About

Known credits:
14
Birthday:
1976-06-21
Place of birth:
Clawson, Michigan, USA
Website:
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Dan Scanlon

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting

2013 Monsters University Actor Additional Voices (voice) 69
Fair
2006 Cars Actor Additional Voices (voice) 69
Fair

Directing

2020 Onward Directing Director 75
Good
2013 Monsters University Directing Director 69
Fair
2009 Tracy Directing Director N/A
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2006 Mater and the Ghostlight Directing Co-Director 60
Fair

Writing

2020 Onward Writing Screenplay 75
Good
2013 Monsters University Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
2006 Mater and the Ghostlight Writing Original Story 60
Fair

Production

2024 Inside Out 2 Production Executive Producer 74
Good
2022 Turning Red Production Executive Producer 72
Good
2020 Soul Production Executive Producer 79
Good
2014 Party Central Production Executive Producer 62
Fair

Art

2006 Cars Art Storyboard Artist 69
Fair