Joe Ranft

Birthday: March 13, 1960

Contemporary animation lost a visionary on August 18, 2005 -- at a point when Pixar continued to deeply reilluminate the possibilities of the animated form, via their perennial collaborations with Walt Disney Studios. The vision and artistry of Joe Ranft played a vital, essential role in this process. His name might not be a household one on par with Disney or Avery, but in his ...more