Dan Scanlon

48, from Clawson, Michigan, USA

Artwork for Monsters UniversityImage of Dan Scanlon

Biography

Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward.

Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure.

Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out.

Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

Timeline

2024Aged 48

  • Poster for Inside Out 2

    Executive Producer

2022Aged 46

  • Poster for Turning Red

    Executive Producer

2020Aged 44

  • Poster for Onward

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Soul

    Executive Producer

2014Aged 38

  • Poster for Party Central

    Executive Producer

2013Aged 37

  • Poster for Monsters University

    Additional Voices (voice)

2009Aged 33

  • Poster for Tracy

    Director

2006Aged 30

  • Poster for Cars

    Additional Voices (voice)

  • Poster for Mater and the Ghostlight

    Co-Director