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Finn got his start at working as an animator for [[Don Bluth]]'s 1982 animated film ''The Secret of NIMH''. Moving to [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he served as an animator for films such as [[Oliver & Company|''Oliver & Company'']], [[The Little Mermaid|''The Little Mermaid'']], [[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|''Beauty and the Beast'']], [[Aladdin|''Aladdin'']], [[Pocahontas|''Pocahontas'']], and [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame|''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'']].'' ''He also wrote, directed and produced the [[2004]] feature film, [[Home on the Range|''Home on the Range'']] (along with John Sanford).
 
Finn got his start at working as an animator for [[Don Bluth]]'s 1982 animated film ''The Secret of NIMH''. Moving to [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he served as an animator for films such as [[Oliver & Company|''Oliver & Company'']], [[The Little Mermaid|''The Little Mermaid'']], [[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|''Beauty and the Beast'']], [[Aladdin|''Aladdin'']], [[Pocahontas|''Pocahontas'']], and [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame|''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'']].'' ''He also wrote, directed and produced the [[2004]] feature film, [[Home on the Range|''Home on the Range'']] (along with John Sanford).
   
Outside of Disney, Finn served as an animator and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation films.'' ''He also directed the 2013 film, ''Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return''.
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Outside of Disney, Finn served as an animator and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation films.'' ''He also directed the 2013 film, ''Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return'' and he is currently as storyboard artist for Nickelodeon's ''The Loud House''.
   
 
==Disney Filmography==
 
==Disney Filmography==

Revision as of 19:56, 26 December 2018

William Snelgrove "Will" Finn is an animator, writer, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist for Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Finn got his start at working as an animator for Don Bluth's 1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH. Moving to Disney, he served as an animator for films such as Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also wrote, directed and produced the 2004 feature film, Home on the Range (along with John Sanford).

Outside of Disney, Finn served as an animator and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation films. He also directed the 2013 film, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return and he is currently as storyboard artist for Nickelodeon's The Loud House.

Disney Filmography

Animator

1978 The Small One Inbetween artist
1981 The Fox and the Hound Inbetween artist
1987 Sport Goofy in Soccermania Animator
1988 Oliver & Company Animator: Francis, Georgette
1989 The Little Mermaid Animator: Sir Grimsby
1990 The Rescuers Down Under Animator: Chairmouse
1991 Beauty and the Beast Supervising animator: Cogsworth
1992 Aladdin Supervising animator: Iago
1995 Pocahontas Character design ; Visual development
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Supervising animator: Laverne

Writer

1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Story Supervisor; Additional screenplay material
2004 Home on the Range Writer

Director

2004 Home on the Range Director

Voice actor

2005 Chicken Little Hollywood Fish out of Water Voice acting

Characters Designed


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Walt Disney Animation Studios - Transparent Logo
1920s—1970s
Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt KahlFrank ThomasOllie JohnstonLes ClarkJohn LounsberyMarc DavisWard KimballEric LarsonWolfgang Reitherman

Animators: Bill TytlaArt BabbittLee BlairPreston BlairFred MooreShamus CulhaneCy YoungDon LuskNorman FergusonHal KingJack HannahDick KinneyHal AmbroKen O'BrienJudge WhitakerBill JusticeDon BluthGary GoldmanCharles A. NicholsBlaine GibsonJohn EwingWalt StanchfieldRolly CrumpFred HellmichAmby PaliwodaWilfred JacksonXavier AtencioBen SharpsteenEarl HurdDale OliverEric CleworthDavid HandFred SpencerJulius SvendsenJack BradburyKenneth MuseRudolf IsingHugh HarmanFriz FrelengWalt KellyLeo SalkinJohn DehnerRetta ScottDavid SwiftMel ShawJack CuttingGrant SimmonsArt StevensFrank TashlinWathel RogersTyrus WongJohnny Cannon
Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf TenggrenMary BlairMarjorie RalstonLillian BoundsJoe GrantMel ShawClaude CoatsDon DaGradiJohn HenchEyvind EarleKen O'ConnorThor PutnamAlbert HurterJohn HubleyHerbert RymanDon GriffithBasil DavidovichJack BoydPeter EllenshawRuthie TompsonEarl DuvallRetta DavidsonUb IwerksVance GerryHazel SewellJames BodreroLance NolleyGrace BaileyMaurice NobleDale BarnhartAndy EngmanEustace LycettJohn EmersonJoe Hale
Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill PeetRalph WrightDick HuemerFloyd NormanYale GraceyTed SearsErdman PennerJoe RinaldiWinston HiblerOtto EnglanderWilliam CottrellBill BergAl BertinoT. HeeHomer BrightmanTed OsbourneLarry ClemmonsHarry ReevesJesse MarshChuck CouchWebb SmithDick Sebast
Directors: Clyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeJack KinneyTed BermanRichard RichGeorge ScribnerRiley ThomsonDick LundyJack KingBurt GillettJames AlgarBill RobertsLarry Lansburgh
Producers: Walt DisneyRon MillerKen AndersonDon DuckwallPerce PearceMargaret J. Winkler

1980s—present
Renaissance Directors: Rob MinkoffRoger AllersGary TrousdaleKirk WiseChris SandersMark DindalJohn Musker

Story Trust Directors: Ron ClementsChris BuckByron HowardDon HallChris WilliamsRich MooreStephen J. AndersonNathan GrenoFawn Veerasunthorn
Producers: Peter Del VechoClark SpencerRoy ConliDorothy McKimDon HahnShane Morris
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob IgerRoy Edward DisneyMichael EisnerJohn LasseterEd CatmullJeffrey KatzenbergBob Chapek
Signature Voice Actors: Jim CummingsAlan TudykKatie LowesJohn DiMaggioMaurice LaMarcheJodi BensonDavid Ogden StiersJesse CortiPaul BriggsRaymond S. PersiPhil JohnstonFrank WelkerBill FarmerBrian Cummings
Signature Musicians: Robert B. Sherman Richard M. Sherman Alan Menken Kristen Anderson-Lopez Robert LopezLin-Manuel MirandaHoward AshmanTim RicePhil CollinsStephen SchwartzMarc ShaimanDanny Troob
Supervising Animators: Glen KeaneAndreas DejaEric GoldbergMark HennJohn PomeroyRandy HaycockDale BaerTony BancroftTom BancroftTony FucileAnthony DeRosaRuss EdmondsRandy HaycockBruce W. SmithDuncan MarjoribanksRuben AquinoNik RanieriRon HusbandRick FarmiloeTom SitoTony AnselmoWill FinnKathy Zielinski
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBloisClaire KeaneBrittney LeeJin KimShiyoon KimRyan Green