Program for the 1982 show, designed by Fred Cline. Forty years ago this week, I took part in my first CalArts Character Animation Show.  Th...

  I have vivid memories of being teased for being 'the kid' at work, like it was just a few years ago.  But through my own lack of v...

Top row: Kevin Lima, Steve Moore, Chris Bailey, Fred Cline.  Middle row: Kirk Wise, Dan Jeup, Rob Minkoff, Wendell Luebbe.  Bottom row: Ti...

Kelly at the "Nightmare Before Christmas" wrap party.  To his right, Allison Abbate dances with Joe Ranft. When I got the new...

I recently came across a box full of keepsakes from my days as a CalArts student.  Among the memory jogging items were sketches and a let...

Me at my Disney-MGM desk, animating a scene from Rollercoaster Rabbit In the summer of 1989 I managed to get a job as an animator at ...