Eric Goldberg
Goldberg at the 2013Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Born	Eric Allen Goldberg (1955-05-01)May 1, 1955 (age 70) Levittown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupations	Animator voice actor film director producer
Years active	1973–present
Employers	Richard Williams Productions (1977–92) MPL Communications (1984) Walt Disney Animation Studios (1992–present) Chuck Jones Enterprises (1993-97) 20th Century Fox (1993; 1997; 2004–06) Warner Bros. Animation (1994–2011) Dedica Group (2006) Picnic Pictures (2007–09)
Spouse	Susan Goldberg ​ (m. 1982)​ [1]
Awards	Annie Award, 1993, 2000, 2010 NCS Division Award, 2000 Winsor McCay Award, 2011

Eric Allen Goldberg (born May 1, 1955) is an Americananimator, voice actor, film director, and producer known for his work atWalt Disney Animation Studios, as well asWarner Bros. Animation.

Goldberg was born and raised inLevittown, Pennsylvania, and moved toCherry Hill, New Jersey as a child, where he attendedCherry Hill High School East.^[2][3] Goldberg later studied atPratt Institute, where he majored in illustration. He first entered the industry in the mid-1970s working onRaggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure for theRichard Williams studio, eventually moving to Williams'London studio and rising through the ranks from assistant to director. During the 1980s, Goldberg started his own London-based studio, Pizazz Pictures, to produce television commercials.

In 1982, Goldberg married his longtime girlfriend Susan.^[1]

Later, Goldberg closed his studio to work at Disney Animation Studios,Burbank, California, to work on the filmAladdin, for which he became the lead animator on the characterGenie, and later the lead animator onPhil inHercules (1997). Goldberg also was one of the directors of Disney's 1995 featurePocahontas. During his time as the lead animator for theGenie, he also provided the majority of the original animation forMC Skat Kat's "Big Time" music video, which was finished in 1992 but left unaired.

In December 1998, Goldberg began plans to produce an animated short set to the music ofGeorge Gershwin'sRhapsody in Blue. His film eventually became part of Disney'sFantasia 2000 after Goldberg was allowed to use the Disney staff to complete the film during a production hiatus. He also served as director forFantasia 2000's "The Carnival of the Animals" segment. Goldberg's wife Susan served as art director on both segments.^[1]

Goldberg served as the director of animation forWarner Bros.' 2003 live-action/animation hybrid featureLooney Tunes: Back in Action, and also provided the voices ofBugs Bunny (one line),Marvin the Martian,Tweety, andSpeedy Gonzales. Although the film was not commercially successful at the box office, it was met with relatively positive reviews from film critics, and Goldberg was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production for his animation direction. He animated the title sequence ofMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 2006 remake ofThe Pink Panther, withBob Kurtz of Kurtz and Friends, and provided some additional animation forFat Albert. Goldberg was offered to direct an animated opening sequence forWes Craven’sCursed, but Goldberg declined twice. He was also attached to direct a CG adaptation ofWhere The Wild Things Are atUniversal Pictures, but due to creative differences, Goldberg left the project & Universal decided to make it alive-action adaptation directed bySpike Jonze.

In 2006, Goldberg returned to Disney,^[4] where he directed four minutes of animation for theEpcot attractionGran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros and contributed to the 2007 animated shortHow to Hook Up Your Home Theater, which starredGoofy. Most recently, he was the supervising animator forLouis inThe Princess and the Frog (2009),Rabbit inWinnie the Pooh (2011), andMaui'stattoos inMoana (2016).

Goldberg has also animatedMickey Mouse on Nighttime Spectaculars in DisneyParks and Resorts, includingDisney Gifts of Christmas and Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland inTokyo Disneyland, and "We Love Mickey" Main Street Projection Show inHong Kong Disneyland.

In April 2022, Goldberg confirmed plans within the Disney studio to once again return to hand-drawn animation.^[5]

In August 2024, Goldberg wrote and directed the specialDonald Duck episode of the popular internet seriesHot Ones.^[6]

Two of Goldberg's early films,For Sale andGood Old Fashioned Cartoon Violence, were preserved by theAcademy Film Archive in 2012.^[7]

• 1993Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation^[8]
• 2000Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation forFantasia 2000^[8]
• 2000NCS Division Award Feature Animation forRhapsody in Blue^[9]
• 2010Annie Award Character Animation in a Feature Production forThe Princess and the Frog^[8]
• 2010Winsor McCay Award for lifetime achievement in animation.^[8]

• Eric Goldberg atIMDb
• Eric Goldberg's first visit to CalArts' Character Animation Program (Fall '05)
• Eric Goldberg's second visit to CalArts' Character Animation Program (Spring '06)
• Animated News' Interview with Goldberg (2005)
• From Script to DVD interview
• Eric Goldberg on Voice ChasersArchived 2010-01-04 at theWayback Machine

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