David Block

David Block

Animation Supervisor at The Walt Disney Company

Supervisor Director/Animator / 29 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Animator

Hercules (2014)

Animator

Tarzan (2014)

supervising director

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire (2012)

Animation

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Animator

Treasure Planet (2002)

Animator

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Tarzan (1999)

Animator

The Swan Princess (1994)

Character Animator

The Great Mouse Detective (1986)

ANIMATOR

The Fox and the Hound (1981)
Director, Animator, Producer, Overseas Consultant
Director, Animator, character designer, and artist of feature animation, direct to DVD, network television, and commercials with 39 years of experience

Specialties: Director of Animated television shows and Feature DVDs; feature and commercial animator, and overseas consultant/lecturer at studios in Manilla, China, Korea, Japan; UCLA, New Zealand School of Animation, and Savannah College of Art and Design.
Work History

  • Supervising Director

    Age of Learning, Inc. / ABCmouse.com

    February 2016 - Present

  • Director

    Warner Bros. Animation

    July 2010 - February 2012

  • Storyboard artist, character designer, animation director

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    November 2008 - July 2010

  • Lead Animator

    Wild Canary

    June 2008 - September 2008

  • Animation Director

    Nickelodeon Animation Studio

    November 2007 - May 2008

  • Supervising Director

    Walt Disney Toon Studios

    2005 - 2007

    Supervising Director on the Direct to DVD "Enchanted Tales".

  • Animation Director

    Walt Disney Toon Studios

    2003 - 2005

    Animation Director on the Direct to DVD "Kronk's New Groove"

  • Director

    The Walt Disney Company

    2001 - 2003

    Director on TV Series, "KIm Possible" for Walt Disney TV Animation

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Feature Animation

    1995 - 2001

    Animator on "Hercules", "Tarzan", "Emperor's New Groove", and "Treasure Planet"

  • Director

    MGM Studios

    1994 - 1995

    Director of MGM's "The Leatherheads"

  • Producer/Director

    Walt Disney TV Animation

    1985 - 1994

    Director of Disney Series "The Adventures of the Gummi Bears", "Duck Tales", and "Bonkers"

  • ANIMATOR

    Walt Disney Feature Animation

    1977 - 1985

    Animator on "The Fox and the Hound", "Mickey's Christmas Carol", "The Black Cauldron", and "The Great Mouse Detective"

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Education

  • Otis Art Institute

    1973 - 1974

  • Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; Otis Art Institute

    1971 - 1974

  • Animation

    Chicago Academy of Fine Arts

    1971 - 1973