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Gary Trousdale

Gary Trousdale

Known For Directing
Birthday Jun 08, 1960 (65)
Birthplace La Crescenta, California, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gary A. Trousdale (born June 8, 1960) is an American film director known for directing movies such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He frequently directs films with Kirk Wise. Trousdale planned to become an a ... rchitect, but decided instead to study animation at CalArts, where he studied for three years. He was hired in 1982 to design storyboards and do other animation. He then went to work designing restaurant menus and t-shirts. Trousdale was hired by Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1985 as an effects animator on The Black Cauldron. He gained true prominence in his field with the success of his animated film directorial debut Beauty and the Beast, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and won a LAFCA Award. He later directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1996. In 2001 he directed Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He moved to DreamWorks Animation in 2003, where he worked on projects such as The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper, Shrek the Halls and more recently Scared Shrekless. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Trousdale, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Shrek's Yule Log

Shrek's Yule Log

2010

as Santa Claus (voice)

Shrek the Halls

Shrek the Halls

2007

as Santa (voice)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1996

as The Old Heretic (voice)

Shrek Stories

Shrek Stories

2013

Screenplay

Megamind

Megamind

2010

Thanks

Scared Shrekless

Scared Shrekless

2010

Screenplay

Shrek the Halls

Shrek the Halls

2007

Screenplay

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

Story

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

1989

Storyboard

Oliver & Company

Oliver & Company

1988

Story

Hoomania

Hoomania

1985

Animation

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Academy Awards Best Director Beauty and the Beast Nominated
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