History Creator / GlenKeane

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' (1977): Animator

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'' (1981): Supervising animator for the climactic fight scene with the bear.
* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysChristmasCarol'' (1983): Animator.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'' (1986): Supervising animator for Ratigan.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (1989): Co-supervising animator (with Mark Henn) for Ariel, and co-designer (with Dan Haskett).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' (1990): Supervising animator for Marahute.

* ''Film/{{Pete's Dragon|1977}}'' (1977): Animator

* ''Film/PetesDragon1977'' (1977): Animator

The son of Bil Keane, the creator of the famous comic strip ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus''--Glen Keane is "Billy" in the strip--Keane applied to the art school at the California Institute of the Arts, but in a lucky twist of fate, his application was accidentally sent to the Film Graphics school, where he was mentored under UPA veteran Jules Engel.

Keane graduated from [=CalArts=] in 1974 and became an animator at Walt Disney Productions. The studio's animated feature ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'' would be his first assignment, working on the characters of Bernard and Penny alongside famed veteran Ollie Johnston. Afterward, he animated the animated character Elliot for the otherwise live-action film ''Film/PetesDragon1977'' before being promoted to supervising animator on ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'', where he animated the climactic showdown with [[BearsAreBadNews a ferocious bear]].

Throughout his career, Keane designed and animated many of the leading characters for Disney's films during the studio's "renaissance" era, from slender and charming characters like [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]] and {{WesternAnimation/Aladdin}} to unkempt, bulky brutes like [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast the Beast]] and [[WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet John Silver]]. Afterward, he was to be a director of the studio's CGI feature film ''{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}}'', but due to "non-life threatening health issues", he stepped down and became an executive producer.

On March 23, 2012, Keane resigned from Walt Disney Animation Studios after 38 years of service. He has since started his own animation studio, Glen Keane Productions, to persue more personal projects, and joined Motorola's "Advanced Technology and Projects Group" to create interactive hand-drawn animation. In 2014, Keane premiered a new short film ''Duet'' at that year's Website/{{Google}} I/O conference as the latest in the company's "Spotlight Stories" of interactive shorts made exclusively for mobile devices.

He's also insanely good at doing impressions of his mentors, Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (1989): Co-supervising animator for Ariel, and co-designer (with Dan Haskett).

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Tangled}}'' (2010): Originally to be the film's director, he became an executive producer, animation director and storyman.

* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheMoon'' (2020): Directoral debut.

'''Glen Keane''' is one of the most famous modern animators and arguably ''the'' most respected living artist in hand-drawn animation.

He's also insanely good at doing impressions of his mentors Creator/DisneysNineOldMen.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' (1989): Supervising animator for Ariel.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' (1990): Supervising animator for Marahute the eagle.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}'' (1995): Supervising animator for Pocahontas.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Tarzan}}'' (1999): Storyman and supervising animator for Tarzan.

** At one point during production of ''Beauty and the Beast'', he was animating the famous scene where the Beast turns back into his human form and production. At first he wanted to get through the scene quickly as the film was fast reaching its deadline, but Disney allowed him to take all the time he needed. The result it one of the absolute most stunning pieces of animation in the studio's history.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to make his directorial debut with ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'', but some minor health issues forced him to step down to executive producer and art director.

Keane graduated from [=CalArts=] in 1974 and became an animator at Walt Disney Productions. The studio's animated feature ''Disney/TheRescuers'' would be his first assignment, working on the characters of Bernard and Penny alongside famed veteran Ollie Johnston. Afterward, he animated the animated character Elliot for the otherwise live-action film ''Film/PetesDragon1977'' before being promoted to supervising animator on ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'', where he animated the climactic showdown with [[BearsAreBadNews a ferocious bear]].

Throughout his career, Keane designed and animated many of the leading characters for Disney's films during the studio's "renaissance" era, from slender and charming characters like [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] and {{Disney/Aladdin}} to unkempt, bulky brutes like [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast the Beast]] and [[Disney/TreasurePlanet John Silver]]. Afterward, he was to be a director of the studio's CGI feature film ''{{Disney/Tangled}}'', but due to "non-life threatening health issues", he stepped down and became an executive producer.

* ''Disney/TheRescuers'' (1977): Animator

* ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'' (1981): Supervising animator for the climactic fight scene with the bear.
* ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'' (1983): Animator.
* ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' (1986): Supervising animator for Ratigan.

* ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' (1988): Supervising animator for Georgette, Fagin and Sykes.
* ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' (1989): Supervising animator for Ariel.
* ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'' (1990): Supervising animator for Marahute the eagle.
* ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' (1991): Supervising animator for the Beast.
* ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' (1992): Supervising animator for Aladdin.
* ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'' (1995): Supervising animator for Pocahontas.
* ''{{Disney/Tarzan}}'' (1999): Storyman and supervising animator for Tarzan.
* ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' (2002): Supervising animator for John Silver.
* ''{{Disney/Tangled}}'' (2010): Originally to be the film's director, he became an executive producer, animation director and storyman.

* ''Disney/WreckItRalph'': Did early visual development for Sgt. Calhoun.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to make his directoral debut with ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', but some minor health issues forced him to step down to executive producer and art director.

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In 2018, Keane directed an animated rendition of Kobe Bryant's poem ''Film/DearBasketball'', which earned both many awards, including the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestAnimatedShortFilm.

* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysChristmasCarol'' (1983): Animator.

The son of Bil Keane, the creator of the famous comic strip ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus'', Keane applied to the art school at the California Institute of the Arts, but in a lucky twist of fate, his application was accidentally sent to the Film Graphics school, where he was mentored under UPA veteran Jules Engel.

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!!Tropes associated with him:
* DoingItForTheArt: Famously. As the page quote shows, he's a professional artist simply because he loves drawing.
** At one point during production of ''Beauty and the Beast'', he was animating the famous scene where the Beast turns back into his human form and production. At first he wanted to get through the scene quickly as the film was fast reaching its deadline, but Disney allowed him to take all the time he needed. The result it one of the absolute most stunning pieces of animation in the studio's history.
** Keane has also taken the time to host classes on character animation to students and aspiring animators.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: He was originally slated to make his directoral debut with ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', but some minor health issues forced him to step down to executive producer and art director.

-->"I never drew for the sake of drawing. I drew to [[DoingItForTheArt make the paper go away]]."

On March 23, 2012, Keane resigned from Walt Disney Animation Studios after 38 years of service. He has since started his own animation studio, Glen Keane Productions, to persue more personal projects, and joined Motorola's "Advanced Technology and Projects Group" to create interactive hand-drawn animation. In 2014, Keane premiered a new short film ''Duet'' at that year's {{Google}} I/O conference as the latest in the company's "Spotlight Stories" of interactive shorts made exclusively for mobile devices.

* ''Duet'' (2014): An animated entry in {{Google}}'s Spotlight Series of interactive shorts for mobile devices. Directed and animated entirely by Keane himself.

Keane graduated from [=CalArts=] in 1974 and became an animator at Walt Disney Productions. The studio's animated feature ''Disney/TheRescuers'' would be his first assignment, working on the characters of Bernard and Penny alongside famed veteran Ollie Johnston. Afterward, he animated the animated character Elliot for the otherwise live-action film ''[[Film/PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]]'' before being promoted to supervising animator on ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'', where he animated the climactic showdown with [[BearsAreBadNews a ferocious bear]].

* ''[[Film/PetesDragon Pete's Dragon]]'' (1977): Animator

'''Glen Keane''' is perhaps one of the most famous modern animators.

He's also insanely good at doing impressions of his mentors DisneysNineOldMen.

* DoingItForTheArt: Is very famous for this. At one point during production of ''Beauty and the Beast'', he was animating the famous scene where the Beast turns back into his human form and production. At first he wanted to get through the scene quickly as the film was fast reaching its deadline, but Disney allowed him to take all the time he needed. What we got was one of the most beautiful scenes in Disney animation.
** Keane has also taken the time to host classes on character animation to students and aspiring animators.

-->"I never drew for the sake of drawing. I drew to make the paper go away."

* ''{{Disney/Tarzan}}'' (1999): Storyman and supervising animator fro Tarzan.

** Keane has also taken the time to host classes on character animation to students and aspiring animators.
* MagnumOpus: Either his work on [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]] or [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast the Beast]], though {{Disney/Tarzan}} is a big contender.

* ''Duet'' (2014): An animated entry into {{Google}}'s Spotlight Series of interactive shorts for mobile devices. Directed and animated entirely by Keane himself.