Dan Lee

Dan Lee
Born (1969-05-19)May 19, 1969
Montreal, Quebec
Died January 15, 2005(2005-01-15) (aged 35)
Berkeley, California, United States
Cause of death Lung cancer
Occupation Canadian animator, Character design
Years active 1998-2005

Dan Lee (May 19, 1969 – January 15, 2005) was a Canadian animator, best known as the creator of the title character from Finding Nemo.

Early life

He was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996.

Career

He worked as animator on Darkwing Duck, and Goof Troop while at Kennedy Cartoons.

Death

In August 2003 he was diagnosed with lung cancer despite the fact that he was a nonsmoker. He died in 2005, at the age of 35 in Alta Bates Summit Hospital, Berkeley, California, United States. Ratatouille, was dedicated to Lee, Exit to messages

In Loving Memory
Dan Lee
1969-2005

This is the message of Ratatouille the movie about the adventures of Remy will a cook.

Filmography

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