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- Andreas Deja is a Polish-born German-American character animator most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
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Andreas Deja is a Polish-born German-American character animator most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's work includes serving as supervising animator on characters in several Disney animated films, including the Disney villains Gaston in Beauty and the Beast , Jafar in Aladdin , and Scar in The Lion King , the titular character in Hercules , and Lilo Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch .
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Deja was born in Gdańsk, Poland on April 1, 1957, but moved with his family to Dinslaken, Germany, in 1958. He credits seeing Disney's The Jungle Bookas an 11-year-old with inspiring him to become an animator. After graduating from Theodor-Heuss Gymnasium (secondary school), he studied graphic design at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen, Germany.
A lifelong fan of Disney animated films, Deja was hired by the studio in 1980 after he had corresponded with Eric Larson, one of Disney's senior Nine Old Men of animation who ran the studio's training department. The first film on which he worked was The Black Cauldron, during which time he shared a cubicle with future film director Tim Burton. Dur...
Deja is openly gay. His sexuality has been discussed as an influence on the development of some Disney characters.
He was the original animator behind Yzma back when production was known as Kingdom of the Sun. When production shifted into The Emperor's New Groove, Deja left the project as he felt that the new v...
Andreas Deja on WikipediaAndreas Deja on IMDbFeb 3, 2024 · Andreas Deja, the legendary hand behind dozens of iconic Disney characters, shares his time working on Mickey Mouse himself.
For his next assignment, Deja relocated to the Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Paris animation facility for a stint overseeing the animation of Mickey Mouse in Runaway Brain, the first new Mickey short since 1953 and an Oscar® nominee in 1996 for Best Animated Short.
Deja’s career also includes overseeing the animation of Mickey Mouse in “Runaway Brain,” the Studio’s first new Mickey short since 1953 and an Oscar nominee in 1996 for Best Animated Short.
After working on The Great Mouse Detective, he traveled to London to animate Roger Rabbit in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He animated Mickey Mouse for the 1990 featurette The Prince and the Pauper, a character he returned to for Runaway Brain (1995) and Fantasia 2000.
For his next assignment, Deja relocated to Disney's Paris animation facility for a stint overseeing the animation of Mickey Mouse in Runaway Brain (1995), the Studios’ first new Mickey short since 1953 and an Oscar® nominee in 1996 for Best Animated Short.
