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He went to high school at [[Reynolds High School (Troutdale, Oregon)|Reynolds High School]], and later attended [[California Institute of the Arts]].
He went to high school at [[Reynolds High School (Troutdale, Oregon)|Reynolds High School]], and later attended [[California Institute of the Arts]].
He worked at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] as an animator for ''[[Sport Goofy in Soccermania]]'' (1987), ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' (1988), ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989), ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' (1990), ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994), and ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' (1997). He also animated the children for the World Chorus post-show area for [[It's a Small World]] at [[Disneyland Paris]].
He worked at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Disney]] as an animator for ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'' (1986)<ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Aco4hYJMW4c</ref> ''[[Sport Goofy in Soccermania]]'' (1987), ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' (1988), ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989), ''[[The Rescuers Down Under]]'' (1990), ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994), and ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' (1997). He also animated the children for the World Chorus post-show area for [[It's a Small World]] at [[Disneyland Paris]].


Prior to Disney, Bailey worked with [[Don Bluth]] on the ''[[Space Ace]]'' and ''[[Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)|Dragon's Lair]]'' video games and also on ''[[Starchaser: The Legend of Orin]]''. He became one of the first traditional animators to adapt to computer graphics.
Prior to Disney, Bailey worked with [[Don Bluth]] on the ''[[Space Ace]]'' and ''[[Dragon's Lair (1983 video game)|Dragon's Lair]]'' video games and also on ''[[Starchaser: The Legend of Orin]]''. He became one of the first traditional animators to adapt to computer graphics.

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Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey visits Vancouver Film School in July 2011
Born (1962-03-26) March 26, 1962 (age 62)
Occupation(s)Animator, film director
Years active1985–present

Chris Bailey (born March 26, 1962) is an American animator and film director.

Early life and career

Bailey was born in Portland, Oregon on March 26, 1962.

He went to high school at Reynolds High School, and later attended California Institute of the Arts. He worked at Disney as an animator for The Great Mouse Detective (1986)[1] Sport Goofy in Soccermania (1987), Oliver & Company (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), The Rescuers Down Under (1990), The Lion King (1994), and Hercules (1997). He also animated the children for the World Chorus post-show area for It's a Small World at Disneyland Paris.

Prior to Disney, Bailey worked with Don Bluth on the Space Ace and Dragon's Lair video games and also on Starchaser: The Legend of Orin. He became one of the first traditional animators to adapt to computer graphics.

He directed the animation for Paula Abdul's Opposites Attract music video, the 1995 Mickey Mouse cartoon, Runaway Brain, which was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival,[2] the 3D theme park attraction It's Tough to Be a Bug! located at Disney's Animal Kingdom and Disney California Adventure, and the television series Kim Possible.

He served as animation director for Garfield: The Movie, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and 2 Stupid Dogs, supervising producer and supervising director for Clerks: The Animated Series and animation supervisor for Inspector Gadget, Mighty Joe Young, Fat Albert and X2.

Major Damage, Bailey's animated short, was posted on his YouTube channel on October 28, 2016. Back in 2001, Major Damage was a groundbreaking achievement because of his use of the Internet to collaborate with other artists and contributors.[3]

Selected filmography

As director

As animator

As producer

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Aco4hYJMW4c
  2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Runaway Brain". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  3. ^ "Major Damage The Gist: Co-op Animation". wired.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
  4. ^ "The 68th Academy Awards 1996". oscars.org. Retrieved 2016-11-04.