Disney Legend Andreas Deja offers an illustrated overview on his 30-year career at Disney as one of the company’s most celebrated animators. From his early days, being mentored by Eric Larson, one of Disney’s renowned “Nine Old Men” to working on the ground-breaking animated/live-action hybrid “Who Framed Roger Rabit?” to becoming one of Disney’s go-to lead animators, creating some of the most memorable and awe-inspiring Disney villains. Highlights will include background and stories from his development of such iconic characters as Jafar (“Aladdin”), Scar (“The Lion King”), Gaston (‘Beauty and the Beast’) and King Triton (“The Little Mermaid’).
Speaker: Andreas Deja