
Dan Scanlon
- Born
- June 21, 1976 (50 years old)
- Place of birth
- Clawson, Michigan, USA
Biography
Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward.
Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure.
Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out.
Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.
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Known for
Filmography
- 2025Zootopia 2Film · Thanks★ 7.7

- 2024Dream ProductionsSeries · Executive Producer★ 7.7

- 2024Inside Out 2Film · Executive Producer★ 7.5

- 2022Turning RedFilm · Executive Producer★ 7.3

- 2020SoulFilm · Executive Producer★ 8.1

- 2020OnwardFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 7.6

- 2014Party CentralFilm · Executive Producer★ 6.8

- 2013Monsters UniversityFilm · Director, Screenplay, Story★ 7.1

- 2009TracyFilm · Director

- 2006Mater and the GhostlightFilm · Original Story, Co-Director★ 6.3

- 2006CarsFilm · Storyboard Artist★ 7.1
