Clay Kaytis

Clay Kaytis is an American animator and film director, best known for directing the animated film The Angry Birds Movie. He has been the head of animation at Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Clay Kaytis
Born
United States
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAnimator, film director
Years active1995 - present
Spouse(s)Monica Lago-Kaytis

Career

Kaytis started his career as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios, and became the head of animation for the studio.[1] His main credits at Disney included Tangled, Wreck-It Ralph, and Frozen.[2] After working nineteen years, he left the studio in 2013.[3]

Kaytis made his directing debut with The Angry Birds Movie, which he co-directed with Fergal Reilly for Sony Pictures Entertainment. The film was based on the Rovio Entertainment's video game Angry Birds. Jon Vitti wrote the screenplay for the film, which was released on May 20, 2016.[3][4] Kaytis then made his live-action directing debut with The Christmas Chronicles for Netflix, which was released on November 22, 2018.[5]

In late September 2016, it was announced that Kaytis will direct The Lunch Witch for Amblin Partners.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Credits Characters
1995PocahontasInbetween Artist: Additional Clean-Up Animation
1996The Hunchback of Notre DameBreakdown AnimatorClopin Trouillefou
1997HerculesRough Inbetweener
1998MulanRough Inbetweener
1999TarzanAdditional Rough Inbetweener
2000Fantasia 2000Animating Assistant
The Emperor's New GrooveAnimatorPacha
2002Treasure PlanetAnimatorScroop
2004Home on the RangeAnimatorFarm Animals
2005Chicken LittleAnimatorBuck "Ace" Cluck
2007Meet the RobinsonsAnimator
2008BoltSupervising Animator
2009Super Rhino (Video short)Animator
2010Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series)Voice
TangledAnimation Supervisor
2012Tangled Ever After (Short)Animation Supervisor
Paperman (Short)Final Line Animator
Wreck-It RalphAnimator / End Credit Animation Design
2013Get a Horse! (Short)Special Thanks / Additional Thanks
FrozenAnimator
2016The Angry Birds MovieDirector / VoiceClayton the Waiter Bird
2018The Christmas ChroniclesDirector

References
  1. Sarto, Dan (May 31, 2011). "An Interview with Disney Supervising Animator Clay Kaytis". AWN. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 13, 2015). "'Angry Birds' Director Clay Kaytis Signs With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. Amidi, Amid (October 9, 2013). "Animation Vets Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly Will Direct "Angry Birds" Feature". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. Roberts, Sheila (May 15, 2016). "'The Angry Birds Movie': Fergal Reilly & Clay Kaytis on Transitioning from Animators to Directors". Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  5. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/kurt-russell-play-santa-claus-netflix-christmas-movie-1064561
  6. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/angry-birds-co-director-clay-kaytis-jumps-live-action-lunch-witch-143382.html
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