Kevin Lima
Directing
- Born
- June 12, 1962 (age 64) · Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Kevin Lima (born c. 1962) is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney films including his debut film A Goofy Movie in 1995, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmastime and Enchanted. Before directing, he worked as an animator and character designer on films such as The Little Mermaid and The Great Mouse Detective and a story editor for Aladdin and Oliver & Company. At the moment he is working on a feature adaptation of the classic tale of Tom Thumb entitled Thumb for Warner Bros. Kevin is also developing Candy Land with Universal and Hasbro and Afterlife with Fox 2000.
Kevin studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-80's. He is married to Brenda Chapman, an animation Director at Pixar.
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His grandparents were both Portuguese.
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Known for
Aladdin
November 25, 1992
Beauty and the Beast
October 22, 1991
The Little Mermaid
November 17, 1989
Tarzan
June 17, 1999
Enchanted
November 20, 2007
A Goofy Movie
April 5, 1995
Oliver & Company
November 18, 1988
102 Dalmatians
October 7, 2000
The Rescuers Down Under
November 16, 1990
The Wild
April 6, 2006
The Brave Little Toaster
July 9, 1987
Eloise at the Plaza
April 27, 2003
Behind the camera16
- 2008Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure Director
- 2007Enchanted Director
- 2006The Wild Executive Producer
- 2003Eloise at Christmastime Director, Producer
- 2003Eloise at the Plaza Director, Producer
- 2000102 Dalmatians Director
- 1999Tarzan Director
- 1995A Goofy Movie Director
- 1992Aladdin Story
- 1991Beauty and the Beast Visual Development