Paul Briggs (born December 17‚ 1974) is an American animator and voice actor. He is best known for working for the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a head of story on films such as ''

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'', '' Big Hero 6'', ''

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'' and '' Raya and the Last Dragon.

Early life

Briggs was born on December 17, 1974 in San Antonio, Texas and went to Kansas City Art Institute in

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Career

Briggs started his career by an internship at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1997 and worked in the animated film '' Hercules'' as a visual effects artist. In 2009, Briggs worked as a story artist in the animated film '' The Princess and the Frog'', which released on December 11, 2009. He also provided the inaudible voice of Two Fingers, a character who was part of a bumbling trio of Cajun frog hunters. In 2013, he worked on the animated film ''

'' as a head of story, which released on November 27, 2013. He also voiced the character Marshmallow. In 2014, Briggs again worked as the storyboard supervisor in the animated film '' Big Hero 6'', which released on November 7, 2014. He also voiced the minor character Yama. In 2018 it was revealed that Briggs would be directing with Dean Wellins a new original film for Walt Disney Animation Studios with ''Dragon Empire'' as a tentative title, and would be released at any time from 2020. On August 24, 2019 at D23 Expo this information was confirmed, now titled '' Raya and the Last Dragon'', to be released on November 25, 2020. The date was later changed to March 12, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography

Feature Films

Short Films

Television

Video Games

Documentaries

Other Credits

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Paul Living people Animators from Texas Visual effects artists American storyboard artists American male voice actors Artists from San Antonio Male actors from San Antonio Kansas City Art Institute alumni Walt Disney Animation Studios people 1974 births