Peter Del Vecho

Peter Del Vecho (born April 6, 1958) is an American film producer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he is also senior vice president of production.^[1] He is best known for producing Frozen (accolades) and Frozen II together with directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.

Peter Del Vecho
Born	(1958-04-06) April 6, 1958 (age 66) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston University
Occupation	Film producer
Employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios (1995-present)
Known for	Treasure Planet The Princess and the Frog Frozen Frozen II
Spouses	Jane Del Vecho ​ (div. 2020)​ Paulina Vazquez ​ (m. 2024)​
Children	2
Awards	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Frozen (2013)

Early life

Del Vecho grew up in the city of Quincy, in the South Shore area just outside Boston, Massachusetts.^[2] He graduated from Boston University College of Fine Arts, where he studied theater production, and worked in theatre for many years.^[3] After working at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis for about 7 years, he was recruited by Disney Animation.^[2] He started out in production management and transitioned into producing.^[2]

Career

Besides Frozen and its sequel, Frozen II, Del Vecho produced the Disney animated films The Princess and the Frog (2009) and Winnie the Pooh (2011), and was an associate producer on Treasure Planet (2002) and Chicken Little (2005).^[4]

In Spring 2015, Del Vecho produced Frozen Fever, a short film based on Frozen which was again co-directed by Buck and Lee.^[5] Del Vecho next produced the sequel to Frozen, Frozen II, which was released in November 2019 and again co-directed by Buck and Lee.^[6] Del Vecho later co-produced Raya and the Last Dragon with Osnat Shurer and co-produced Wish, which was released in 2023, with Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones.^[7][8]

References

1. Pearson, Ben (September 30, 2019). "Walt Disney Animation Isn't Opposed to Hand-Drawn Features, Jennifer Lee Talks About Making Changes After John Lasseter's Exit [Interview]". /Film. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
2. Shanahan, Mark; Meredith Goldstein (February 6, 2014). "'Frozen' producer Peter Del Vecho has South Shore roots". Boston Globe. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
3. Laskowski, Amy (February 28, 2014). "Frozen Producer Heads to the Oscars". BU Today. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
4. "Peter Del Vecho". IMDb. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
5. Gettell, O. (September 3, 2014). "Disney short 'Frozen Fever' coming in spring 2015, with new song". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
6. Graser, M. (March 12, 2015). "Disney Announces 'Frozen 2′". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
7. Yang, Rachel (August 27, 2020). "Get a first look at Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
8. Hall, Margaret (September 10, 2022). "Ariana DeBose to Star in New Disney Film Wish". Playbill. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

External links

• Peter Del Vecho at IMDb