Stephen Anderson (artist)

Stephen Anderson
Anderson at the premiere of Meet the Robinsons in 2007
Occupation(s)Storyboard artist, screenwriter, film director, voice actor
Years active1991–present
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios (1995–2022)
Notable work
Spouse
Heather Anderson
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(m. 1993)​
Children1

Stephen Anderson is an American storyboard artist, screenwriter, film director, and voice actor.

Career

Anderson joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1999 as a story artist on Tarzan. Prior to joining Disney, Anderson worked as an animator at Hyperion Animation on Rover Dangerfield and Bebe's Kids.

Following Tarzan, Anderson served as story supervisor for The Emperor's New Groove and Brother Bear. Anderson made his directorial debut with the 2007 film Meet the Robinsons and later directed the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh with Don Hall. After the release of Meet the Robinsons he pitched an idea for a feature called "The Earth and the Sky", which would have been The Fox and the Hound with a boy and a dragon. But when DreamWorks announced their movie How to Train Your Dragon, which had similar story elements, the idea was dropped.

Anderson currently resides in Canyon Country, California, with his wife, Heather, and their son, Jacob.

Credits

Feature films

Year Film Credited as
Director Writer Story
Supervisor 		Story
Artist 		Other Voice Role Notes
1991 Rover Dangerfield No No No No Yes Additional Animator
1992 Bebe's Kids No No No No Yes Character Animator
1997 The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue No No No Yes No
1998 The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars No No No Yes No Direct-to-video
1999 Tarzan No No No Yes No
2000 The Emperor's New Groove No No Yes No Yes Ipi Additional Story Material
2003 Brother Bear No No Yes No No
2007 Meet the Robinsons Yes Screenplay No No Yes Bowler Hat Guy / Bud Robinson / Tallulah Robinson Disney Story Trust - uncredited
[1]
2008 Bolt No No No Additional Yes Additional Voices
2009 The Princess and the Frog No No No No No
2010 Tangled No No No Additional No
2011 Winnie the Pooh Yes Story No Yes No
2012 Wreck-It Ralph No No No Additional No
2013 Frozen No No No Additional Yes Kai
2014 Big Hero 6 No No No No Yes Creative Leadership
2016 Zootopia No No No Additional Yes Additional Story, Creative Leadership
Moana No No No Additional Yes
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet No No No No Yes Creative Leadership
2019 Frozen II No No No Additional Yes Kai Additional Story, Creative Leadership
2024 The Garfield Movie No No No Yes No Storyboards

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Other Voice
Role 		Notes
1992 Itsy Bitsy Spider No No Yes Character Animator
1997 Loose Tooth No No Yes Animation Story Developer
2016 Sugar Yes Yes No
2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure No No Yes Kai Featurette
2019 Rift No No Yes Graphic Artist / Locations

Video

  • 1992 – Itsy Bitsy Spider (character animator)
  • 1996 – Toto Lost in New York (director, character designer, storyboard artist)
  • 1996 – Virtual Oz (character designer)
  • 1997 – Journey Beneath the Sea (director)
  • 1997 – Underground Adventure (director)

Television

Comic books

  • 1996 – Poop Jelly (anthology) – writer/artist for one short story
  • 2001 – Short Stack (anthology) – writer/artist for one short story
  • 2008 – Who is Rocket Johnson? (anthology) – writer/artist for one short story

See also

  • Don Hall, who also works with Anderson on some Disney movies, along with co-directing 2011's Winnie the Pooh.

References

  1. ^ Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2016). "How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More". IGN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ Disney Plus Informer (February 27, 2020). "CONFIRMED: 'MONSTERS AT WORK' DELAYED". Disney Plus Informer. Retrieved December 17, 2020.


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