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Kevin Lima

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Kevin Lima

Born June 12, 1962 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA8 films

Kevin Lima (born c. 1962) is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney films including his debut film A Goofy Movie in 1995, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmastime and Enchanted. Before directing, he worked as an animator and character designer on films such as The Little Mermaid and The Great Mouse Detective and a story editor for Aladdin and Oliver & Company. At the moment he is working on a feature adaptation of the classic tale of Tom Thumb entitled Thumb for Warner Bros. Kevin is also developing Candy Land with Universal and Hasbro and Afterlife with Fox 2000.

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Kevin studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-80's. He is married to Brenda Chapman, an animation Director at Pixar.

His grandparents were both Portuguese.

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Tarzan posterFirst watchTarzan19997.4Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Enchanted poster6.8Enchanted2007A Goofy Movie poster7.0A Goofy Movie1995102 Dalmatians poster5.5102 Dalmatians2000Eloise at Christmastime poster6.3Eloise at Christmastime2003Eloise at the Plaza poster6.2Eloise at the Plaza2003

Filmography

8 films as director
  1. 2008Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up AdventureDirector
  2. 2007EnchantedDirector
  3. 2003Eloise at ChristmastimeDirector
  4. 2003Eloise at the PlazaDirector
  5. 2000102 DalmatiansDirector
  6. 1999TarzanDirector
  7. 1995A Goofy MovieDirector
  8. 1983Let's MisbehaveDirector