Stephen John Anderson is an American storyboard artist, screenwriter, film director, and voice actor.
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Anderson at the premiere of Meet the Robinsons – 03/25/2007. | |
Born | Stephen John Anderson 1969/1970 (age 51–52)[1] Georgia, U.S. |
Occupation | Storyboard artist, screenwriter, film director, voice actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1995–present) |
Spouse | Heather Anderson (m. 1993) |
Children | Jake Anderson |
Anderson attended the California Institute of the Arts, where he also served as a story instructor for four years.
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 Bébé's Kids.
Following Tarzan, Anderson served as story supervisor for The Emperor's New Groove and Brother Bear. He later directed Meet the Robinsons and co-directed Winnie the Pooh. 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.[2] On February 10, 2016, Anderson announced he was working on a new project.[3]
Anderson currently resides in Canyon Country, California, with his wife, Heather, and their son, Jacob.
Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
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Director | Writer | Story Supervisor |
Story Artist |
Other | Voice Role | Notes | ||
1991 | Rover Dangerfield | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Animator | |
1992 | Bébé's Kids | No | No | No | No | Yes | Character Animator | |
1997 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | No | No | No | Yes | No | Direct-to-video | |
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | No | No | No | Yes | No | |||
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 [4] |
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 | No | 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 | No | Yes | Additional Story, Creative Leadership | |
Moana | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | |
2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | No | Yes | Kai | Additional Story, Creative Leadership |
2024 | Garfield | No | No | No | No | Yes | Storyboards[5] |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Voice Role |
Notes |
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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 | |
General |
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