Andy Gaskill

Andrew Alan Gaskill (born December 29, 1951), nicknamed "Andy", is an American animator, art director, and storyboard artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His work with the animation studio includes Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, The Rescuers, The Fox and the Hound, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion King.[1]

Andy Gaskill
Born	Andrew Alan Gaskill December 29, 1951 Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animator, art director, storyboard artist
Years active	1974–present

Gaskill was chosen as art director for The Lion King after Disney executives saw story boards that he created for one of the film's songs [2]

Biography

Gaskill was born in Camden, New Jersey to an American soldier in the Pacific who was stationed in Tokyo, Japan, after the war, where he met and married a Japanese woman.[3] Gaskill graduated in 1969 from Camden Catholic High School.[4]

References

1. "Andy Gaskill". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
2. Andy Gaskill, The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839. Accessed November 14, 2020. "His first boards for an Elton John song so impressed the movie’s directors and Jeffrey Katzenberg, that he was soon asked to become art director on The Lion King."
3. "Andy Gaskill". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
4. "Camden Catholic; A tradition for many families", Courier-Post, November 7, 1997. Accessed November 14, 2020. "One graduate, Andy Gaskill, was the animator for several Walt Disney movies. They include The Rescuers and The Fox and the Hound. He was also art director for The Lion King and Hercules. In a telephone interview from the Walt Disney Pictures studio in Burbank, Calif., Gaskill said his experience with Camden Catholic's extracurricular activities helped him choose his career."

External links

• Andy Gaskill at IMDb