Line #21 Creator/EricGoldberg


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3	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.
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5	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. In preparation for the company's 100th anniversary, he began advising 4K {{remaster}}s of Creator/WaltDisney's shorts and movies, ensuring that the images would remain faithful to the original artists' intents.
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7	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 [[WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros Donald Duck, Jose Carioca and Panchito]] for Epcot's ''Gran Fiesta Tour''.
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9	In 2008, he published the ''Character Animation Crash Course'', a how-to book containing his acquired tips about the ins and outs of making animated films, which has been acclaimed by amateurs and professionals alike as one of the best books on animation out there.
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12	[[folder:Filmography]]
13	!!Films
14	* ''WesternAnimation/RaggedyAnnAndAndyAMusicalAdventure'' (1977): Assistant Animator; his first professional animation job.
15	* ''[[ComicStrip/{{Ziggy}} Ziggy's Gift]]'' (1982): Animator
16	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' (1992): Supervising Animator (Genie)
17	* ''Chariots of Fur'' (1994): Animated the scene where Wile E. Coyote tries to use a giant spring to catch the Road Runner. Credited as "Claude Raynes".
18	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' (1995): Co-Director
19	* ''Pullet Surprise'' (1997): Additional Animation
20	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' (1997): Supervising Animator (Phil)
21	* ''From Hare to Eternity'' (1997): Animator
22	* ''WesternAnimation/Fantasia2000'' (1999): Directed the "Rhapsody in Blue" and "Carnival of the Animals" segments (the latter of which he animated entirely by himself)
23	* ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' (2003): Animation Director; voice of Tweety, Speedy Gonzales and Marvin the Martian
24	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry: The Fast and the Furry'' (2005): Character Layout Artist
25	* ''Film/ThePinkPanther2006'': Animated the cartoon Panther for the opening credits, a tribute to the franchise's creative title sequences.
26	* ''A Monkey's Tale'' (2006): Director; created for Hong Kong's "Ngong Ping 360" tourism project.
27	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound 2'' (2006): Animator
28	* ''WesternAnimation/HowToHookUpYourHomeTheater'' (2007): Animator
29	* ''Pups of Liberty'' (2009): A featurette he and his fellow Disney animators made in their off-time.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog'' (2009): Supervising Animator (Louis)
31	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Winnie the Pooh\|2011}}'' (2011): Supervising Animator (Rabbit)
32	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}'' (2012): A final line artist for the CG characters.
33	* ''WesternAnimation/GetAHorse'' (2013): Supervising Animator (2D sequences)
34	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'' (2016): Supervising Animator (Maui's tattoos)
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36	!!Television
37	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTales'' (2006-08): Animated on the title sequence.
38	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "Fland Canyon" (2016): Director and Animator on the CouchGag.
39	* ''Goofy in How to Stay at Home'' (Creator/DisneyPlus) (2021): Animated the short "How To Wear A Mask".
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41	!!Theme Parks
42	* ''The Magic Lamp Theater'' (Tokyo [=DisneySea=]): CGI animator for the Genie
43	* ''Gran Fiesta Tour, Starring The Three Caballeros'' (Epcot): 2D animator for Donald, Jose and Panchito.
44	* ''[[Ride/WorldOfColor Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney]]'' (Disney California Adventure): 2D animator for WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse
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46	!!Other
47	* Music video for "Big Time" by MC Skat Kat (1992): Animator [[note]]Never released or completed.[[/note]]
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50	!!Tropes associated with him:
51	* CreatorBacklash: He's very critical of Warner Bros. keeping both him and Creator/JoeDante under thumb during the production of ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'', which robbed the Looney Tunes of much of their trademark anarchy.
52	* WhatCouldHaveBeen
53	** He was originally going to supervise the animation for a sequel to ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', and animated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsMPd2ceiFA this CG test animation]] of Roger.
54	** 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.

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