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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-06-12 (62 years old)

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.

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Known For

Acting

2024

2018

2007

Enchanted as Pip in New York (voice)

1995

Directing

2007

Enchanted as Director

2003

2000

102 Dalmatians as Director

1999

Tarzan as Director

1995

A Goofy Movie as Director

1983

Let's Misbehave as Director

Production

2006

The Wild as Executive Producer

2003

Crew

2002

1987

A Birthday as Thanks

1984

Child Proof as Thanks

1983

Paws as Thanks

Visual Effects

1991

Beauty and the Beast as Visual Development

1989

The Little Mermaid as Character Designer

1987

The Brave Little Toaster as Character Designer

1983

Let's Misbehave as Animation

Writing

1992

Aladdin as Story

1988