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Chris Buck(II)

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Chris Buck
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Chris Buck is an animation film director from Wichita, Kansas. He directed the Disney animated films Tarzan, Frozen, Frozen Fever and Frozen II and Sony Pictures Animation's Surf's Up. He was a supervising animator for Percy, Grandmother Willow and Wiggins for Pocahontas. He won Best Animated Feature for Frozen. He had three children with Shelley Rae Hinton.
BornFebruary 24, 1958
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BornFebruary 24, 1958
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
    Frozen
    7.4
    • Director
    • 2013
    Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
    Surf's Up
    6.7
    • Director
    • 2007
    Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
    Frozen II
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2019
    Alan Tudyk, Chris Pine, and Ariana DeBose in Wish (2023)
    Wish
    5.6
    • Director
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Animation Department



    • Colin Firth, Judi Dench, and Keira Knightley in Steve (2010)
      Not Your Time
      7.6
      Short
      • animator
      • 2010
    • John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose, Michael-Leon Wooley, Paul Briggs, Jennifer Cody, and Don Hall in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
      The Princess and the Frog
      7.2
      • Animation Department (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Chicken Little (2005)
      Chicken Little
      5.7
      • character designer (uncredited)
      • 2005
    • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Tress MacNeille, and Russi Taylor in Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
      Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
      6.4
      Video
      • animation consultant
      • 2004
    • Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr, G.W. Bailey, Joe Flaherty, Charles Haid, Estelle Harris, Ross Simanteris, Bobby Block, and Keaton Savage in Home on the Range (2004)
      Home on the Range
      5.4
      • supervising animator: "Maggie"
      • 2004
    • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jodi Benson, Kyle Menke, Mark Moseley, Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Russi Taylor, and Paigie Sparkletasia in House of Mouse (2001)
      Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
      6.6
      Video
      • additional animator (segment "Mickey's Christmas Carol", uncredited)
      • 2001
    • The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998)
      The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
      5.5
      Video
      • character designer (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • James Woods, Danny DeVito, Matt Frewer, Bobcat Goldthwait, Amanda Plummer, Rip Torn, Samantha Eggar, Tate Donovan, Josh Keaton, Roger Bart, Jim Cummings, Paddi Edwards, Susan Egan, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Paul Shaffer, Carole Shelley, Vanéese Y. Thomas, and Lillias White in Hercules (1997)
      Hercules
      7.3
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Eric Lloyd, Alfre Woodard, Roger Kabler, Deanna Oliver, Thurl Ravenscroft, and Timothy Stack in The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue (1997)
      The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
      6.1
      Video
      • character designer (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Kevin Kline, Demi Moore, Tom Hulce, Jason Alexander, Tony Jay, Paul Kandel, Charles Kimbrough, Frank Welker, and Mary Wickes in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
      The Hunchback of Notre Dame
      7.0
      • additional animator (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Irene Bedard, John Kassir, Judy Kuhn, and Frank Welker in Pocahontas (1995)
      Pocahontas
      6.7
      • character designer
      • supervising animator: "Percy", "Grandmother Willow" & "Wiggins"
      • 1995
    • Matthew Broderick and James Earl Jones in The Lion King (1994)
      The Lion King
      8.5
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1994
    • Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)
      Aladdin
      8.0
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Tone Loc, Jonell Green, Marques Houston, and Faizon Love in Bebe's Kids (1992)
      Bebe's Kids
      5.9
      • animation director
      • 1992
    • Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
      Beauty and the Beast
      8.0
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1991

    Director



    • Alan Tudyk, Chris Pine, and Ariana DeBose in Wish (2023)
      Wish
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel in Frozen 2: Sing-Along (2022)
      Frozen 2: Sing-Along
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Idina Menzel & Aurora: Into the Unknown (2019)
      Idina Menzel & Aurora: Into the Unknown
      7.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
      Frozen II
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Frozen Fever (2015)
      Frozen Fever
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Frozen: Sing-Along Edition (2014)
      Frozen: Sing-Along Edition
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Idina Menzel: Let It Go (2013)
      Idina Menzel: Let It Go
      8.4
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
      Frozen
      7.4
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
      Surf's Up
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
      Tarzan
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Family Dog (1993)
      Family Dog
      6.9
      TV Series
      • series director
      • 1993

    Additional Crew



    • Alan Tudyk, Chris Pine, and Ariana DeBose in Wish (2023)
      Wish
      5.6
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2023
    • Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jaboukie Young-White in Strange World (2022)
      Strange World
      5.7
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2022
    • Wilmer Valderrama, Angie Cepeda, María Cecilia Botero, Carolina Gaitan, Stephanie Beatriz, Diane Guerrero, Adassa, Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Rhenzy Feliz, Jess Darrow, and Mauro Castillo in Encanto (2021)
      Encanto
      7.2
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2021
    • Alan Tudyk, Benedict Wong, Gemma Chan, Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Thalia Tran, and Izaac Wang in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
      Raya and the Last Dragon
      7.3
      • studio & creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2021
    • Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
      Frozen II
      6.8
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2019
    • Dwayne Johnson, Stephen Kearin, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, Nicole Scherzinger, Any Gabrielly, and Auli'i Cravalho in Moana (2016)
      Moana
      7.6
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2016
    • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Kristen Bell, Bono, Chaz Bono, César Bono, James Bono, Joseph Bono, Mary Bono, Sonny Bono, Steven Scot Bono, Steve Bono, Sebastian Cavazza, Bonar Colleano, Dan Cooper, Jesse Corti, Yves De Bono, Eurilla del Bono, John DiMaggio, Terri Douglas, Idris Elba, Fuschia!, Michael Giacchino, David Goetz, Ginnifer Goodwin, Byron Howard, Don Lake, Peter Mansbridge, Jeremy Milton, Rich Moore, Pace Paulsen, Raymond S. Persi, Fabienne Rawley, Jim Reardon, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Kath Soucie, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Gita Reddy, Dídac Bono, Nathan Warner, Kellie D. Lewis, Sofia Bono Prado, Jared Bush, Mark Rhino Smith, Clark Spencer, Brad Simonsen, Alan Bono, Chianna Bono, Chesare Bono, Novo Bono Jr., Josephine Bono, Bono, John Bono, Nate Torrence, Jill Cordes, Larry Herrera, Jennifer Lee, Phil Johnston, John Lavelle, Sara de Bono, Katie Lowes, Salvatore Bono, Melissa Goodwin Shepherd, Dave Kohut, Stacie Bono, Josh Dallas, Jenny Slate, Josie Trinidad, Thomas Bono, Leah Latham, Zach King, Christy Bono, Della Saba, Alyssa Ann Bono, Steven Bono Jr., Madeleine Curry, Krystle Bono, Evelyn Wilson Bresee, Hewitt Bush, Claire K. Smith, David A. Thibodeau, John Wheeler, Hannah G. Williams, Jackson Stein, Andrés Di Bono, Fernando Gonzalez, Valeria Bono, JoAnn Bono, Chiara Bono, and Amelia Bono in Zootopia (2016)
      Zootopia
      8.0
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2016
    • James Cromwell, Kathy Griffin, Scott Adsit, Bridget Hoffman, Kirk Baily, Abraham Benrubi, June Christopher, Cam Clarke, Roy Conli, Dane Cook, David Cowgill, Terri Douglas, Daniel Gerson, Jackie Gonneau, Nicholas Guest, Stan Lee, Yuri Lowenthal, Danny Mann, Tim Mertens, Sundra Oakley, Lynwood Robinson, Maya Rudolph, David Shaughnessy, Shane Sweet, Alan Tudyk, Damon Wayans Jr., Billy Bush, Genesis Rodriguez, Yumi Mizui, James Taku Leung, Jamie Chung, Katie Lowes, Marcella Lentz-Pope, Cooper Cowgill, Kelly Hoover, Daniel Henney, Paul Briggs, Brian Norris, T.J. Miller, Reed Buck, Josie Trinidad, Charlotte Gulezian, Leah Latham, Ryan Potter, Kristen Phaneuf, Marlie Crisafulli, and Michael Powers in Big Hero 6 (2014)
      Big Hero 6
      7.8
      • creative leadership: Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • 2014
    • Dania Ramirez in Once Upon a Time (2011)
      Once Upon a Time
      7.7
      TV Series
      • original characters: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Georgina Haig in Once Upon a Time (2011)
      Storybrooke Has Frozen Over
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • original characters: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven (uncredited)
      • 2014

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    Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Reveal Hidden Disney Gems in 'Wish'
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    Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine Reveal Hidden Disney Gems in 'Wish'
    'Frozen II' Cast Discuss Anna and Elsa's Evolution
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    'Frozen II' Cast Discuss Anna and Elsa's Evolution
    'Frozen II' Cast Discuss Anna and Elsa's Evolution
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    'Frozen II' Cast Discuss Anna and Elsa's Evolution
    What We Know About 'Frozen 2' ... So Far
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    What We Know About 'Frozen 2' ... So Far
    Prop Culture (Dutch Trailer 1 Subtitled)
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    Prop Culture (Dutch Trailer 1 Subtitled)
    Prop Culture (German Trailer 1)
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    Prop Culture (German Trailer 1)
    Prop Culture (French Trailer 1)
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • February 24, 1958
      • Wichita, Kansas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Shelley Rae HintonApril 29, 1989 - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Ryder Ahren Buck
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    Did you know

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      His eldest son, Ryder, died at the age of 23 on October 27, 2013, in a car collision, when he was hit by two cars after his car broke down on the Glendale Freeway. Ryder was a singer and songwriter performing in his band Ryder Buck and the Breakers, and was recovering from a year-long battle with a Stage 4 testicular cancer. On March 2, 2014, upon accepting the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for co-directing Frozen at the 86th Academy Awards, Buck dedicated the award to Ryder.
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      Everyone's asking if there will be a 'Frozen 2', but at the Studio there's actually been no talk about it!

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