Russ Edmonds

Russ Edmonds is an American animator who has worked as a character animator at the Walt Disney Company. He worked on several Disney feature films, including Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, The Rescuers Down Under, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Home on the Range, The Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh. He studied at the Program in Character Animation at the California Institute of the Arts. Along with his wife, Angela, Edmonds owns and directs the Edmonds Studios, an independent animation production studio in Red Bluff, California.

Earlier career opportunities include development of isometric for Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant. (1st hand)

Filmography

Year Title Credits Characters
1986Snookles (Short)Special Thanks
Bring Me the Head of Charlie Brown (Short)"Aided and Abetted By"
1987A Story (Short)Thanks
Amazing Stories (TV Series)Principal Animator - 1 Episode
1988Somewhere in the Arctic (Short)Thanks
Oliver & CompanyCharacter Animator
1989The Little MermaidCharacter Animator / Supervising AnimatorMax
1990The Rescuers Down UnderSupervising AnimatorCody
1991Beauty and the BeastSupervising AnimatorPhillipe
1992AladdinAnimatorAladdin
1993The Simpsons (TV Series)Animator/Character Designer - 1 Episode
1994The Lion KingSupervising AnimatorSarabi
1996The Hunchback of Notre DameSupervising AnimatorPhoebus
Quack Pack (TV Series)Supervising Animator - 1 Episode
1999TarzanSupervising AnimatorKala
2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireSupervising AnimatorVincenzo "Vinny" Santorini
2004Home on the RangeSupervising AnimatorRico, The Willie Brothers and Horses
2005Kronk's New Groove (Video)Walk Cycle Animator
2006Curious GeorgeAnimatorProject Firefly, George and Ted
2007Slacker Cats (TV Series)Animator - 1 Episode
2008The Mr. Men Show (TV Series)Animator - 1 Episode
2009Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Goes Green! (Video short)Animator
Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water! (Video short)Animator
The Princess and the FrogAnimator / Lead AnimatorPrince Naveen / Marcel and Stella
2010The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)Animator - Segment "What the Oscars would mean to me: The Princess and the Frog"Prince Naveen
2011Winnie the PoohAnimatorTigger
2012Paperman (Short)Final Line Animator
2013Get a Horse! (Short)Animator
2015Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (TV Series)Storyboard Artist - 4 Episodes
2019Wonder ParkStory Artist

Awards

Edmonds was nominated for the 1996 Annie Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Animation" as the supervising animator of Phoebus in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

References

  • Beck, Jerry, The Animated Movie Guide, Chicago Review Press, 2005, 348pp, ISBN 1556525915
  • Hill, Sally M.'Atlantis' animator visits Houston, The Daily Cougar, University of Houston, July 27, 2001
  • Pair of Disney artists to exhibit 'Ranch Art' Redding Record,Scripps Interactive Newspapers January 13, 2008


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