Rasoul Azadani ( fa, رسول آزادانی, ; born 1965) is an Iranian

animator An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...

, lighting designer and

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. He is best known for his work at

Walt Disney Animation Studios Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS), sometimes shortened to Disney Animation, is an American animation studio that creates animated features and short films for The Walt Disney Company. The studio's current production logo features a scene fro ...

. In 1995, he was nominated for an

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in the category "Best Individual Achievement for Production Design in the Field of Animation" for his work on '' Pocahontas''.

Life and career

Azadani was born in 1965 in the city of

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

. He entered

Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults Center for the Intellectual Development of Child and Adolescent (CIDCA, fa, کانون پرورش فکری کودک و نوجوان , ''Kānoon-e Parvaresh-e Fekri-e Koodakān va Nojavānān'', better known as Kanoon or Kānoon) is an Iranian i ...

to study animation, after receiving his

High school diploma A high school diploma or high school degree is a North American academic school leaving qualification awarded upon high school graduation. The high school diploma is typically obtained after a course of study lasting four years, from grade 9 to gra ...

. Azadani later worked for the Institution as an Animation Instructor, before emigrating to

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and studying at the California Institute of the Arts. Azadani joined

to work as a layout assistant in 1985. The character

Razoul Disney's ''Aladdin'' franchise features an extensive cast of fictional characters. The lead character of the series is Aladdin, who was originally a street urchin. During the course of the franchise, he starts living in the palace of Agrabah and ...

from the Disney animated film ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of ...

'' is named after Azadani. In the movie, Jafar originally used the phrase "Rasoul Azadani" to open the Cave of Wonders, but it was later cut.

Filmography

Awards

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azadani, Rasoul 1965 births Living people Iranian animators Walt Disney Animation Studios people Film people from Isfahan Iranian emigrants to the United States California Institute of the Arts alumni