Chris Bailey (born March 26, 1962) is an American animator and film director.

Early life and career

Bailey was born in

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on March 26, 1962. He went to high school at Reynolds High School, and later attended

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. He worked at

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as an animator for ''

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'' (1987), ''

Oliver & Company ''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Cha ...

'' (1988), ''

The Little Mermaid "The Little Mermaid" ( da, Den lille havfrue) is a literary fairy tale written by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. The story follows the journey of a young mermaid who is willing to give up her life in the sea as a mermaid to gain a ...

'' (1989), ''

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'' (1990), ''

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'' (1994), and ''

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'' (1997). He also animated the children for the World Chorus post-show area for

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. Prior to Disney, Bailey worked with

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on the ''

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'' and ''

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'' video games and also on '' Starchaser: The Legend of Orin''. He became one of the first traditional animators to adapt to computer graphics. He directed the animation for Paula Abdul's ''

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'' music video, the 1995 Mickey Mouse cartoon, '' Runaway Brain'', which was screened out of competition at the

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, the 3D theme park attraction ''

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'' located at

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and

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, and the television series '' Kim Possible''. He served as animation director for '' Garfield: The Movie'', '' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'', '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'', and ''

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'', supervising producer and supervising director for '' Clerks: The Animated Series'' and animation supervisor for ''

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'', '' Mighty Joe Young'', ''

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'' and '' X2''. ''Major Damage,'' Bailey's animated short, was posted on his

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channel on October 28, 2016. Back in 2001, ''Major Damage'' was a groundbreaking achievement because of his use of the Internet to collaborate with other artists and contributors.

Selected filmography

As director

* '' Runaway Brain'' (1995) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Clerks: The Animated Series'' (TV Series, six episodes, 2000–2001) * ''Major Damage'' (2001) * '' Kim Possible'' (TV Series, ten episodes, 2002–2005) * ''Lady D'' (2008) * ''Lefty'' (2008) * ''Georgy'' (2008) * ''Sean'' (2008) * ''Judy M.D.: Super Surgeon'' (2008) * ''Phil's Dance Party'' (2012) * '' Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank'' (2022) (co-director)

As animator

* '' Starchaser: The Legend of Orin'' (1985) (computer animation planner, assistant animator) * ''

'' (1987) (animator) * '' Technological Threat'' (1988) (character animator) * ''

'' (1988) (character animator) * ''Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports'' (TV 1989) * ''

'' (1989) (character animator) * ''

'' (1990) (character animator) * '' Dragon's Lair II'' (1991) (animator) * '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993) (Cat animation supervisor) * ''

'' (1994) (additional animator) * ''

'' (1997) (animator: "Nessus") * '' Garfield: The Movie'' (2004) (animation supervisor) * '' Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'' (2006) (animation supervisor) * '' Alvin and the Chipmunks'' (2007) (animation director) * '' Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel'' (2009) (animation director) * '' Hop'' (2011) (senior animation supervisor) * ''

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'' (TV Series, animation supervisor, 2021–present)

As producer

* ''

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'' (TV Series, 2019–2021)

Awards and nominations

* 1996

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nomination,

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for ''Runaway Brain'' (1995) * 2005 Daytime Emmy Award nomination, Outstanding Children's Animated Program for ''Kim Possible'' (2005)

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial blog
(Last updated: June 6, 2011)
Major Damage on YouTube
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Chris Animators from Oregon California Institute of the Arts alumni Walt Disney Animation Studios people Living people American film directors American animated film directors American storyboard artists American voice directors 1962 births Artists from Portland, Oregon