Dan Haskett

Dan Haskett (born August 20, 1952 in New York City, New York, USA), is a renown professional traditional animator and character designer who lives in Southern California, USA.

Biography
Haskett started his career in art in 1969, outside of his high school at the time, High School of Art and Design, with his first project being a commercial for Brim coffee, which was, according to him, "very psychedelic".

He was one of a group of young animators trained by Disney’s Nine Old Men that were confined to one small room in the Disney Feature Animation building in the 1970s.

Haskett is credited on dozens of feature and tv animation, documentary, and commercial projects, and has won an Emmy Award for his artistic works.

Character designer
Hasket has designed and developed several animation franchise characters, such as Belle for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Ariel for The Little Mermaid, Tod (adult) for The Fox and the Hound, Minerva Mink for Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs, Radio AAHS' mascot disc jockeys Ozzie and Kazoo, and Edna Krabappel, Moe Szyslak, and Barney Gumble for The Simpsons.

Filmography

 * 20th Century Fox
 * 1992 - FernGully: The Last Rainforest (additional character designer)


 * American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
 * 1985 - ABC Weekend Specials (animator)


 * Bagdasarian Productions
 * 1984 - Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983) (layout artist - as Daniel Haskett)
 * 1985 - A Chipmunk Reunion (layout artist - as Daniel Haskett)
 * 1987 - The Chipmunk Adventure (animator, character designer, storyboard artist)


 * Bento Box Entertainment
 * 2015 - Madea's Tough Love (character design)


 * Big Idea Entertainment
 * 2002-2003 - Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures (character animator, character designer, storyboard artist)


 * Bobbs-Merrill Company
 * 1977 - Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (assistant animator - as Daniel Haskett)


 * Cartoon Network
 * 2003-2004 - Johnny Bravo (producer, character designer, storyboard artist, models)
 * 2007 - Class of 3000 (animator, art director, storyboard artist)


 * Children's Television Workshop
 * 1988 - Sesame Street (animator)


 * Columbia TriStar Home Video
 * 1998 - Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (character designer - as Daniel Haskett)


 * Crest Animation Productions
 * 2006 - Arthur's Missing Pal (storyboard artist)


 * DiC Enterprises
 * 1988 - Beany and Cecil (layout artist)


 * DreamWorks Animation
 * 1998 - The Prince of Egypt (additional character designer)


 * Film Roman Productions
 * 1988-1989 - Garfield and Friends (storyboard artist)


 * Filmation
 * 1987 - Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (animator - as Daniel Haskett)


 * Frederator Studios
 * 2000 - Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure (poses and expressions)


 * Golden Films
 * 2004 The Legend of Atlantis (character designer)


 * Gracie Films
 * 1990 - The Simpsons (animator, character designer)


 * Guber-Peters Company
 * 1987 - Who's That Girl (animator: main title - uncredited)


 * Hanna Barbera Productions
 * 1989 - The Smurfs (storyboard artist)
 * 1990 - Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (storyboard artist)
 * 1993 - Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby (designer)
 * 1994 - The Pagemaster (additional character animator)


 * HBO
 * 1999 - The Sissy Duckling (character designer)


 * Hyperion Pictures
 * 1987 - The Brave Little Toaster (character designer)
 * 1999-2000 - ‘’Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'' (character designer)
 * 2005 - The Proud Family (storyboard artist)


 * Lisberger Studios
 * 1980 - Animalympics (animator)


 * Manga Entertainment
 * 2007 - Mosaic (character designer)


 * Miramax Films
 * 1992 - Tom and Jerry: The Movie (key animator)


 * NBC
 * 2006 Medium (character designer)


 * Nelvana
 * 1980 - Take Me Up to the Ball Game (animator)
 * 1980 - Easter Fever (animator)


 * Nickelodeon
 * 1993-1994 - Rocko's Modern Life (assistant storyboard artist)


 * POW! Entertainment
 * 2007 - The Condor (character designer)


 * Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
 * 2008 - Independent Lens (layout artist)


 * Rich Animation Studios
 * 1994 - The Swan Princess (key animator: "Queen Uberta")
 * 1997 - The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (animator - as Daniel Haskett)
 * 1998 - The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (animator)


 * Ruby-Spears
 * 1985 - Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (layout artist - as Daniel Haskett)


 * Scholastic Entertainment
 * 2003 - Clifford's Puppy Days (storyboard artist)


 * Stone Circle Pictures
 * 2009 - Waking Sleeping Beauty (caricaturist)


 * Summertime Entertainment
 * 2013 - Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (visual development - as Daniel A. Haslett)


 * The Ink Tank
 * 2003-2005 - I Spy (storyboard)


 * Universal Cartoon Studios
 * 2004 - Balto III: Wings of Change (model design)
 * 2005 - The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (character designer)


 * (Unknown)
 * 2007 - Chicago 10 (layout animator)


 * Walt Disney Animation Studios


 * Warner Bros. Animation

Dan Haskett and furry
Although not a member of the fandom, Haskett has designed and/or animated many characters of furry interest to the furry community.

Media

 * Interview: Dan Haskett, Black Animation Pioneer article on SeeingBlack.com
 * Dan Haskett Interview article on Cartoon Brew
 * Interview with Character Designer Dan Haskett article on Cedricstudio.com