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBlois • Lisa Keene • Claire Keane • Brittney Lee • Jin Kim • Shiyoon Kim • Cory Loftis