Mark Henn

Mark Henn
Born (1958-04-06) April 6, 1958
Dayton, Ohio, United States
Occupation Animator
Years active 1978-present

Mark Henn (born April 6, 1958) is a Disney supervising animator, whose contributions to animation have included several Disney leading or title characters, most notably heroines. His work includes Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, Young Simba in The Lion King and the title character in Mulan. He has also been animator of such films as 2007's Enchanted and the Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater. Additionally he directed the award-winning short film John Henry. Recently, he was the supervising animator of Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog.

Early life

Henn grew up in Ohio. In 1978, Henn was accepted into the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts,[1] where he studied under Disney animators such as Jack Hannah and T. Hee.[1] Fellow students included Joe Ranft, Mark Dindal and John Lasseter.[1]

Career

Henn joined the Disney studio in 1980 and began work as an inbetweener for Glen Keane on The Fox and the Hound. According to Henn, Keane was finishing the climactic bear fight scene and Henn worked with him on that.[1] Henn has also worked on other animated features such as Mickey's Christmas Carol, The Great Mouse Detective and The Little Mermaid.

Henn is also an accomplished sculptor.

Henn has also animated Mickey Mouse on Nighttime Spectaculars in DisneyParks and Resorts, including Celebrate The Magic in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, World of Color – Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney in Disney's California Adventure Park, Ignite the Dream, A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light in Shanghai Disneyland, Disney Illuminations in Disneyland Paris, Disney Gifts Of Christmas and Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo Disneyland, and "We Love Mickey" Main Street Projection Show in Hong Kong Disneyland.

Honors

He has been nominated for an Annie award four times: three times for Character Animation for The Lion King, Mulan, and Winnie the Pooh, and once for Short Animated Film Direction for John Henry.

Filmography

Year Title Credits Characters
1983Mickey's Christmas Carol (Short)Animator
1985The Black CauldronAnimator
1986The Great Mouse DetectiveSupervising AnimatorBasil and Doctor David Q. Dawson
1988Oliver & CompanySupervising AnimatorOliver and Dodger
1989The Little MermaidDirecting Animator / Florida Supervising AnimatorAriel
1990Roller Coaster Rabbit (Short)Animator
The Prince and the Pauper (Short)Character Animator
The Rescuers Down UnderSupervising AnimatorBernard, Bianca
1991Beauty and the BeastFlorida Supervising AnimatorBelle
1992AladdinSupervising AnimatorJasmine
1993Trail Mix-Up (Short)Character Animator
Full House: The House Meets the Mouse (Part 1) (TV Series)VoiceAnimator
1994The Lion KingSupervising AnimatorYoung Simba
1995PocahontasAnimatorPocahontas
1996Quack Pack (TV Series)Supervising Animator - 1 Episode
1998MulanSupervising AnimatorFa Mulan and Fa Zhou
2000John Henry (Short)Director
The Emperor's New GrooveAdditional Animator
2002American LegendsDirector - Segment "John Henry"
Lilo & StitchLead AnimatorHula Dancers
2004Home on the RangeSupervising AnimatorGrace, Wesley, Rusty and Pearl Gesner
2006Bambi II (Video)Supervising AnimatorRonno
2007Meet the RobinsonsAnimator
EnchantedAnimator
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater (Short)Animator
2009Pups of Liberty (Short)Supervising Animator
The Princess and the FrogSupervising AnimatorTiana
2011The Ballad of Nessie (Short)Animator
Winnie the PoohSupervising AnimatorWinnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin[2]
2012Wreck-It RalphAdditional Visual Development
2013Saving Mr. BanksAnimator: Walt Disney Animation StudiosTinker Bell
Get a Horse! (Short)Animator
FrozenLead 2D Animator
Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier (TV Movie)Special Thanks
2014Big Hero 6Lead 2D Animator

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Noyer, Jeremie (December 18, 2009). "The Princess And The Frog's Supervising Animator Mark Henn – Part 1: It All Started With A…Mermaid!". Animated Views. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.dlrpmagic.com/interviews/down-in-new-orleans-with-princess-tianas-supervising-animator-mark-henn/%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D

Further reading

  • Belz, Emily (November 26, 2013). "Mark Henn talks about creating Disney's leading ladies". Movies. World News Group. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
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