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Stephen J. Anderson(I)

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Stephen J. Anderson
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Stephen J. Anderson was born on 5 June 1970 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is a director, known for Meet the Robinsons (2007), Winnie the Pooh (2011) and The Emperor's New Groove (2000). He has been married to Heather Anderson since 27 March 1993. They have one child.
BornJune 5, 1970
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    Known for

    Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Adam West, Kathy Griffin, Elton John, Nicole Sullivan, Harland Williams, Kristen Alderson, Stephen J. Anderson, Keith Anthony, Steve Apostolina, Kristen Ariza, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Paul Butcher, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, David Cowgill, Walt Dohrn, Michael Donovan, Terri Douglas, Jackie Gonneau, Daniel Hansen, Tom Kenny, Julie Lemieux, Danny Mann, Dara McGarry, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Miller, Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Colin Murdock, Don Rickles, Chuck Riley, Lynwood Robinson, Ethan Sandler, Peter Sohn, John Stephenson, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Tinkler, Aron Warner, Joe Whyte, Christopher Knights, Wesley Singerman, Tony Cannavarle, Makenna Cowgill, Michaela Jill Murphy, Shannon O'Connor, Will.i.am, Jordan Orr, Kristen DeLuca, Matthew Josten, Mick Hazen, Jordan Fry, Colette Whitaker, Grace Rolek, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Joe Mateo, Krista Swan, Christopher Lee Parson, Aurian Redson, Nathan Greno, Cameron Covell, Greyson Spann, Don Hall, John H. H. Ford, Cory Doran, and Adam Kirschner in Meet the Robinsons (2007)
    Meet the Robinsons
    6.8
    Movie
    • Director(as Stephen Anderson)
    • 2007
    Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Wyatt Dean Hall in Winnie the Pooh (2011)
    Winnie the Pooh
    7.1
    Movie
    • Director(as Stephen Anderson)
    • 2011
    David Spade in The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
    The Emperor's New Groove
    7.4
    Movie
    • Additional Crew(as Stephen Anderson)
    • 2000
    Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
    Tarzan
    7.3
    Movie
    • Art Department
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Chris Pratt in The Garfield Movie (2024)
      The Garfield Movie
      5.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Young Love (2023)
      Young Love
      7.4
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2023
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
      Frozen II
      6.8
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2019
    • Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Kearin, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Scherzinger, Any Gabrielly, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana (2016)
      Moana
      7.6
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2016
    • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
      Zootopia
      8.0
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2016
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
      Frozen
      7.4
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2013
    • John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Rich Moore, Sarah Silverman, Gerald C. Rivers, Jack McBrayer, Roger Craig Smith, and Kevin Deters in Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
      Wreck-It Ralph
      7.7
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2012
    • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Tangled (2010)
      Tangled
      7.7
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2010
    • Bolt (2008)
      Bolt
      6.8
      • additional story artist (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2008
    • Loose Tooth (1997)
      Loose Tooth
      6.2
      Short
      • animation story developer (as Steve Anderson)
      • 1997
    • The Monkey Prince (1997)
      The Monkey Prince
      6.7
      Video
      • character designer (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1997
    • Who Stole Santa? (1996)
      Who Stole Santa?
      6.5
      Video
      • character designer (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1996
    • Virtual Oz (1996)
      Virtual Oz
      6.5
      Video
      • character designer (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1996
    • Toto Lost in New York (1996)
      Toto Lost in New York
      7.1
      Video
      • character designer (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1996
    • The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (1996)
      The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt
      7.3
      Video
      • character designer (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1996

    Director

    • Elmer (2024)
      Elmer
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
      Monsters at Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • supervising director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2021
    • Stephen J. Anderson, Justin Duval, Richard Turke, James Eakin III, Ben Kurland, Sean Bolger, Rick Ives, and William Lee Wilson-Silas in Sugar (2016)
      Sugar
      Short
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2016
    • Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and Wyatt Dean Hall in Winnie the Pooh (2011)
      Winnie the Pooh
      7.1
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2011
    • Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Adam West, Kathy Griffin, Elton John, Nicole Sullivan, Harland Williams, Kristen Alderson, Stephen J. Anderson, Keith Anthony, Steve Apostolina, Kristen Ariza, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Paul Butcher, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, David Cowgill, Walt Dohrn, Michael Donovan, Terri Douglas, Jackie Gonneau, Daniel Hansen, Tom Kenny, Julie Lemieux, Danny Mann, Dara McGarry, Laurie Metcalf, Christopher Miller, Tracey Miller-Zarneke, Colin Murdock, Don Rickles, Chuck Riley, Lynwood Robinson, Ethan Sandler, Peter Sohn, John Stephenson, Fred Tatasciore, Rob Tinkler, Aron Warner, Joe Whyte, Christopher Knights, Wesley Singerman, Tony Cannavarle, Makenna Cowgill, Michaela Jill Murphy, Shannon O'Connor, Will.i.am, Jordan Orr, Kristen DeLuca, Matthew Josten, Mick Hazen, Jordan Fry, Colette Whitaker, Grace Rolek, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Joe Mateo, Krista Swan, Christopher Lee Parson, Aurian Redson, Nathan Greno, Cameron Covell, Greyson Spann, Don Hall, John H. H. Ford, Cory Doran, and Adam Kirschner in Meet the Robinsons (2007)
      Meet the Robinsons
      6.8
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2007
    • Journey Beneath the Sea (1997)
      Journey Beneath the Sea
      6.6
      Video
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1997
    • Underground Adventure (1997)
      Underground Adventure
      7.8
      Video
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1997
    • Toto Lost in New York (1996)
      Toto Lost in New York
      7.1
      Video
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1996
    • The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1994)
      The Itsy Bitsy Spider
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 1994–1995

    Additional Crew

    • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
      Monsters at Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • voice director (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2021
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
      Frozen II
      6.8
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2019
    • Anthony Daniels, Alfred Molina, John C. Reilly, Tim Allen, Ming-Na Wen, Gabriel Guy, Vin Diesel, Brad Garrett, Maurice LaMarche, Dave Grusin, Dave Allen, Irene Bedard, Kristen Bell, Jodi Benson, Jenica Bergere, Corey Burton, Peggy Dale, Peggy Davis, William 'Wee Willie' Davis, John DiMaggio, Jamie Elman, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, Ella Gombaszögi, Kim Gordon, Paul Gruwell, Caroline Gruber, Cheryl Grunwald, Bill Hader, Jennifer Hale, Taraji P. Henson, Linda Larkin, Veronica Lauren, Jane Lynch, Kelly Macdonald, Idina Menzel, Jeremy Milton, Mandy Moore, Rich Moore, Paige O'Hara, Ed O'Neill, Ana Ortiz, Viveca Paulin, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, William Raynor, Jim Reardon, Linda Robson, Anika Noni Rose, Horatio Sanz, Sarah Silverman, June Squibb, Alan Tudyk, Dean Wellins, Rebecca Wisocky, Pamela Ribon, Nicole Scherzinger, Peggy-Sue Sydora, Gruff Lovgreen, Brian Curless, Ann Barry Colgin, Emmett Johnston, Fia Johnston, Nathan Warner, Emerson Thomas-Gregory, Molly Reardon, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Madeleine Lemay, Peggy Dinneen, Olivier Bénard, Fidel Osvaldo Castro, Grusha Kapoor, Jack McBrayer, Gru, Kate Higgins, Tanja Grunwald, Jim Gruzalski, Hamish Blake, Peggy Dell, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Peggy the Dog, Peggy the Dog, Katie Lowes, Jason Mantzoukas, Desiree Gruber, Peggy Drane, Dianna Agron, Roger Craig Smith, Gunvor Nelson, Dalibor Grubacevic, Flula Borg, Russell Reynolds, Julie Grundtvig Wester, Kevin Deters, Jesse Averna, Henry Jackman, Danny Grunes, Lito Gruet, Peggy Dogani, Miranda Gruss, Ruth Strother, Merv Doyle, Josie Trinidad, Gal Gadot, Elise Aliberti, Jason Hightower, Daniel Platzman, Anne-Laure Gruet, Melissa Villaseñor, Grumazescu Cezar, Sam Richardson, GloZell Green, Timothy Simons, Teilor Grubbs, Tucker Gilmore, Colleen Ballinger, Bobby Bosko Grubic, Ali Wong, Bonnie Gruesen, Sean Giambrone, Della Saba, Grup Yorum, Brittany Kikuchi, Agne Grudyte, Wayne Sermon, Dan Reynolds, Ben McKee, Cory Loftis, Tiffany Herrera, Michaela Zee, Alex Moffat, Kurt Grube, Jaboukie Young-White, Dani Fernandez, Cezar Grumazescu, Auli'i Cravalho, Maddix Robinson, Peggy Davis, Michael Herrera, and Adrian Grünewald in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
      Ralph Breaks the Internet
      7.0
      • Creative Leadership
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2018
    • Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Kearin, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Scherzinger, Any Gabrielly, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana (2016)
      Moana
      7.6
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2016
    • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
      Zootopia
      8.0
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2016
    • James Cromwell, Kathy Griffin, Scott Adsit, Bridget Hoffman, Kirk Baily, Abraham Benrubi, June Christopher, Cam Clarke, Roy Conli, Dane Cook, David Cowgill, Terri Douglas, Daniel Gerson, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Stan Lee, Yuri Lowenthal, Danny Mann, Tim Mertens, Sundra Oakley, Lynwood Robinson, Maya Rudolph, David Shaughnessy, Shane Sweet, Alan Tudyk, Damon Wayans Jr., Billy Bush, Genesis Rodriguez, Yumi Mizui, James Taku Leung, Jamie Chung, Katie Lowes, Marcella Lentz-Pope, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Daniel Henney, Paul Briggs, Brian R. Norris, T.J. Miller, Reed Buck, Josie Trinidad, Charlotte Gulezian, Leah Latham, Ryan Potter, Kristen Phaneuf, Marlie Crisafulli, and Michael Powers in Big Hero 6 (2014)
      Big Hero 6
      7.8
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2014
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
      Brother Bear
      6.9
      • story supervisor (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2003
    • David Spade in The Emperor's New Groove (2000)
      The Emperor's New Groove
      7.4
      • additional story material
      • story supervisor (as Stephen Anderson)
      • 2000

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    • Alternative names
      • Stephen John Anderson
    • Born
      • June 5, 1970
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Heather AndersonMarch 27, 1993 - present (1 child)

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