Dan Lee (animator)

Dan Lee (May 19, 1969 – January 15, 2005) was a Canadian-American animator, best known as the character designer of Nemo, the title character from Finding Nemo.

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Dan Lee
Born(1969-05-19)May 19, 1969
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 15, 2005(2005-01-15) (aged 35)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)animator, Character designer
Years active1996–2005
EmployerPixar Animation Studios (1996-2005)

Early life

He was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.

Career

He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996.

He worked as animator on Darkwing Duck, and Goof Troop while at Kennedy Cartoons.

Personal life

Lee died January 15, 2005, in Berkeley, California, at the age of 35 years old, from heart failure and complications of lung cancer, where he immigrated in June 2003.[1] Ratatouille was dedicated to Lee.

Filmography

References
  1. Harris M. Lentz III (9 May 2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-7864-2489-4.
  2. Karen Paik (24 November 2015). The Art of Ratatouille. Chronicle Books LLC. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-4521-4754-3.


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