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Bill Kaufmann

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  • Animation Department
  • Art Director
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Bill Kaufmann is known for The Iron Giant (1999), Kung Fu Panda (2008) and Beauty and the Beast (1991).
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    Known for

    Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, and Bob Bergen in The Iron Giant (1999)
    The Iron Giant
    8.1
    • Animation Department(Signature Edition)
    • 1999
    Hans Zimmer, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Jack Black, Melissa Cobb, Mark Osborne, John Powell, and John Stevenson in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
    Kung Fu Panda
    7.6
    • Art Department
    • 2008
    Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
    Beauty and the Beast
    8.0
    • Animation Department
    • 1991
    Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
    The Prince of Egypt
    7.2
    • Art Department
    • 1998

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    Art Department

    • Bill Fagerbakke and Tom Kenny in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
      5.9
      • visual development artist
      • 2020
    • Mila Kunis, Norbert Leo Butz, Ken Hudson Campbell, Ken Jeong, Kenan Thompson, John Oliver, and Brianna Denski in Wonder Park (2019)
      Wonder Park
      5.9
      • art department
      • visual development artist (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Jim Parsons in Home (2015)
      Home
      6.5
      • visual development artist
      • 2015
    • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
      How to Train Your Dragon 2
      7.8
      • visual development artist
      • 2014
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Ryan Reynolds, Maya Rudolph, Mike Bell, and Ben Schwartz in Turbo (2013)
      Turbo
      6.4
      • visual development artist
      • 2013
    • Nicolas Cage, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Ryan Reynolds, Clark Duke, Chris Sanders, Randy Thom, and Emma Stone in The Croods (2013)
      The Croods
      7.1
      • additional visual development
      • 2013
    • Jack Black in Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
      Kung Fu Panda 2
      7.3
      • visual development
      • 2011
    • Hans Zimmer, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Jack Black, Melissa Cobb, Mark Osborne, John Powell, and John Stevenson in Kung Fu Panda (2008)
      Kung Fu Panda
      7.6
      • visual development artist
      • 2008
    • Jerry Seinfeld in Bee Movie (2007)
      Bee Movie
      6.1
      • additional visual development artist
      • 2007
    • First Flight (2006)
      First Flight
      7.1
      Short
      • visual development
      • 2006
    • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Frank Welker in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
      Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
      6.7
      • visual development
      • 2003
    • Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
      Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
      7.2
      • visual development
      • 2002
    • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
      Shrek
      7.9
      • visual development artist (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Cartoon Sushi (1997)
      Cartoon Sushi
      7.4
      TV Series
      • title painting (segment Chunks of Life)
      • 1998
    • Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
      The Prince of Egypt
      7.2
      • visual development
      • 1998

    Animation Department

    • Jack Black, Tara Strong, David Cross, Jessica DiCicco, Jaycee Cho-Ming Chan, and Max Koch in Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
      Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
      7.0
      Video
      • additional background artist
      • 2008
    • Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Frank Welker in Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
      Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
      6.7
      • background artist
      • 2003
    • Matt Damon in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
      Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
      7.2
      • background artist
      • 2002
    • Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, and Bob Bergen in The Iron Giant (1999)
      The Iron Giant
      8.1
      • background artist: Signature Edition
      • 1999
    • Val Kilmer in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
      The Prince of Egypt
      7.2
      • background artist
      • 1998
    • The Monkey Prince (1997)
      The Monkey Prince
      6.7
      Video
      • background keys
      • 1997
    • Toto Lost in New York (1996)
      Toto Lost in New York
      7.2
      Video
      • background keys
      • 1996
    • The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt (1996)
      The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt
      7.5
      Video
      • background keys
      • 1996
    • John Cleese, Jack Palance, James Arrington, Liz Callaway, Lex de Azevedo, Sandy Duncan, Davis Gaines, Jonathan Hadary, Mark Harelik, Dakin Matthews, Howard McGillin, Joel McKinnon Miller, Michelle Nicastro, Tom Alan Robbins, Steve Vinovich, Steven Wright, and David Zippel in The Swan Princess (1994)
      The Swan Princess
      6.4
      • background artist
      • 1994
    • Tone Loc, Jonell Green, Marques Houston, and Faizon Love in Bebe's Kids (1992)
      Bebe's Kids
      5.8
      • overseas background supervisor (as William Kaufman)
      • 1992
    • The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992)
      The Itsy Bitsy Spider
      6.2
      Short
      • background artist (as William Kaufmann)
      • 1992
    • Robby Benson and Paige O'Hara in Beauty and the Beast (1991)
      Beauty and the Beast
      8.0
      • assistant background artist
      • 1991

    Art Director

    • The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1994)
      The Itsy Bitsy Spider
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1994

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