Daniel A. Haskett[1](born August 20, 1952) is an American veterananimatorwho, according toVariety,was one of a "group of young animators trained byDisney's 'Nine Old Men'that were confined to one small room in the Disney Feature Animation Building in the 1970s. "[2][3]
Dan Haskett | |
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| Born | Daniel A. Haskett August 20, 1952 |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Known for | Beauty and the Beast The Little Mermaid Tiny Toon Adventures |
Career
editHe started his career in 1969 when he graduated from theHigh School of Art and Design,and the first thing he did was a commercial for a coffee called Brim. According to Haskett, the commercial was "very psychedelic".[4][5]
Haskett was worried when he first entered the company in 1977 due to Disney's reputation at that time.[6]
He designed the characterBelleforDisney’sBeauty and the Beast,as well asArielforThe Little Mermaid,[7]and Tod as an adult forThe Fox and the Hound.Haskett also did earlier designs forUrsula;some were inspired by singerPatti LaBelle,and the character's hair almost looked like fins.[7]
Haskett was the main designer of the charactersMinerva MinkforSteven Spielberg'sAnimaniacsandRadio AAHS's mascot disc jockeysOzzieandKazoo.Haskett also has credits forTom and Jerry: The Movie,Toy Story,The Pagemaster,The Prince of Egypt,Sesame StreetandThe Simpsons.
He has been drawing characters forLooney Tunessince 1979 and has recently worked as a character designer for the web seriesLooney Tunes Cartoons.[8]
Credits
edit- Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure(1977) — assistant animator
- Cat's Can(1986,Sesame Streetshort) — director[9]
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters(1988) — animator
- The Simpsons(1989) — character designer forMoe SzyslakandBarney Gumble[5]
- The Little Mermaid(1989) — character designer for Ursula and Ariel
- Tiny Toon Adventures(1990) — character designer, most known for Babs[10]
- Beauty and the Beast(1991) — character designer for Belle
- Space Jam: A New Legacy(2021) — animator
- Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!(2022) — animator
References
edit- ^"Witch-ay Woman - The Internet Animation Database".Archived fromthe originalon 2020-06-30.Retrieved2020-06-27.
- ^Flores, Terry (November 18, 2015)."Iron Giant' Screening, Rat's Nest Reunion Highlights of 2015 CTN Animation Expo".Variety.RetrievedJanuary 26,2020.
- ^milligan, Mercedes (November 30, 2019)."Hand Drawn' Documentary Crowdfunds Final Round".Animation Magazine.RetrievedJanuary 26,2019.
- ^"Corner Booth Interview with Dan Haskett".YouTube.2018-01-22.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-21.Retrieved2020-05-30.
- ^abLegend DAN HASKETT Talks Tiny Toons, Simpsons and The Future of Animation
- ^Dan Haskett(Podcast). The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast. 2020-07-03.
- ^abAcuna, Kirsten (July 13, 2019)."How 'The Lion King' codirector, a drag queen, and one of Disney's greatest animators helped bring 'The Little Mermaid' villain to life".The Insider.RetrievedJanuary 26,2019.
- ^Plummer, Alan (May 26, 2020)."Talking Looney Toons Cartoons with Producer with Pete Browngardt".Nuke The Fridge.Archived fromthe originalon June 3, 2020.RetrievedJune 16,2020.
- ^@ani_obsessive (26 February 2020)."Cat's Can (1986), dir. Dan HaskettThis famous Sesame Street short was created by Dan Haskett, a veteran animator…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^@cartoonbrew (17 January 2019)."Rough model drawings of Elmyra, Babs, and Buster by Dan Haskett, an underappreciated artist who has had a hand in s…"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
External links
edit- Dan HaskettatIMDb
- Interview with Dan Haskett on SeeingBlack.com
- Daniel A. "Dan" Hasketon The Internet Animation Database