FILM DIRECTOR

Kirk Wise

1963 - Today

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Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator and screenwriter best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Wise has directed Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He also directed the English-language translation of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. He frequently works with Gary Trousdale and Don Hahn. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Kirk Wise is the 2,006th most popular film director, the 16,776th most popular biography from United States and the 597th most popular American Film Director.

Kirk Wise is most famous for co-directing animated films for Disney, including "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." His work has been influential in the revival of Disney's animated feature films during the 1990s.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Kirk Wise ranks 2,010 out of 2,041Before him are Darren Lynn Bousman, Rupert Wyatt, Jeff Tremaine, Scott Waugh, John August, Sabine Derflinger, Nina Kusturica, Tim Story, Mike Mills, and Nicole Holofcener. After him are Sian Heder, and Ram Gopal Varma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Kirk Wise ranks 1,057Before him are Cecilia Rouse, Sabine Derflinger, Nellee Hooper, Debbie Armstrong, Askari Mohammadian, and Cornelia Ullrich. After him are Izumi Yokokawa, David Vanole, Andrea Cipressa, Russell Malone, Gry Østvik, and Daphne Ashbrook.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Kirk Wise ranks 597Before him are Jeff Tremaine (1966), Scott Waugh (1970), John August (1970), Tim Story (1970), Mike Mills (1966), and Nicole Holofcener (1960). After him are Sian Heder (1977), Andrew Fleming (1963), Michael Almereyda (1959), Derek Kolstad (1974), Dan Trachtenberg (1981), and Theodore Melfi (1970).