Darrell Rooney (born 1959) is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director for
The Walt Disney Company
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, best known for directing ''
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998) and ''
Mulan II
''Mulan II'' is a 2004 American direct-to-video animated musical adventure film produced by the Japanese office of Disneytoon Studios. It is directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne Southerland. It is a sequel to the 1998 theatrically-released Di ...
'' (2004) at
Disneytoon Studios. He started at Disney in 1978, and worked as a visual effects animator on ''
Tron
''Tron'' (stylized as ''TRON'') is a 1982 American science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Steven Lisberger from a story by Lisberger and Bonnie MacBird. The film stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer a ...
'' (1982).
He was nominated for an
Annie Award
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally desi ...
in 2001 for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production for directing ''
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure''.
The 29th Annual Annie Awards Nominees and Winners!
, ''Annie Awards
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally desig ...
'', September 10, 2001.
Filmography
2001: '' Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure'' – Director
References
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1959 births
Living people
20th-century births
Canadian animators
Canadian animated film directors
Canadian storyboard artists
Canadian expatriates in the United States
Walt Disney Animation Studios people
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