Dan Scanlon

Dan Scanlon

Known for

Directing

Born

June 21, 1976 (age 50)

Birthplace

Clawson, Michigan, USA

Biography

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 Tr...

Best known work

Cars
Cars
2006
Soul
Soul
2020
Monsters University
Monsters University
2013
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2
2024
Onward
Onward
2020
Turning Red
Turning Red
2022
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2
2025
Mater and the Ghostlight
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
Party Central
Party Central
2014
Dream Productions
Dream Productions
2024

Filmography

  1. 2025

    Zootopia 2

    Thanks

  2. 2024

    Dream ProductionsTV

    Executive Producer

  3. 2024

    Inside Out 2

    Executive Producer

  4. 2022

    Turning Red

    Executive Producer

  5. 2020

    Soul

    Executive Producer

  6. 2020

    Onward

    Director, Screenplay

  7. 2014

    Party Central

    Executive Producer

  8. 2013

    Monsters University

    as Additional Voices (voice), Director, Screenplay, Story

  9. 2009

    Tracy

    Director

  10. 2006

    Mater and the Ghostlight

    Original Story, Co-Director

  11. 2006

    Cars

    as Additional Voices (voice), Storyboard Artist

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