Chris Buck

Chris Buck at the 2013 premiere of Frozen

Chris Buck (born February 24, 1958 in Wichita , Kansas ) is an American director , screenwriter , animator and Oscar winner .

Life

Buck attended the California Institute of the Arts and later ended up with the Walt Disney Company , which co-founded the institute. After he was involved in numerous film projects as an animator, he made his debut as a director in 1993 with an episode of the television series Dog with the Buck family . He then wrote the screenplay for Pocahontas , in which he also animated the characters Percy, Grandmother Willow and Wiggins. For Kings of the Waves , in which he also played the role of filmmaker, Buck was nominated for the Oscar for the best animated feature film for the first time in 2008 . At the 2014 Academy Awards, he shared with Jennifer Lee andPeter Del Vecho won the Oscar for the film Frozen - Totally Unabashed . Buck was also involved in Frozen II (2019).

Buck lives in Wichita , Kansas .

Filmography (selection)

as a director

• 1993: Family Dog (TV series, 1 episode)
• 1999: Tarzan
• 2007: Kings of the Waves (Surf's Up)
• 2013: The Frozen (Frozen)
• 2019: The Eiskönigin II (II Frozen)

as a screenwriter

• 1995: Pocahontas (story)
• 2007: Kings of the Waves (Surf's Up)
• 2013: The Frozen (Frozen)

as an animator

• 1981: Cap and Capper (The Fox and the Hound)
• 1982: Fun with Mr. Future (short film)
• 1987 Twilight (Amazing Stories) (TV series, episode 1)
• 1987: Sport Goofy in Soccermania (short film)
• 1987: The Brave Little Toaster (The Brave Little Toaster)
• 1988: Oliver & Co. (Oliver & Company)
• 1989: Ariel the Mermaid (The Little Mermaid)
• 1990: Bernard and Bianca in Kangaroo Land (The Rescuers Down Under)
• 1990: Box-Office Bunny (short film)
• 1990: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (TV series, 13 episodes)
• 1992: Bébé's Kids
• 1995: Pocahontas
• 2004: Home on the Range (Home on the Range)
• 2004: Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
• 2010: Not Your Time

Awards

• 1995: Annie Award : Nomination in the category Best Individual Achievement for an animation for Pocahontas (for Grandmother Weide)
• 1999: Annie Award: Nomination in the category Best Director in an Animated Film for Tarzan
• 2008: Annie Award: Nomination in the category Best Screenplay in an Animated Film for Kings of the Waves
• 2008: Annie Award: Nomination in the category Best Director in an Animated Film for Kings of the Waves
• 2008: Oscar : Nomination for Best Animated Feature Film for The Kings of the Waves
• 2014: Annie Award: Nomination in the category Best Director in an Animated Film for Frozen - Totally Unabashed
• 2014: BAFTA Award : Nomination in the category of best animated feature film for Frozen - Totally Unabashed
• 2014: Oscar : Award in the category Best Animated Feature Film for Frozen - Totally Unabashed

Web links

• Chris Buck in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Interview with Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee (English)
2. ↑ Chris Buck on spokeo.com (English)