The Disney Legends Awards is a Hall of Fame program that recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to

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. Established in 1987, the honor was traditionally awarded annually during a special private ceremony. Today, it has been awarded biennially during Disney's D23 Expo since 2009. Having been honoured in 1998, Glynis Johns currently holds the record for the oldest living and longest surviving Disney Legend.

Criteria

Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, formerly appointed and chaired by Disney Legend Roy E. Disney,

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's nephew, former vice chairman and director ''

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'' of The Walt Disney Company. The committee consists of long-time Disney executives, historians, and other authorities. Besides the award statuette itself, each honoree is represented by a bronze commemorative plaque featuring the recipients' handprints and signature if they were living when inducted, or simply an image of the statuette emblem if the induction was posthumous. The plaques are placed on display in Legends Plaza at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, across from the Michael D. Eisner Building.

The award

Imagineer Andrea Favilli created the Disney Legends award, which is handcrafted from bronze each year. The award depicts the arm of Mickey Mouse holding a star-tipped wand. Disney describes the award as follows:

The Disney Legends award has three distinct elements that characterize the contributions made by each talented recipient. The Spiral ... stands for imagination, the power of an idea. The Hand ... holds the gifts of skill, discipline and craftsmanship. The Wand and the Star ... represent magic: the spark that is ignited when imagination and skill combine to create a new dream.

The first Disney Legends committee consisted of Dave Smith; Arlene Ludwig; Marty Sklar, Randy Bright; Jack Lindquist; Sharon Harwood; Art Levitt; Shelley Miles; Paula Sigman; Doris Smith; and Stacia Martin. In 2017 Kermit the Frog Muppeteer Steve Whitmire alleged that the company offered him "consolation prizes" including the Disney Legends award in return for keeping quiet about the details surrounding his termination.

Recipients

__NOTOC__ = ''awarded posthumously''

1980s

Class of 1987

* Fred MacMurray, Film

Class of 1989

* Les Clark, Animation * Marc Davis, Animation &

Imagineering ''Imagineering'' (from "imagination" and "engineering") is the implementation of creative ideas in practical form. The word was registered as a trademark of Disney Enterprises, Inc. in 1990, and forms part of the title of Disney's research and dev ...

* Ub Iwerks, Animation & Imagineering * Ollie Johnston, Animation * Milt Kahl, Animation *

Ward Kimball Ward Walrath Kimball (March 4, 1914 – July 8, 2002) was an American animator employed by Walt Disney Animation Studios. He was part of Walt Disney's main team of animators, known collectively as Disney's Nine Old Men. His films have been honore ...

, Animation & Imagineering * Eric Larson, Animation * John Lounsbery, Animation * Wolfgang Reitherman, Animation * Frank Thomas, Animation All except Iwerks were Disney's " Nine Old Men".

1990s

Class of 1990

* Roger Broggie, Imagineering * Joe Fowler, Attractions *

John Hench John Hench (June 29, 1908 – February 5, 2004) was an American artist, designer and director at The Walt Disney Company. For 65 years, he helped design and develop various Disney attractions and theme parks. Early life Hench was born on June 2 ...

, Animation & Imagineering *

Richard Irvine Richard "Dick" Irvine (April 5, 1910 – March 30, 1976) was an American art director. He is best known for his Academy Award nomination in the category Best Art Direction for the 1941 black and white film '' Sundown''. Over his long career ...

, Imagineering * Herb Ryman, Imagineering * Sherman Brothers, Music

Class of 1991

* Ken Anderson, Animation & Imagineering * Julie Andrews, Film * Carl Barks, Animation & Publishing *

Mary Blair Mary Blair (born Mary Browne Robinson; October 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978) was an American artist, animator, and designer. She was prominent in producing art and animation for The Walt Disney Company, drawing concept art for such films as ''A ...

, Animation & Imagineering * Claude Coats, Animation & Imagineering *

Don DaGradi Don DaGradi (March 1, 1911 – August 4, 1991) was an American writer for Disney who started out as a layout artist on 1940s cartoons including "Der Fuehrer's Face" in 1943. He eventually moved into animated features with the film ''Lady and the ...

, Animation & Film * Sterling Holloway, Animation—Voice * Fess Parker, Film & Television * Bill Walsh, Film & Television

Class of 1992

* Jimmie Dodd, Television * Bill Evans, Imagineering *

Annette Funicello Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...

, Film & Television * Joe Grant, Animation * Jack Hannah, Animation * Winston Hibler, Film * Ken O'Connor, Animation & Imagineering * Roy Williams, Animation & Television

Class of 1993

* Pinto Colvig, Animation—Voice * Buddy Ebsen, Film & Television * Peter Ellenshaw, Film *

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, Animation & Imagineering *

Harper Goff Harper Goff (March 16, 1911 – March 3, 1993), born Ralph Harper Goff, was an American artist, musician, and actor. For many years, he was associated with The Walt Disney Company, in the process of which he contributed to various major film ...

, Film & Imagineering * Irving Ludwig, Film * Jimmy MacDonald, Animation—Voice * Clarence Nash, Animation—Voice * Donn Tatum, Administration * Card Walker, Administration

Class of 1994

* Adriana Caselotti, Animation—Voice * Bill Cottrell, Animation & Imagineering * Marvin Davis, Film & Imagineering * Van France, Attractions * David Hand, Animation * Jack Lindquist, Attractions * Bill Martin, Imagineering * Paul J. Smith, Music * Frank Wells, Administration

Class of 1995

* Wally Boag, Attractions * Fulton Burley, Attractions * Dean Jones, Film *

Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...

, Film * Edward Meck, Attractions * Fred Moore, Animation * Thurl Ravenscroft, Animation—Voice * Wathel Rogers, Imagineering * Betty Taylor, Attractions

Class of 1996

* Bob Allen, Attractions * Rex Allen, Film & Television * X Atencio, Animation & Imagineering *

Betty Lou Gerson Betty Lou Gerson (April 20, 1914 – January 12, 1999) was an American actress, predominantly active in radio but also in film and television and as a voice actress. She is best known as the original voice of Cruella de Vil from the Disney anima ...

, Animation—Voice *

Bill Justice William Barnard Justice (February 9, 1914February 10, 2011) was an animator and engineer for The Walt Disney Company. He was a graduate of the Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis. Justice joined Walt Disney Studios as an animator i ...

, Animation & Imagineering * Bob Matheison, Attractions * Sam McKim, Imagineering * Bob Moore, Animation & Film *

Bill Peet William Bartlett Peet ('' né'' Peed; January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on ''Snow W ...

, Animation—Story

Class of 1997

* Lucien Adés, Music * Angel Angelopoulos, Publishing * Antonio Bertini, Character Merchandise *

Armand Bigle Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

, Character Merchandise * Gaudenzio Capelli, Publishing * Roberto de Leonardis, Film * Cyril Edgar, Film * Wally Feignoux, Film * Didier Fouret, Publishing * Mario Gentilini, Publishing * Cyril James, Film & Merchandise * Horst Koblischek, Character Merchandise * Gunnar Mansson, Character Merchandise *

Arnoldo Mondadori Arnoldo Mondadori (2 November 1889 – 8 June 1971) was a noted Italian publisher. Mondadori was born at Poggio Rusco, Mantua and died in Milan. His publishing house (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Arnoldo Mondadori Editore () is the biggest publi ...

, Publishing * Armand Palivoda, Film * Poul Brahe Pedersen, Publishing * Joe Potter, Attractions * André Vanneste, Character Merchandise * Paul Winkler, Character Merchandise

Class of 1998

* James Algar, Animation & Film * Buddy Baker, Music * Kathryn Beaumont, Animation—Voice *

Virginia Davis Virginia Davis (December 31, 1918 – August 15, 2009) was an American child actress in films. She is best known for working with Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks on the animated short series Alice Comedies, in which she portrayed the protagonist Alic ...

, Animation *

Don Escen Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places * County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia * Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a ...

, Administration * Wilfred Jackson, Animation * Glynis Johns, Film * Kay Kamen, Character Merchandise * Paul Kenworthy, Film * Larry Lansburgh, Film & Television * Hayley Mills, Film * Al Milotte and Elma Milotte, Film * Norman "Stormy" Palmer, Film * Lloyd Richardson, Film * Kurt Russell, Film * Ben Sharpsteen, Animation & Film *

Masatomo Takahashi Masatomo (written: , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese basketball player {{given name Japanese ...

, Administration * Vladimir (Bill) Tytla, Animation *

Dick Van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...

, Film *

Matsuo Yokoyama is a Japanese politician who was the president of Walt Disney Enterprises of Japan from 1989 to 1994. As a merchandise representative in the early 1960s he was responsible for establishing the enforcement of Disney's intellectual property right ...

, Character Merchandise

Class of 1999

* Tim Allen, Television, Film & Animation—Voice * Mary Costa, Animation—Voice * Norm Ferguson, Animation * Bill Garity, Film * Yale Gracey, Animation & Imagineering * Al Konetzni, Character Merchandise * Hamilton Luske, Animation * Dick Nunis, Attractions * Charlie Ridgway, Attractions

2000s

Class of 2000

Grace Bailey Grace Bailey Turner (January 1, 1904 – August 3, 1983) was the head of the Ink & Paint Department at Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1954 to 1972. Biography Born Elizabeth Grace Randall in Willoughby, Ohio, Grace Bailey attended the Clevel ...

, Animation * Harriet Burns, Imagineering * Joyce Carlson, Animation & Imagineering *

Ron Dominguez Ron Dominguez (August 10, 1935 – January 1, 2021) was an American businessman who served as vice-president of Disneyland from 1974 until 1990, and of Walt Disney Attractions from 1990 until his retirement in 1994. He and his family lived on the ...

, Parks & Resorts * Cliff Edwards, Animation—Voice *

Becky Fallberg Becky or Beckie is a feminine given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Rebecca. It may refer to: People * Rebecca Allison (born 1946), American cardiologist and transgender activist * Rebecca Becky Anderson (born 1967), British journalist ...

, Animation * Dick Jones, Animation—Voice * Dodie Roberts, Animation *

Retta Scott Retta Scott (February 23, 1916August 26, 1990) was an American artist. She was the first woman to receive screen credit as an animator at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Early life and education Scott was born in Omak, Washington on February ...

, Animation *

Ruthie Tompson Ruth Irene Tompson (July 22, 1910 – October 10, 2021) was an American camera technician, animation checker and supercentenarian. She was known for her work on animated features at The Walt Disney Company and was declared a Disney Legend in 20 ...

, Animation

Class of 2001

* Howard Ashman, Music * Bob Broughton, Film * George Bruns, Music * Frank Churchill, Music * Leigh Harline, Music *

Fred Joerger Fred Joerger (1913-2005) was one of Disneyland's original model makers, or "imagineers". He was recruited from Warner Bros by Walt Disney himself in 1953, and created models for most of Disneyland's original attractions, including the steamboat Mark ...

, Imagineering * Alan Menken, Music * Martin Sklar, Imagineering * Ned Washington, Music * Tyrus Wong, Animation

Class of 2002

Note: In honor of the opening of the Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris, all 2002 inductees are of European origin. The ceremony was held in the Animation building at the new park on opening day. * Ken Annakin, Film * Hugh Attwooll, Film *

Maurice Chevalier Maurice Auguste Chevalier (; 12 September 1888 – 1 January 1972) was a French singer, actor and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including " Livin' In The Sunlight", " Valentine", " Louise", " Mimi", and " Thank H ...

, Film * Phil Collins, Music *

Sir John Mills Sir John Mills (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills; 22 February 190823 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. He excelled on camera as an appealing British everyman who often portray ...

, Film *

Robert Newton Robert Guy Newton (1 June 1905 – 25 March 1956) was an English actor. Along with Errol Flynn, Newton was one of the more popular actors among the male juvenile audience of the 1940s and early 1950s, especially with British boys. Known for hi ...

, Film & Television * Sir Tim Rice, Music *

Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to: * Robert Stevenson (actor and politician) (1915–1975), American actor and politician * Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer * Robert Stevenson (director) (1905–1986), Engli ...

, Film * Richard Todd, Film & Television * David Tomlinson, Film

Class of 2003

Following a dispute between Roy E. Disney and the company that resulted in Disney departing,

Robert Iger Robert Allen Iger (; born February 10, 1951) is an American businessman who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company. He previously served as the President of ABC Television between 1994 and 1995 and the President and C ...

, the company's then-president and COO co-presented with

Michael Eisner Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) is an American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from September 1984 to September 2005. Prior to Disney, Eisner was president of rival film s ...

. * Neil Beckett, Merchandise * Tutti Camarata, Music * Edna Francis Disney * Lillian Disney * Orlando Ferrante, Imagineering * Richard Fleischer, Film * Floyd Gottfredson, Animation * Buddy Hackett, Film & Television * Harrison "Buzz" Price, Research Economist * Al Taliaferro, Cartoonist *

Ilene Woods Jacqueline Ruth Woods (May 5, 1929 – July 1, 2010) better known as Ilene Woods, was an American actress and singer. Woods was the original voice of the title character of the Walt Disney animated feature ''Cinderella'', for which she was nam ...

, Music—Voice

Class of 2004

* Bill Anderson, Film & Television * Tim Conway, Film * Rolly Crump,

* Alice Davis, Imagineering *

Karen Dotrice Karen Dotrice ( ; born 9 November 1955) is a British actress. She is known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's '' Mary Poppins'', the feature film adaptation of the '' Mary Poppins'' book series. Dotrice was born in Guernsey in ...

, Film & Television * Matthew Garber, Film *

Leonard H. Goldenson Leonard H. Goldenson (December 7, 1905 – December 27, 1999) was the founder and president of the United States-based television network American Broadcasting Company (ABC), from 1953 to 1986. Goldenson, as CEO of United Paramount Theatres, ...

, Television * Bob Gurr, Imagineering * Ralph Kent, Imagineering & Attractions *

Irwin Kostal Irwin Kostal (October 1, 1911 – November 23, 1994) was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kostal attended Harrison Technical High School, but opted not to ...

, Music *

Mel Shaw Mel Shaw (born Melvin Schwartzman; December 19, 1914 – November 22, 2012) was an American animator, design artist, writer, and artist. Shaw was involved in the animation, story design, and visual development of numerous Disney animated films, ...

, Animation

Class of 2005

In honor of

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's 50th anniversary in 2005, all recipients are related to either Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and/or Walt Disney Imagineering, and nearly all have had some connection with Disneyland. Roy E. Disney again co-presented the awards, after a two-year hiatus and a return to the company. * Chuck Abbott, Parks & Resorts * Milt Albright, Parks & Resorts * Hideo Amemiya, Parks & Resorts *

Hideo Aramaki Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Hideo Den (田英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter * Hideo Fujimoto (藤本英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player * Hid ...

, Parks & Resorts *

Charles Boyer Charles Boyer (; 28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French-American actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he found his success in American fi ...

, Parks & Resorts * Randy Bright, Imagineering * James Cora, Parks & Resorts * Robert Jani, Parks & Resorts * Mary Jones, Parks & Resorts *

Art Linkletter Arthur Gordon Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly or Arthur Gordon Kelly; sources differ; July 17, 1912 – May 26, 2010) was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of ''House Party'', which ran on CBS radio a ...

, Parks & Resorts * Mary Anne Mang, Parks & Resorts * Steve Martin, Parks & Resorts * Tom Nabbe, Parks & Resorts * Jack Olsen, Parks & Resorts * Cicely Rigdon, Parks & Resorts * William Sullivan, Parks & Resorts * Jack Wagner, Parks & Resorts *

Vesey Walker Vesey is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Agmondisham Vesey (1677-1739) Irish landowner and politician * Agmondesham Vesey (1708-85) Irish politician and amateur architect *Denmark Vesey (c. 1767–1822), American rebe ...

, Parks & Resorts

Class of 2006

* Tim Considine, Television & Film *

Kevin Corcoran Kevin Anthony "Moochie" Corcoran (June 10, 1949 – October 6, 2015) was an American child actor, director and producer. He appeared in numerous Disney projects between 1957 and 1963, leading him to be honored as a Disney Legend in 2006. ...

, Television & Film * Al Dempster, Animation * Don Edgren, Imagineering * Paul Frees, Television, Film & Parks * Peter Jennings, Television * Sir Elton John, Music * Jimmy Johnson, Music * Tommy Kirk, Television & Film * Joe Ranft, Animation *

David Stollery David John Stollery, III (born January 18, 1941 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American child actor and, as an adult, an industrial designer. He appeared in numerous Disney movies and television programs in the 1950s. He is best known for ...

, Television & Film * Ginny Tyler, Television & Film

Class of 2007

* Roone Arledge, Television * Art Babbitt, Animation * Carl Bongirno, Imagineering * Marge Champion, Animation * Dick Huemer, Animation * Ron Logan, Parks & Resorts *

Lucille Martin Lucille may refer to: People People with the given name "Lucille": * Lucille Bailie (born 1969), Australian basketball player * Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American actress best known for the television series ''I Love Lucy'' * Lucille Berrien (b ...

, Administration * Tom Murphy, Administration * Randy Newman, Music *

Floyd Norman Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935) is an American animator, writer, and comic book artist. Over the course of his career, Norman has worked for various animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, ...

, Animation * Bob Schiffer, Film Production * Dave Smith, Archives

Class of 2008

* Wayne Allwine, Animation—Voice *

Bob Booth Bob, BOB, or B.O.B. may refer to: Places *Mount Bob, New York, United States *Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica People, fictional characters, and named animals *Bob (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Bob (surname) ...

, Attractions * Roy E. Disney, Film, Animation & Administration * Neil Gallagher, Attractions *

Frank Gifford Francis Newton Gifford (August 16, 1930 – August 9, 2015) was an American football player, actor, and television sports commentator. After a 12-year playing career as a halfback and flanker for the New York Giants of the National Foo ...

, Television * Burny Mattinson, Animation * Walter Peregoy, Animation *

Dorothea Redmond Dorothea Holt Redmond (May 18, 1910 – February 27, 2009) was an illustrator and production designer noted for her work on Alfred Hitchcock films. Known as the first woman production designer, Redmond entered the industry in 1938. She worked ...

, Designer * Russi Taylor, Animation—Voice * Toshio Kagami, Parks and Resorts * Ian McGuinness, - Animation & Entertainment * Barbara Walters, Television * Oliver Wallace, Music

Class of 2009

* Tony Anselmo, Animation—Voice * Harry Archinal, Administration * Beatrice Arthur, Film & Television * Bill Farmer, Animation—Voice * Estelle Getty, Film & Television * Don Iwerks, Film * Rue McClanahan, Film & Television * Leota Toombs Thomas, Attractions * Betty White, Film & Television *

Robin Williams Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and come ...

, Film & Animation—Voice

2010s

Class of 2011

* Regis Philbin, Television * Jim Henson, Film & Television * Jodi Benson, Animation—Voice * Paige O'Hara, Animation—Voice * Lea Salonga, Animation—Voice * Linda Larkin, Animation—Voice * Anika Noni Rose, Animation—Voice * Jack Wrather, Parks & Resorts * Bonita Wrather, Film * Guy Williams, Television * Bo Boyd, Consumer Products * Raymond Watson, Administration

Class of 2013

* Tony Baxter, Imagineering * Collin Campbell, Imagineering *

Dick Clark Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor, as well as a cultural icon who remains best known for hosting '' American Bandstand'' from 1956 to 19 ...

, Television * Billy Crystal, Film & Animation—Voice *

John Goodman John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award, ...

, Film & Animation—Voice *

Steve Jobs Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American entrepreneur, industrial designer, media proprietor, and investor. He was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple; the chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; ...

, Animation * Glen Keane, Animation * Ed Wynn, Film & Animation—Voice

Class of 2015

* George Bodenheimer, Administration & Television *

Andreas Deja 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 ...

, Animation * Johnny Depp, Film * Eyvind Earle, Animation * Danny Elfman, Music * George Lucas, Film & Parks and Resorts * Susan Lucci, Television * Julie Reihm Casaletto, Parks and Resorts *

Carson Van Osten Carson Van Osten (September 24, 1945 – December 22, 2015) was an American comics creator and musician. Early life Van Osten studied at the Philadelphia College of Art. Career Music In 1966, he played in the band Woody's Truck Stop, before f ...

, Consumer Products

Class of 2017

* Carrie Fisher, Film * Clyde Geronimi, Animation * Whoopi Goldberg, Film & Television * Manuel Gonzales, Animation * Mark Hamill, Film * Wayne Jackson, Imagineering * Jack Kirby, Publishing *

Stan Lee Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Publications which ...

, Film & Publishing * Garry Marshall, Film & Television * Julie Taymor, Theatrical * Oprah Winfrey, Film & Television

Class of 2019

* Christina Aguilera, Music & Television *

Wing T. Chao Wing Tao Chao (born May 1944) is a Chinese-born American architect, master planner, construction developer, hospitality professional, and a former Disney Imagineer. As an Imagineer, Chao helped in Disney's expansion in markets such as China and ...

, Parks & Resorts * Robert Downey Jr., Film *

James Earl Jones James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in America ...

, Film * Jon Favreau, Film * Bette Midler, Film *

Kenny Ortega Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films ''Newsies'', '' Hocus Pocus'', ''The Cheetah Girls 2'', '' High School Musical'', '' Michael Jackson's T ...

, Film & Television * Barnette Ricci, Parks & Resorts * Robin Roberts, Television * Diane Sawyer, Television * Ming-Na Wen, Film, Television & Animation—Voice * Hans Zimmer, Music

2020s

Class of 2021

* Robert Price "Bob" Foster, Administration

Class of 2022

* Anthony Anderson, Film & Television * Kristen Bell, Film & Animation—Voice * Chadwick Boseman, Film * Rob't Coltrin, Parks & Resorts * Patrick Dempsey, Film & Television * Josh Gad, Film & Animation—Voice * Jonathan Groff, Film & Animation—Voice * Don Hahn, Animation * Doris Hardoon, Imagineering * Idina Menzel, Film & Animation—Voice * Chris Montan, Music * Ellen Pompeo, Television * Tracee Ellis Ross, Television

References

External links

Disney Legends on D23

Coverage of the 2005 Disney Legends awards presentation

Interview with the founder of the Disney Legends awards
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