John Kahrs | |
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![]() Kahrs in 2018 | |
Born | |
Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree |
Alma mater | NSCAD University |
Occupation(s) | Animator, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Employer(s) | Blue Sky Studios (1990-1997) Pixar Animation Studios (1997-2007) Walt Disney Animation Studios (2007-2013) |
Known for | Paperman |
Spouse | Gennie Rim [1] |
John Kahrs (born September 18, 1967) is an American actor, animator and film director.
Kahrs attended NSCAD University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990. [1] He began his career at Blue Sky Studios in New York, where he worked as an animator between 1990 and 1997. [2] He later moved to Pixar, where he worked on such films as A Bug's Life , The Incredibles , and Ratatouille . After ten years at Pixar, [2] he moved over to Disney, where he animated on Bolt , Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen , and was an animation supervisor on Tangled . [3]
In 2013, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2012 short film, Paperman . [4]
In August 2013, he left Walt Disney Animation Studios to develop his own projects. [5] In January 2014, it was reported that he will direct for Paramount Animation an animated film Shedd. [6] In 2020, he co-directed Over the Moon with Glen Keane, which was released on Netflix the same year. [7] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature the following year, but lost to Soul . [8]
Year | Title | Director | Animator | Effects | Actor | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Joe’s Apartment | Yes | lighting designer | ||||
1998 | Bunny | Yes | animation models, Short film | ||||
1998 | A Bug's Life | Yes | |||||
1999 | Toy Story 2 | Yes | |||||
2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Yes | Also character developer | ||||
2002 | Mike's New Car | Yes | Short film | ||||
2004 | The Incredibles | Yes | Also character developer | ||||
2006 | Cars | Yes | |||||
2007 | Ratatouille | Yes | |||||
2008 | Bolt | Yes | |||||
2010 | Tangled | Yes | Animation supervisor | ||||
2012 | Paperman | Yes | Yes | George | Short film | ||
Wreck-It Ralph | Yes | ||||||
2013 | Frozen | Yes | |||||
2016 | June | Yes | |||||
2018 | Age of Sail | Yes | VR short film | ||||
2020 | Over the Moon | Yes | Co-director with Glen Keane | ||||
Trash Truck | Yes | Supervising Director (28 episodes), TV Series | |||||
A Trash Truck Christmas | Yes | Supervising Director, Christmas Special | |||||