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Chris Buck

Christopher James "Chris" Buck is an American animator film director, who has worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios since 1978. He is most well-known for co-directing Tarzan (along with Kevin Lima), Frozen and its sequel (both along with Jennifer Lee), and Wish (along with Fawn Veerasunthorn). Outside of Disney, he co-directed the 2007 Sony computer-animated feature film Surf's Up, along with Ash Brannon.

Filmography

Year Film Position
1981 The Fox and the Hound Character Animator
1982 Fun with Mr. Future Animator
1987 Sport Goofy in Soccermania Supervising Animator
1987 The Brave Little Toaster Character Designer
1989 The Little Mermaid Character Designer
1990 The Rescuers Down Under Character Designer/Visual Development Artist
1995 Pocahontas Story/Character Designer/Visual Development Artist/Supervising Animator: Percy, Grandmother Willow, and Wiggins
1999 Tarzan Director
2001 The Legend of Tarzan Director
2004 Home on the Range Supervising Animator: Maggie
2004 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Animator
2013 Frozen Director/Creative Leadership/Art Director
2014 Big Hero 6 Creative Leadership
2015 Frozen Fever Director/Art Director
2016 Zootopia Creative Leadership
2019 Frozen II Director/Creative Leadership/Art Director
2020 Once Upon a Snowman Creative Consultant
2023 Once Upon a Studio Special Thanks
2023 Wish Director/Creative Leadership/Art Director

Gallery

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Trivia

  • The Frozen II character Ryder is named after Chris Buck’s oldest son, who died shortly before the premiere of the original Frozen in 2013.

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1920s—1970s
Disney's Nine Old Men: Milt KahlFrank ThomasOllie JohnstonLes ClarkJohn LounsberyMarc DavisWard KimballEric LarsonWolfgang Reitherman

Animators: Bill TytlaArt BabbittLee BlairPreston BlairFred MooreShamus CulhaneCy YoungDon LuskNorman FergusonHal KingJack HannahDick KinneyHal AmbroKen O'BrienJudge WhitakerBill JusticeDon BluthGary GoldmanCharles A. NicholsBlaine GibsonJohn EwingWalt StanchfieldRolly CrumpFred HellmichAmby PaliwodaWilfred JacksonXavier AtencioBen SharpsteenEarl HurdDale OliverEric CleworthDavid HandFred SpencerJulius SvendsenJack BradburyKenneth MuseRudolf IsingHugh HarmanFriz FrelengWalt KellyLeo SalkinJohn DehnerRetta ScottDavid SwiftJack CuttingGrant SimmonsArt StevensFrank TashlinWathel RogersTyrus WongJohnny CannonBernard WolfJohn W. DunnHenry SelickTony StroblChuck WilliamsBurny MattinsonDave SudingAndy GaskillCampbell GrantJohn HubleyPaul MurryHarvey ToombsJane Baer
Visual Development, Layout, Background Artists and Character Designers: Gustaf TenggrenMary BlairMarjorie RalstonMarcellite GarnerLillian BoundsEdna FrancisVirginia DavisJoe GrantMel ShawClaude CoatsDon DaGradiJohn HenchEyvind EarleKen O'ConnorThor PutnamAlbert HurterHerbert RymanDon GriffithBasil DavidovichJack BoydPeter EllenshawRuthie TompsonEarl DuvallRetta DavidsonUb IwerksVance GerryHazel SewellJames BodreroLance NolleyGrace BaileyMaurice NobleDale BarnhartAndy EngmanEustace LycettJohn EmersonJoe HaleLeota ToombsFerdinand HorvathJerry ReesJim ColemanDorse LanpherJohn P. MillerDodie RobertsNorma SwankBecky FallbergWalter PeregoyCollin CampbellJoshua MeadorHugh HennesyHelen OggerCharles Cristadoro
Storyboard Artists and Writers: Bill PeetRalph WrightDick HuemerFloyd NormanYale GraceyTed SearsErdman PennerJoe RinaldiWinston HiblerOtto EnglanderWilliam CottrellBill BergAl BertinoT. HeeHomer BrightmanTed OsbourneLarry ClemmonsHarry ReevesJesse MarshChuck CouchWebb SmithDick SebastPeter Young
Directors: Clyde GeronimiHamilton LuskeJack KinneyTed BermanRichard RichGeorge ScribnerRiley ThomsonDick LundyJack KingBurt GillettJames AlgarBill RobertsLarry LansburghRichard IrvineHal Adelquist
Producers: Walt DisneyRon MillerKen AndersonDon DuckwallPerce PearceMargaret J. WinklerHarry Tytle

1980s—present
Renaissance Directors: Rob MinkoffRoger AllersGary TrousdaleKirk WiseChris SandersMark DindalJohn MuskerMike Gabriel

Story Trust Directors: Ron ClementsChris BuckByron HowardDon HallChris WilliamsRich MooreStephen J. AndersonNathan GrenoFawn Veerasunthorn
Producers: Peter Del VechoClark SpencerRoy ConliDorothy McKimDon HahnShane MorrisPeter Schneider
Chief Creative Officer: Jennifer Lee
Associated Figures: Bob IgerRoy Edward DisneyMichael EisnerJohn LasseterEd CatmullJeffrey KatzenbergBob Chapek
Signature Voice Actors: Jim CummingsAlan TudykKatie LowesJohn DiMaggioMaurice LaMarcheJodi BensonDavid Ogden StiersJesse CortiPaul BriggsRaymond S. PersiPhil JohnstonFrank WelkerBill FarmerBrian Cummings
Signature Musicians: Robert B. ShermanRichard M. ShermanAlan MenkenKristen Anderson-LopezRobert LopezLin-Manuel MirandaHoward AshmanTim RicePhil CollinsStephen SchwartzMarc ShaimanDanny Troob
Supervising Animators: Glen KeaneAndreas DejaEric GoldbergMark HennJohn PomeroyRandy HaycockDale BaerTony BancroftTom BancroftAnthony DeRosaRuss EdmondsBruce W. SmithMichael SurreyDuncan MarjoribanksRuben AquinoNik RanieriRon HusbandRick FarmiloeTom SitoTony AnselmoWill FinnKathy ZielinskiHendel ButoyEllen WoodburyMatthew O'CallaghanDavid PruiksmaBob WalkerAaron BlaiseNancy KniepJames BaxterTony FucileSergio PablosRandy Cartwright
Visual Development & Storyboard Artists: Dean DeBloisClaire KeaneBrittney LeeJin KimShiyoon KimRyan GreenSue C. NicholsMichael Peraza, Jr.Kevin LimaKelly AsburyToby SheltonBarry CookMark KennedyCarole HollidayJorgen KlubienBrian PimentalDonovan CookDavid PimentelJoseph Christopher PepeRob GibbsJoe RanftMichael GiaimoPerry FarinolaRandy Fullmer
Other Animators: Kaaren LundeenMichael HumphriesTim BurtonBrenda ChapmanSandro CleuzoGary M. EgglestonBrad BirdDavid StephanRay HarrisRuben ProcopioBarry AtkinsonThomas BakerChris BaileyGeefwee BoedoeDaan JippesPres RomanillosAsh BrannonChristine Lawrence FinneyMike CosaJymn MagonButch HartmanBill WaldmanChris SonnenburgJames LopezBradley RaymondDarrell Van CittersAaron Springer