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American veteran animator (born 1952)
Dan Haskett
Born Daniel A. Haskett
(1952-08-20 ) August 20, 1952 (age 71) Years active 1969–present Known for Beauty and the Beast The Little Mermaid
Tiny Toon Adventures
Daniel A. Haskett
[1] (born August 20, 1952) is an American veteran
animator who, according to
Variety , was one of a "group of young animators trained by
Disney's 'Nine Old Men' that were confined to one small room in the Disney Feature Animation Building in the 1970s."
[2]
[3]
Career
He started his career in 1969 when he graduated from the
High School of Art and Design , and the first thing he did was a commercial for a coffee called Brim. According to Haskett, the commercial was "very psychedelic".
[4]
[5]
Haskett was worried when he first entered the company in 1977 due to Disney's reputation at that time.
[6]
He designed the character
Belle for
Disney ’s
Beauty and the Beast , as well as
Ariel for
The Little Mermaid ,
[7] and Tod as an adult for
The Fox and the Hound . Haskett also did earlier designs for
Ursula ; some were inspired by singer
Patti LaBelle , and the character's hair almost looked like fins.
[7]
Haskett was the main designer of the characters
Minerva Mink for
Steven Spielberg's
Animaniacs and
Radio AAHS 's mascot disc jockeys Ozzie and Kazoo . Haskett also has credits for
Tom and Jerry: The Movie ,
Toy Story ,
The Pagemaster ,
The Prince of Egypt ,
Sesame Street and
The Simpsons .
He has been drawing characters for Looney Tunes since 1979 and has recently worked as a character designer for the web series
Looney Tunes Cartoons .
[8]
Credits
References
^
"Witch-ay Woman - The Internet Animation Database" . Archived from
the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-27 .
^ Flores, Terry (November 18, 2015).
"Iron Giant' Screening, Rat's Nest Reunion Highlights of 2015 CTN Animation Expo" . Variety . Retrieved January 26, 2020 .
^ milligan, Mercedes (November 30, 2019).
"Hand Drawn' Documentary Crowdfunds Final Round" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^
"Corner Booth Interview with Dan Haskett" .
YouTube . 2018-01-22.
Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-30 .
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a
b
Legend DAN HASKETT Talks Tiny Toons, Simpsons and The Future of Animation
^ Dan Haskett (Podcast). The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast. 2020-07-03.
^
a
b Acuna, Kirsten (July 13, 2019).
"How 'The Lion King' codirector, a drag queen, and one of Disney's greatest animators helped bring 'The Little Mermaid' villain to life" . The Insider . Retrieved January 26, 2019 .
^ Plummer, Alan (May 26, 2020).
"Talking Looney Toons Cartoons with Producer with Pete Browngardt" . Nuke The Fridge . Archived from
the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020 .
^ @ani_obsessive (26 February 2020).
"Cat's Can (1986), dir. Dan HaskettThis famous Sesame Street short was created by Dan Haskett, a veteran animator…" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
^ @cartoonbrew (17 January 2019).
"Rough model drawings of Elmyra, Babs, and Buster by Dan Haskett, an underappreciated artist who has had a hand in s…" (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
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