John Kahrs
John Kahrs | |
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Born | 1967/1968 (age 56–57)[1] Hudson Valley, New York[2] |
Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree |
Alma mater | NSCAD University |
Occupation | Animator, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Known for | Paperman |
Spouse(s) | Gennie Rim[2] |
John Kahrs is an American animator and film director.
Kahrs attended NSCAD University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990.[2] He began his career at Blue Sky Studios in New York, where he worked as an animator between 1990 and 1997.[3] He later moved to Pixar, where he worked on such films as A Bug's Life, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille. After ten years at Pixar,[3] he moved over to Disney, where he animated on Bolt, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen, and was an animation supervisor on Tangled.[4]
In 2013, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2012 short film, Paperman.[5]
In August 2013, he left Walt Disney Animation Studios to develop his own projects.[6] In January 2014, it was reported that he will direct for Paramount Animation an animated film Shedd.[7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Director | Animator | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1998 | A Bug's Life | Yes | ||||
1999 | Toy Story 2 | Yes | ||||
2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Yes | Also character developer | |||
2002 | Mike's New Car | Yes | Short film | |||
2004 | The Incredibles | Yes | Also character developer | |||
2007 | Ratatouille | Yes | ||||
2008 | Bolt | Yes | ||||
2010 | Tangled | Yes | Animation supervisor | |||
2012 | Paperman | Yes | Yes | George | Short film | |
Wreck-It Ralph | Yes | |||||
2013 | Frozen | Yes | ||||
TBA | Shedd | Yes |
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