Dan Scanlon
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Dan Scanlon

Jun 21, 1976 - Clawson, Michigan, USA

Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward.

Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure.

Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out.

Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

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Cast

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Movie2013Monsters UniversityAdditional Voices (voice)
Movie2006CarsAdditional Voices (voice)

Crew

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Movie2022Turning RedExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2006Mater and the GhostlightOriginal StoryWriting
Movie2013Monsters UniversityScreenplayWriting
Movie2013Monsters UniversityDirectorDirecting
Movie2014Party CentralExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2009TracyDirectorDirecting
Movie2024Inside Out 2Executive ProducerProduction
Movie2006CarsStoryboard ArtistArt
Movie2006Mater and the GhostlightCo-DirectorDirecting
Movie2020OnwardDirectorDirecting
Movie2020OnwardScreenplayWriting
Movie2020SoulExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2009Pixar Short FilmsStoryWriting