Dan Haskett
Dan Haskett | |
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| Born | Daniel A. Haskett August 20, 1952 |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Known for | Beauty and the Beast The Little Mermaid Tiny Toon Adventures |
Daniel A. Haskett[1] (born August 20, 1952) is an American veteran animator who, according to Variety, was one of a "group of young animators trained by Disney's 'Nine Old Men' that were confined to one small room in the Disney Feature Animation Building in the 1970s."[2][3]
Career
He started his career in 1969 when he graduated from the High School of Art and Design, and the first thing he did was a commercial for a coffee called Brim. According to Haskett, the commercial was "very psychedelic".[4][5]
Haskett was worried when he first entered the company in 1977 due to Disney's reputation at that time.[6]
He designed the character Belle for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as well as Ariel for The Little Mermaid,[7] and Tod as an adult for The Fox and the Hound. Haskett also did earlier designs for Ursula; some were inspired by singer Patti LaBelle, and the character's hair almost looked like fins.[7]
Haskett was the main designer of the characters
He has been drawing characters for Looney Tunes since 1979 and has recently worked as a character designer for the web series Looney Tunes Cartoons.[8]
Credits
- Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure(1977) — assistant animator
- Cat's Can (1986, Sesame Street short) — director[9]
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters (1988) — animator
- The Simpsons (1989) — character designer for Moe Szyslak and Barney Gumble[5]
- The Little Mermaid (1989) — character designer for Ursula and Ariel
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) — character designer, most known for Babs[10]
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) — character designer for Belle
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) — animator
- Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022) — animator
References
- ^ "Witch-ay Woman - The Internet Animation Database". Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Flores, Terry (November 18, 2015). "Iron Giant' Screening, Rat's Nest Reunion Highlights of 2015 CTN Animation Expo". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- ^ milligan, Mercedes (November 30, 2019). "Hand Drawn' Documentary Crowdfunds Final Round". Animation Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ "Corner Booth Interview with Dan Haskett". YouTube. 2018-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- ^ a b Legend DAN HASKETT Talks Tiny Toons, Simpsons and The Future of Animation
- ^ Dan Haskett (Podcast). The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast. 2020-07-03.
- ^ a b Acuna, Kirsten (July 13, 2019). "How 'The Lion King' codirector, a drag queen, and one of Disney's greatest animators helped bring 'The Little Mermaid' villain to life". The Insider. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Plummer, Alan (May 26, 2020). "Talking Looney Toons Cartoons with Producer with Pete Browngardt". Nuke The Fridge. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ @ani_obsessive (February 26, 2020). "Cat's Can (1986), dir. Dan HaskettThis famous Sesame Street short was created by Dan Haskett, a veteran animator…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @cartoonbrew (January 17, 2019). "Rough model drawings of Elmyra, Babs, and Buster by Dan Haskett, an underappreciated artist who has had a hand in s…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
- Dan Haskett at IMDb
- Interview with Dan Haskett on SeeingBlack.com
- Daniel A. "Dan" Hasket on The Internet Animation Database