Ron Husband
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Ron Husband is an American
character animator
known for his work at Walt Disney Feature Animation
. Two of his most famous assignments while at Disney
were as supervising animator for Djali in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
, the Elk in the Firebird segment of Fantasia 2000
and Dr. Sweet in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
. Ron was Featured in Ebony magazine in 1978 for making history as Disney's first African American animator. He is currently working at Disney in the Publishing Group, as an illustrator.
United States
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character animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
known for his work at Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio, founded in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, is the oldest subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
. Two of his most famous assignments while at Disney
Walt Disney Feature Animation
Walt Disney Animation Studios is an American animation studio headquartered in Burbank, California. The studio, founded in 1923 as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio by brothers Walt and Roy Disney, is the oldest subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
were as supervising animator for Djali in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1831. The French title refers to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on which the story is centered.-Background:...
, the Elk in the Firebird segment of Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000
Fantasia 2000 is a 1999 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was the 38th feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and a sequel to 1940's Fantasia...
and Dr. Sweet in Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...
. Ron was Featured in Ebony magazine in 1978 for making history as Disney's first African American animator. He is currently working at Disney in the Publishing Group, as an illustrator.