Mark Henn Background information Nationality American
Family information Spouse Deborah Lou Hall (1981)
Siblings Beth Henn (sister)
Source Mark Alan Henn is one of the most famous AmericanDisney animators for title characters and leading characters.
First hired byDisney in1980 , he is one of the longest continuously employed artists at the studio.[ 1] Ariel ,Belle ,Jasmine ,Pocahontas ,Mulan ,Giselle , andTiana .
In more recent years, Henn has helped to instruct younger animators how to utilize the principles of traditional animation in CG animation, doing hand-drawn overlays on character poses to better help bring life to the character animation.
On December 14, 2023, Henn announced his retirement from Disney after 43 years. A year later, he was named aDisney Legend .
His final Disney project was directing theDonald Duck shortD.I.Y. Duck 2024 to commemorate 90th anniversary of the character's debut.
Filmography [ ] Year Film Position 1981 The Fox and the Hound Animator:Vixey andThe Bear 1983 Mickey's Christmas Carol Animator:Mickey Mouse 1985 The Black Cauldron Character Animator:Eilonwy ,Gurgi , andFflewddur Fflam 1986 The Great Mouse Detective Supervising Animator:Basil ,Dr. Dawson , andOlivia 1988 Oliver & Company Supervising Animator:Oliver andDodger 1989 The Little Mermaid Directing Animator and Supervising Animator:Ariel and Florida 1990 The Prince and the Pauper Character Animator 1990 The Rescuers Down Under Supervising Animator:Bernard andMiss Bianca 1991 Beauty and the Beast Supervising Animator:Belle and Florida 1992 Aladdin Supervising Animator:Jasmine 1994 The Lion King Supervising Animator: YoungSimba 1995 Pocahontas Animator:Pocahontas 1998 Mulan Supervising Animator:Mulan andFa Zhou 2000 John Henry Director 2000 The Emperor's New Groove Additional Animator 2002 Lilo & Stitch Lead Animator: Hula Dancers 2004 Home on the Range Supervising Animator:Grace ,Wesley ,Rusty , andPearl 2006 Bambi II Supervising Animator:Ronno 2007 Meet the Robinsons Animator 2007 How to Hook Up Your Home Theater Animator 2007 Enchanted Animator:Giselle 2009 The Princess and the Frog Supervising Animator:Tiana 2011 Winnie the Pooh Supervising Animator:Winnie the Pooh andChristopher Robin 2012 Wreck-It Ralph Additional Visual Development 2013 Get a Horse! Animator:Pete 2013 Frozen Animator:Anna andOlaf Saving Mr. Banks Animator:Tinker Bell 2014 Big Hero 6 Lead 2D Animator 2016 Zootopia Animator:Judy Hopps andBellwether (uncredited) Moana Animator 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Animator: Mickey Mouse andHumphrey the Bear 2021 How to Stay at Home Supervising Animator:Binge Watching 2022 Zootopia+ Animator: Title sequence Mickey: The Story of a Mouse Animator: "Mickey in a Minute" short Strange World Additional 2D Animator Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Animator 2023 Once Upon a Studio 2D Animator:Cinderella ,Tinker Bell ,Snow White ,Grumpy ,Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather 2024 D.I.Y. Duck Director/Writer/Animator
Gallery [ ] Characters Animated [ ] Miscellaneous [ ] Trivia [ ] Henn based the character ofPrincess Jasmine on his younger sister, Beth Henn-Allen. Henn appeared in an episode of theDisney+ seriesDisney Sketchbook , where he taught viewers how to draw Young Simba. References [ ] External links [ ]
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