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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' (King Triton)



* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''

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* ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''
''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (Belle)
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''
''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' (Rafiki)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''Dame|Disney}}'' (Quasimodo)
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}''''WesternAnimation/Madagascar1''



* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''

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* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1''



* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''

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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010''
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James Baxter (born in May of 1967 in Bristol, England) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.

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James Baxter (born in May of 1967 in Bristol, England) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.



* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}''
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* SignatureStyle: The aforementioned incredibly fluid movements, but also the 'camera' rotating around characters (often ''during'' the ridiculously smooth movements).

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* SignatureStyle: The aforementioned incredibly fluid movements, but also the 'camera' rotating around characters (often often ''during'' the ridiculously smooth movements).movements and with little to no CG assistance.

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* SignatureScene: You know that ballroom scene in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' where the camera pans and tilts around Belle and the Beast? Yeah, this guy animated that. ''By hand''.


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* SignatureScene: You know that ballroom scene in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' where the camera pans and tilts around Belle and the Beast? Yeah, this guy animated that. ''By hand''.
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* SignatureStyle: The aforementioned incredibly fluid movements, but also the 'camera' rotating around characters (often ''during'' the ridiculously smooth movements).
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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.

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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) 1967 in Bristol, England) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.
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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheLionKing'', and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.

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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheLionKing'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''.''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.



* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''

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* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989''



* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder''
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''
* ''Disney/TheLionKing''
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''

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* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder''
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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''
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* ''Disney/TheLionKing''
''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''
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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/Disney'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheLionKing'', and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.

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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/Disney'' ''Creator/{{Disney}}'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheLionKing'', and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.

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* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (character animator for Ariel)

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* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (character animator for Ariel)''Disney/TheLittleMermaid''



* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'' (animator for Joanna, the Rescue Aid Society Mice, the Insects, and Wilbur)
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (supervising animator and character animator for Belle)
* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (supervising animator and character animator for Rafiki)
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (character designer; was also the character animator for Quasimodo)

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* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'' (animator for Joanna, the Rescue Aid Society Mice, the Insects, and Wilbur)
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* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (supervising animator and character animator for Belle)
''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast''
* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (supervising animator and character animator for Rafiki)
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* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (character designer; was also the character animator for Quasimodo)''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''



* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (animated a scene in "Change Your Mind")

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (animated a scene in "Change Your Mind")Mind")

!! Tropes associated with his work
* AnimationBump: Scenes and characters animated by James Baxter are known for being ridiculously fluid and smooth, even within works with an already high frame rate.
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James Baxter (born in May of 1967) is a character animator well known for his contribution to the animation of several ''Creator/Disney'' works, including ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'', ''Disney/TheLionKing'', and ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame''. Following ''Hunchback'', he moved to Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, working on several films there such as ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''. After a short period of working at his own animation company, James Baxter Animation, he returned to [=DreamWorks=] as a supervising animator and has been there ever since.

If you are looking for the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' character named James Baxter the Horse (who this James Baxter [[TheDanza animated and voiced]]) or the episode introducing him, please see [[Characters/AdventureTimeMinor here]] or [[Recap/AdventureTimeS5E19JamesBaxterTheHorse here]].

!!Works James Baxter has contributed to include:
* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' (also did work on a short based on the film, ''Tummy Trouble'')
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (character animator for Ariel)
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTalesTheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp''
* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'' (animator for Joanna, the Rescue Aid Society Mice, the Insects, and Wilbur)
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (supervising animator and character animator for Belle)
* ''Disney/TheLionKing'' (supervising animator and character animator for Rafiki)
* ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' (character designer; was also the character animator for Quasimodo)
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt''
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRoadToElDorado''
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiritStallionOfTheCimarron''
* ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas''
* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Madagascar}}''
* ''WesternAnimation/CuriousGeorge2006''
* ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'' (supervising animator)
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda''
* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens''
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon''
* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (animated the opening sequence and the Pterodactyl from "Land Before Swine")
* ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods''
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (animated and voiced James Baxter the Horse in "James Baxter the Horse" and "Horse and Ball")
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2''
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' (animated a scene in "A Regular Epic Final Battle")
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' (animated a scene in "Episode XCV")
* ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' (animator)
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (animated a scene in "Change Your Mind")

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