Dan Scanlon

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1976-06-21 (48 years old)

Place of Birth Clawson, Michigan, USA

Dan Scanlon

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 Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out. Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

Known For

Writer

2020
Onward

as Screenplay

2013
Monsters University

as Screenplay

2006
Mater and the Ghostlight

as Original Story

Producer

2024
Inside Out 2

as Executive Producer

2022
Turning Red

as Executive Producer

2020
Soul

as Executive Producer

2014
Party Central

as Executive Producer

Director

2020
Onward

as Director

2013
2009
Tracy

as Director

2006

Actor

2013
Monsters University

as Additional Voices (voice)

2006
Cars

as Additional Voices (voice)

Art

2006
Cars

as Storyboard Artist