Dan Lee
| Dan Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 19, 1969 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died |
January 15, 2005 (aged 35) Berkeley, California, United States |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Occupation | Canadian animator, Character design |
| Years active | 1998-2005 |
Dan Lee (May 19, 1969 – January 15, 2005) was a Canadian animator, best known as the creator of the title character from Finding Nemo.
Early life
He was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996.
Career
He worked as animator on Darkwing Duck, and Goof Troop while at Kennedy Cartoons.
Death
In August 2003 he was diagnosed with lung cancer despite the fact that he was a nonsmoker. He died in 2005, at the age of 35 in Alta Bates Summit Hospital, Berkeley, California, United States. Ratatouille, was dedicated to Lee, Exit to messages
In Loving Memory
Dan Lee
1969-2005
This is the message of Ratatouille the movie about the adventures of Remy will a cook.
Filmography
- A Bug's Life (1998) ... Additional Character Designer, Animator, Sketch Artist
- Toy Story 2 (1999) ... Character Designer: new characters, Sketch Artist
- Monsters, Inc. (2001) ... Additional Character Designer
- Finding Nemo (2003) ... Character Designer
- Lifted (2006) ... Production Art
- Ratatouille (2007) ... Character Design, Dedication