History Creator / EricGoldberg

He started out at Creator/RichardWilliams' studio in the late 1970s, where he gained tips and from several Golden Age animators who worked there, including Creator/ArtBabbitt, Ken Harris and Gerry Chiniquy. In the early 1990s, he arrived at the Walt Disney Studios, where his first assignment would be animating the wacky Genie in ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}''. Afterward, he co-directed the animated feature ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', while continuing to animate on films as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000'', as well as some of Creator/ChuckJones' final shorts. In the early 2000s, he served as animation director for ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' as a personal tribute to Jones. He, along with Mark Henn and Randy Haycock, is presently the only 2D animator from the studio's "Renaissance" era still working at Disney.

* ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh'' (2011): Supervising Animator (Rabbit)

* DoingItForTheArt: He is an outspoken advocate for the animation medium, and the stuff he's animated is some of Disney's best in recent years. The fact that he took the time to author ''Character Animation Crash Course!'' book to teach aspiring animators really says a lot about how much he's dedicated to the art.

* CreatorBacklash: He's very critical of Warner Bros. keeping both him and Joe Dante under thumb during the production of ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'', which robbed the Looney Tunes of much of their trademark anarchy.

* ''Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney'' (Disney California Adventure): 2D animator for Mickey Mouse

He started out at Creator/RichardWilliams' studio in the late 1970s, where he gained tips and from several Golden Age animators who worked there, including Creator/ArtBabbitt, Ken Harris and Gerry Chiniquy. In the early 1990s, he arrived at the Walt Disney Studios, where his first assignment would be animating the wacky Genie in ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}''. Afterward, he co-directed the animated feature ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', while continuing to animate on films as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000'', as well as some of Creator/ChuckJones' final shorts. In the early 2000s, he served as animation director for ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' as a personal tribute to Jones. He, along with Mark Henn, is presently the only 2D animator from the studio's "Renaissance" era still working at Disney.

He started out at Creator/RichardWilliams' studio in the late 1970s, where he gained tips and from several Golden Age animators who worked there, including Creator/ArtBabbitt, Ken Harris and Gerry Chiniquy. In the early 1990s, he arrived at the Walt Disney Studios, where his first assignment would be animating the wacky Genie in ''{{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}}''. Afterward, he co-directed the animated feature ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'', while continuing to animate on films as ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'', as well as some of Creator/ChuckJones' final shorts. In the early 2000s, he was served as animation director for ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' as a personal tribute to Jones. He, along with Mark Henn, is presently the only 2D animator from the studio's "Renaissance" era still working at Disney.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'' (1999): Directed the "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Carnival of the Animals" segments (the latter of which he animated entirely by himself)

He started out at Creator/RichardWilliams' studio in the late 1970s, where he gained tips and from several Golden Age animators who worked there, including Creator/ArtBabbitt, Ken Harris and Gerry Chiniquy. In the early 1990s, he arrived at the Walt Disney Studios, where his first assignment would be animating the wacky Genie in ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}''. Afterward, he co-directed the animated feature ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', while continuing to animate on films as ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' and ''[[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'', as well as some of Creator/ChuckJones' final shorts. In the early 2000s, he was served as animation director for ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' as a personal tribute to Jones. He, along with Mark Henn, is presently the only 2D animator from the studio's "Renaissance" era still working at Disney.

Aside from features, Goldberg animated for several attractions in [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's theme parks]], including a CGI version of Genie for Tokyo [=DisneySea=]'s ''Magic Lamp Theater'' and 2D animation of [[Disney/TheThreeCaballeros Donald Duck, Jose Carioca and Panchito]] for Epcot's ''Gran Fiesta Tour''.

* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' (1992): Supervising Animator (Genie)

* ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' (1995): Co-Director

* ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' (1997): Supervising Animator (Phil)

* ''[[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'' (1999): Directed the "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Carnival of the Animals" segments (the latter of which he animated entirely by himself)

* ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound 2'' (2006): Animator

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' (2009): Supervising Animator (Louis)
* ''Disney/WinnieThePooh'' (2011): Supervising Animator (Rabbit)

* ''Disney/{{Moana}}'' (2016): Supervising Animator (Maui's tattoos)

** When ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' was being developed as a traditionally animated film, he was the supervising animator for King Candy. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Wfu-MA0mc Some footage]] of this has recently been made public.

'''Eric Goldberg''' (born May 1, 1955) is one of the modern masters of animation, noted for his bouncy and rhythmic style, a callback to the great animation masters of the past.

He started out at Creator/RichardWilliams' studio in the late 1970s, where he gained tips and from several Golden Age animators who worked there, including Creator/ArtBabbitt, Ken Harris and Gerry Chiniquy. In the early 1990s, he arrived at the Walt Disney Studios, where his first assignment would be animating the wacky Genie in ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}''. Afterward, he co-directed the animated feature ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', while continuing to animate on films as ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' and ''[[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'', as well as some of Creator/ChuckJones' final shorts. In the early 2000s, he was served as animation director for ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' as a personal tribute to Jones. He's presently the only 2D animator from the studio's "Renaissance" era still working at Disney.

'''Eric Goldberg''' is one of the modern masters of animation, noted for his bouncy and rhythmic style, a callback to the great animation masters of the past.

** When ''WreckItRalph'' was being developed as a traditionally animated film, he was the supervising animator for King Candy. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Wfu-MA0mc Some footage]] of this has recently been made public.

He started out at Creator/RichardWilliams' studio in the late 1970s, where he gained tips and from several Golden Age animators who worked there, including Creator/ArtBabbitt, Ken Harris and Gerry Chiniquy. In the early 1990s, he arrived at the Walt Disney Studios, where his first assignment would be animating the wacky Genie in ''{{Disney/Aladdin}}''. Afterward, he co-directed the animated feature ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', while continuing to animate on films as ''Disney/{{Hercules}}'' and ''[[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'', as well as some of Creator/ChuckJones' final shorts. In the early 2000s, he was served as animation director for ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' as a personal tribute to Jones.

* ''Film/ThePinkPanther'' (2006): Animated the cartoon Panther for the opening credits, a tribute to the franchise's creative title sequences.

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTales'' (2006-08): Animated on the title sequence.

** When ''WreckItRalph'' was being developed as a traditionally animated film, he was the supervising animator for King Candy. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfTxkg-wB9Y Some footage]] of this has recently been made public.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'': A final line artist for the CG characters.

* CreatorBacklash: He's very critical of Warner Bros. keeping both him and Joe Dante under thumb during the production of ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'', which robbed the Looney Tunes of their trademark anarchy.

* Music video for "Big Time" by MC Skat Kat (1992): Animator [[note]]Never released or completed.[[/note]]

* CreatorBacklash: He's very critical of Warner Bros. keeping both him and Joe Dante under thumb during the film's production, which robbed the Looney Tunes of their trademark anarchy.

Aside from features, Goldberg animated for several attractions in [[DisneyThemeParks Disney's theme parks]], including a CGI version of Genie for Tokyo [=DisneySea=]'s ''Magic Lamp Theater'' and 2D animation of [[Disney/TheThreeCaballeros Donald Duck, Jose Carioca and Panchito]] for Epcot's ''Gran Fiesta Tour''.

* Music video for "Big Time" by MC Skat Kat (1992): Animator [[note]]Never released on completed.[[/note]]

** He pitched to direct a CGI film version of ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'' to Universal Pictures, but ExecutiveMeddling dropped him from the project in favor of a live-action version from Creator/SpikeJonze.

'''Eric Goldberg''' is one of the modern masters of animation.

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* ''Chariots of Fur'' (1994): Animated the scene where Wile E. Coyote tries to use a giant spring to catch the Road Runner.

* DoingItForTheArt

'''Glen Keane''' is perhaps one of the most famous modern animators.

The son of Bil Keane, the creator of the famous comic strip ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'', Keane applied to the art school at the California Institute of the Arts, but in a lucky twist of fate, his application was accidentally sent to the Film Graphics school, where he was mentored under UPA veteran Jules Engel.

Keane graduated from [=CalArts=] in 1974 and became an animator at Walt Disney Productions. The studio's animated feature ''Disney/TheRescuers'' would be his first assignment, working on the characters of Bernard and Penny alongside famed veteran Ollie Johnston. Afterward, he animated the animated character Elliot for the otherwise live-action film ''[[Film/PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]]'' before being promoted to supervising animator on ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'', where he animated the climactic showdown with [[BearsAreBadNews a ferocious bear]].

Throughout his career, Keane designed and animated many of the leading characters for Disney's films during the studio's "renaissance" era, from slender and charming characters like [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] and {{Disney/Aladdin}} to unkempt, bulky brutes like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast the Beast]] and [[Disney/TreasurePlanet John Silver]]. Afterward, he was to be a director of the studio's CGI feature film ''{{Disney/Tangled}}'', but due to "non-life threatening health issues", he stepped down and became an executive producer.

On March 23, 2012, Keane resigned from Walt Disney Animation Studios after 38 years of service. He has since started his own animation studio, Glen Keane Productions, to persue more personal projects, and joined Motorola's "Advanced Technology and Projects Group" to create interactive hand-drawn animation. In 2014, Keane premiered a new short film ''Duet'' at that year's {{Google}} I/O conference as the latest in the company's "Spotlight Stories" of interactive shorts made exclusively for mobile devices.

* DoingItForTheArt: Is very famous for this. At one point during production of ''Beauty and the Beast'', he was animating the famous scene where the Beast turns back into his human form and production. At first he wanted to get through the scene quickly as the film was fast reaching its deadline, but Disney allowed him to take all the time he needed. What we got was one of the most beautiful scenes in Disney animation.
** Keane has also taken the time to host classes on character animation to students and aspiring animators.