Chris Buck
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For the photographer, see Chris Buck (photographer).
Christopher James Buck (born February 24, 1958) is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter known for co-directing Tarzan (1999), Surf's Up (2007) (which was nominated for the 2007 Oscar for Best Animated Feature), Frozen (2013), which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2014, Frozen II (2019), and Wish (2023). He also worked as a supervising animator and story artist on Pocahontas (1995) and Home on the Range (2004).
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Born | Christopher James Buck (1958-02-24) February 24, 1958 (age 66) Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts |
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Known for | Film direction, screenwriting |
Notable work | Tarzan Surf's Up Frozen Frozen Fever Frozen II Wish |
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Shelley Rae Hinton (m. 1989) |
Children | 3 |
Awards | Academy Award Annie Award BAFTA Award |
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He has won for one Academy Award, Annie Award and BAFTA Award, and has been nominated for two Academy, two BAFTA and five Annie Awards.[1]