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William Snelgrove Finn (born November 1, 1958) is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, and director.
Will Finn | |
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| Born | William Snelgrove Finn November 1, 1958 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Art Institute of Pittsburgh |
| Occupation | Animator, film director, storyboard artist, voice actor |
| Years active | 1979–present |
Career
His work in animation includes characters from Disney, Warner Bros., DreamWorks, and Don Bluth films such as The Secret of NIMH, Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, and Pocahontas. Finn animated such characters as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Iago in Aladdin, and Laverne in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Finn wrote and directed Home on the Range and voiced the character of Hollywood Fish in Chicken Little. In 2006, Finn directed the computer animated short Hammy's Boomerang Adventure, a spin-off of Over the Hedge.[1][2][3][4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credits | Characters |
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| 1979 | Banjo the Woodpile Cat (TV Short) | Special Thanks | |
| 1982 | The Secret of NIMH | Animator / Story Adaptation | |
| 1983 | Dragon's Lair (Video Game) | Animator | |
| 1984 | Space Ace (Video Game) | Voice / Animator | Dexter (voice)[5] |
| 1987 | Sport Goofy in Soccermania (Short) | Animator | |
| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | Animator | ||
| 1988 | Oliver & Company | Character Animator | |
| 1988–1989 | Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters (TV Series) | Storyboard Artist - 33 Episodes | |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Character Animator | |
| 1990 | Happily Ever After | Model Designer / Storyboard Artist / Animator | |
| Tiny Toon Adventures (TV Series) | Storyboard Artist - 3 Episodes / Model Designer - 4 Episodes | ||
| The Rescuers Down Under | Storyboard Artist / Character Animator | ||
| 1991 | Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (Video Game) | Animator | |
| Beauty and the Beast | Supervising Animator | Cogsworth | |
| 1992 | Aladdin | Supervising Animator | Iago |
| 1994 | The Return of Jafar (Video) | Storyboard | |
| Aladdin (TV Series) | Character Designer - 1 Episode | ||
| Chariots of Fur (Short) | Animator | ||
| 1995 | A Goofy Movie | Character Designer | |
| Pocahontas | Visual Development / Character Designer / Additional Story Development | ||
| Carrotblanca (Short) | Character Animator | ||
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Artistic Supervisor: Story / Additional Screenplay Material / Supervising Animator | Laverne |
| Quack Pack (TV Series) | Supervising Animator - 1 Episode | ||
| 1997 | Pullet Surprise (Short) | Additional Animator | |
| 2000 | The Road to El Dorado | Additional Sequences | |
| 2001 | Clerks (TV Series) | Storyboard Revisionist - 1 Episode | |
| 2004 | Home on the Range | Written & Directed by / Story | |
| A Dairy Tale (Video short) | Director | ||
| 2004-2005 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (TV Series) | Storyboard Artist - 4 Episodes | |
| Chicken Little | Voice | Hollywood Fish (voice) | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Storyboard Artist | |
| Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (Video short) | Director | ||
| My Life as a Teenage Robot (TV Series) | Written by - 2 Episodes | ||
| 2006–2007 | Storyboard Artist - 2 Episodes | ||
| 2007 | Shrek the Halls (TV Short) | Additional Story Artist | |
| 2008 | Sita Sings the Blues | Donor | |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Additional Story Artist | ||
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (Video) | Additional Story Artist | |
| 2011 | YooHoo & Friends (TV Series) | Storyboard Artist - 3 Episodes | |
| The Looney Tunes Show (TV Series) | Storyboard Artist - 3 Episodes | ||
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (Video short) | Additional Animator: Duncan Studio Production | ||
| 2013 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Director | |
| Free Birds | Storyboard Artist | ||
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Additional Story Artist | |
| It's Your Birthday (Short) | Animated & Directed by | ||
| 2016–2017 | The Tom and Jerry Show (TV Series) | Storyboard Artist - 3 Episodes / Story - 1 Episode | |
| 2017 | Rock Dog | Voice / Storyboard Artist / Additional Story Material | Floyd / Carl (voice) |
| 2018 | Animal Crackers | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2021 | Tom and Jerry in New York | Story - 13 episodes | |
| 2022 | Tom and Jerry: Cowboy Up! | Story | |
| 2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2022 | Tom and Jerry Time | Director |
Awards
- In 2005, Finn received a nomination with John Sanford for Directing in an Animated Feature Production Annie Award for Home on the Range.
- In 2013, Finn received a nomination with Daniel St. Pierre for Best Feature Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival for Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
References
- Will Finn: "Don't Go Looking for a Job in Animation"|Cartoon Brew
- A Chat with Legendary Animator Will Finn - Vancouver Institute of Media Arts
- Cogworth, Iago, & Comedic Animation with Will Finn - Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
- Beauty and the Beast's Lumiere and Cogsworth Have a Fascinating Real-Life Backstory|Vanity Fair
- Behind The Voice Actors
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Will Finn.
- Will Finn's blog
- Will Finn at IMDb
Authority control | |
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| General |
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| National libraries | |
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