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Michael Oliva(I)

  • Animation Department
  • Production Manager
  • Visual Effects
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Michael Oliva is known for Lilo & Stitch (2002), Tarzan (1999) and Brother Bear (2003).
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    • Known for

    Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
    Lilo & Stitch
    7.4
    • Visual Effects(as Michael L. Oliva)
    • 2002
    Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
    Tarzan
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as Michael L. Oliva)
    • 1999
    Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
    Brother Bear
    6.9
    • Visual Effects(as Michael L. Oliva)
    • 2003
    Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
    Mulan
    7.7
    • Visual Effects(as Michael L. Oliva)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • John Hurt, Charo, Jodi Benson, Carol Channing, Gino Conforti, Kendall Cunningham, Tawny Sunshine Glover, Gilbert Gottfried, Gary Imhoff, Joe Lynch, and Michael Nunes in Thumbelina (1994)
      Thumbelina
      6.3
      • character clean-up artist
      • 1994
    • Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
      Captain Planet and the Planeteers
      6.7
      TV Series
      • overseas layout supervisor (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1993–1994
    • If You Love Me... Show Me! (1992)
      If You Love Me... Show Me!
      4.0
      Video
      • layout artist
      • 1992
    • Garfield: His 9 Lives (1988)
      Garfield: His 9 Lives
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • assistant animator (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1988
    • BraveStarr: The Legend (1988)
      BraveStarr: The Legend
      6.8
      • assistant animator
      • 1988
    • A Garfield Christmas Special (1987)
      A Garfield Christmas Special
      8.0
      TV Short
      • assistant animator (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1987
    • Garfield Specials (1982)
      Garfield Specials
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • assisted by
      • 1987
    • Lana Beeson, Scott Grimes, Jonathan Harris, Rickie Lee Jones, Don Knotts, and William Windom in Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
      Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
      6.2
      • assistant animator (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1987
    • Rock Odyssey (1987)
      Rock Odyssey
      6.6
      • animator
      • 1987
    • Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (1985)
      Rose Petal Place: Real Friends
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • layout artist
      • 1985
    • Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983)
      Alvin & the Chipmunks
      6.6
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 1983–1984
    • Rose Petal Place (1984)
      Rose Petal Place
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • layout artist
      • 1984
    • Dragon's Lair (1984)
      Dragon's Lair
      6.6
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 1984
    • Turbo Teen (1984)
      Turbo Teen
      5.6
      TV Series
      • layout artist (1984)
      • 1984
    • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
      ABC Weekend Specials
      7.8
      TV Series
      • layout artist
      • 1984

    Production Management

    • Julie Chen Moonves in Big Brother (2000)
      Big Brother
      5.6
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2008–2009
    • Jenn Tran in The Bachelorette (2003)
      The Bachelorette
      3.5
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2009
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Jenn Tran, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      4.9
      TV Series
      • production manager
      • 2007

    Visual Effects

    • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
      Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
      7.6
      Video
      • visual effects animator (segment "John Henry", uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
      Brother Bear
      6.9
      • key assistant effects animator (as Michael L. Oliva)
      • 2003
    • Chris Sanders in Lilo & Stitch (2002)
      Lilo & Stitch
      7.4
      • key assistant visual effects animator (as Michael L. Oliva)
      • 2002
    • John Henry (2000)
      John Henry
      6.8
      Short
      • visual effects animator (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
      Tarzan
      7.3
      • visual effects (as Michael L. Oliva)
      • 1999
    • Ming-Na Wen, Lea Salonga, and Frank Welker in Mulan (1998)
      Mulan
      7.7
      • effects key assistant (as Michael L. Oliva)
      • 1998
    • 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
      • effects key assistant / animating assistant: additional visual effects animation (as Michael L. Oliva)
      • 1996
    • Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, and Charles Nelson Reilly in A Troll in Central Park (1994)
      A Troll in Central Park
      5.3
      • special effects assistant animator (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1994
    • Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis in FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
      FernGully: The Last Rainforest
      6.6
      • additional effects animator
      • 1992
    • Christopher Plummer, Glen Campbell, Sandy Duncan, Ellen Greene, Phil Harris, and Will Ryan in Rock-A-Doodle (1991)
      Rock-A-Doodle
      6.0
      • additional special effects animator (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1991
    • Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Kelly Briley, Cyndi Cozzo, and Vic Tayback in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
      All Dogs Go to Heaven
      6.8
      • special effects assistant (as Mike Oliva)
      • 1989

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