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Kirk Wise

Film Director / Animator / Film Producer / Storyboard Artist / Screenwriter / Actor | * 11/09/1958 (65) | San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA))
Kirk Wise (born August 24, 1963) is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He also directed the English-language translation of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. He frequently works with Gary Trousdale and Don Hahn. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Kids & Family | Documentaries

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A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family ...

Spirited Away

PG

2001 | 4.3/5 | 2h 5min
Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon le ...

Beauty and the Beast

G

1991 | 3.9/5 | 1h 24min
Romance / Love, Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy
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At the urging of his gargoyle pals, Quasimodo leaves Notre Dame tower against the wishes of his guardian, the evil Judge Claude Frollo. He ventures out to the Festival of Fools and finds his first tru ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

G

1996 | 3.5/5 | 1h 31min
Drama, Animation, Kids & Family
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The world's most highly qualified crew of archaeologists and explorers is led by historian Milo Thatch as they board the incredible 1,000-foot submarine Ulysses and head deep into the mysteries of the ...

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

PG

2001 | 3.5/5 | 1h 35min
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Movies with Kirk Wise as Actor(6)

as Additional Voices (voice)2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
as Self (archive footage)2018 Howard
as himself2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as himself2003 The Art of 'Spirited Away'
as Self - Director2002 The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as himself2002 The Sweatbox

Movies with Kirk Wise as Crew(6)

Directing/Director2020 Bobbleheads: The Movie
Production/Executive Producer2010 Oceans
Directing/Director2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Writing/Story2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Directing/Director1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Directing/Director1991 Beauty and the Beast

Full Name: Kirk Wise
Born: Sunday, 11/09 1958 (November) in San Francisco, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 65 years + 166 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: California Institute of the Arts, Palo Alto High School
Kirk Wise frequently works together with these people:
Don Hahn (12x, Crew)
Gary Trousdale (9x, Crew)
Alan Menken (7x, Crew)
Tab Murphy (6x, Crew)
Rob Minkoff (5x, Crew)
Roger Allers (4x, Crew)
Jacques Perrin (4x, Actor)
Howard Ashman (4x, Crew)
Glen Keane (4x, Crew)
Thomas Schumacher (4x, Actor)
Roy Edward Disney (3x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:102551, Added: 06/21/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024