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James Baxter
Bristol - England - UK
British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rafiki in The…
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British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After Notre Dame, Baxter moved over to DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out on his own as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, in Pasadena, California, where he has directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchanted and the opening credits to Kung Fu Panda, for which he received an Annie Award. As of the summer of 2008, James Baxter Animation has closed and Baxter has returned once again to DreamWorks Animation as a supervising animator. Baxter has also worked on Tummy Trouble, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods. In May 2013, Baxter was a guest animator for an episode of Adventure Time entitled "James Baxter the Horse".The episode's story focused on the lead characters trying to emulate a horse who can cheer everyone up by neighing his name (James Baxter) and balancing on a beach ball. Both the horse's animation (which is visually distinct from the other characters) and voice were provided by Baxter. The episode's title card features a drawing of the horse drawing a horse on a beach ball, while sitting at an animation table. -Wikipedia
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2026
Saba
Movie Animation
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2025
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
TV show Animation
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2023
Once Upon a Studio
Movie Animation
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2022
The Sea Beast
Movie Thanks
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2022
Cat Burglar
Movie Thanks
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2020
Wolfwalkers
Movie Animation
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2020
Close Enough
TV show Opening/Ending Animation
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2019
Klaus
Movie Animation
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2018
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Movie Self
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2015
Tyrus
Movie Thanks
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2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Movie Animation Director
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2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Movie Animation Supervisor
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2013
The Croods
Movie Animation
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2013
Adam and Dog
Movie Animation
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2012
Gravity Falls
TV show Animation
- 2010
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2010
Adventure Time
TV show James Baxter (voice)
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2010
How to Train Your Dragon
Movie Animation
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2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2009
Monsters vs Aliens
Movie Animation
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2008
Kung Fu Panda
Movie Animation Director
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2007
Enchanted
Movie Animation Supervisor
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2006
Curious George
Movie Animation Supervisor
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2005
Madagascar
Movie Animation Supervisor
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2004
Far Far Away Idol
Movie Supervising Animator
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2004
Shrek 2
Movie Animation Supervisor
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2003
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Movie Supervising Animator
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2002
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Movie Animation Supervisor
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2000
The Road to El Dorado
Movie Animation Supervisor
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1998
The Prince of Egypt
Movie Animation
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1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Movie Animation Supervisor
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1994
The Lion King
Movie Animation Supervisor
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1991
Beauty and the Beast
Movie Animation Supervisor
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1990
The Rescuers Down Under
Movie Animation
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1990
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Movie Animation
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1989
Tummy Trouble
Movie Animation
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1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Movie Animation
