person

Kevin Lima

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-06-12

Place of Birth

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Kevin Lima

Biography

Kevin Lima (born c. 1962) is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney films including his debut film A Goofy Movie in 1995, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmastime and Enchanted. Before directing, he worked as an animator and character designer on films such as The Little Mermaid and The Great Mouse Detective and a story editor for Aladdin and Oliver & Company. At the moment he is working on a feature adaptation of the classic tale of Tom Thumb entitled Thumb for Warner Bros. Kevin is also developing Candy Land with Universal and Hasbro and Afterlife with Fox 2000. Kevin studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-80's. He is married to Brenda Chapman, an animation Director at Pixar. His grandparents were both Portuguese. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kevin Lima, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Enchanted

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Not Just a Goof

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The Making of A Goofy Movie

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A Goofy Movie

Apr 07, 1995

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The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

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