
Person
Dan Scanlon
Directing · Born 1976-06-21 · Clawson, Michigan, USA
Biography
Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward. Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure. Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out. Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.
Known for

Zootopia 2
Thanks

Inside Out 2
Executive Producer

Turning Red
Executive Producer

Cars
Additional Voices (voice)

Soul
Executive Producer

Monsters University
Additional Voices (voice)

Onward
Director

Party Central
Executive Producer

Mater and the Ghostlight
Original Story

Tracy
Director
Filmography
- 2025Zootopia 2Thanks
- 2024Inside Out 2Executive Producer
- 2022Turning RedExecutive Producer
- 2020SoulExecutive Producer
- 2020OnwardDirector
- 2014Party CentralExecutive Producer
- 2013Monsters UniversityAdditional Voices (voice)
- 2009TracyDirector
- 2006Mater and the GhostlightOriginal Story
- 2006CarsAdditional Voices (voice)
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