Dan Lee (animator)
Dan Lee was a Canadian animator, best known as the creator of the title character from Finding Nemo.Early life
He was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.Career
He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996.
He worked as animator on Darkwing Duck, and Goof Troop while at Kennedy Cartoons.Lee died January 15, 2005 from lung cancer in Berkeley, California. Ratatouille was dedicated to Lee.Filmography
