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Kirk Wise

American film director · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1963 · age 63

Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

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2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankFilm, Additional Voices (voice)2020Bobbleheads: The MovieFilm, Director2018HowardFilm2010Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the BeastFilm2003The Art of 'Spirited Away'Film2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'FilmThe SweatboxFilm, 20022001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireFilm, Director, Writer1996The Hunchback of Notre DameFilm, Director1993Homeward Bound: The Incredible JourneyFilm, Producer1991Beauty and the BeastFilm, Director1988Oliver & CompanyFilm, Writer1984Child ProofFilm, Director, Writer1983PawsFilm, Director1963Born24 August 1963

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  • Beauty and the Beast 1991
  • Oceans 2010
  • Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
  • Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996

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He also directed the English-language translation of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. He frequently works with Gary Trousdale and Don Hahn.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
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Born 1963 · age 63

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Charlie AdlerAlso in Bobbleheads: The Movie (2020)Michelle RuffAlso in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)