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Dave Spafford

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  • Actor
  • Art Department
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Dave Spafford is known for The Pink Panther (2006), 500 Days of Summer (2009) and The Little Mermaid (1989).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)
    The Pink Panther
    5.7
    • Animation Department(Kurtz & Friends)
    • 2006
    Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer (2009)
    500 Days of Summer
    7.7
    • Animation Department(2D bird)
    • 2009
    Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)
    The Little Mermaid
    7.6
    • Animation Department
    • 1989
    Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Valeria Golino, Tim Roth, Marisa Tomei, and Jennifer Beals in Four Rooms (1995)
    Four Rooms
    6.7
    • Animation Department
    • 1995

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    Animation Department

    • The Officer's Wife (2010)
      The Officer's Wife
      8.2
      • animator
      • 2010
    • Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 500 Days of Summer (2009)
      500 Days of Summer
      7.7
      • animator: 2D bird
      • 2009
    • Nia Long, Ice Cube, Aleisha Allen, and Philip Bolden in Are We Done Yet? (2007)
      Are We Done Yet?
      4.3
      • animator
      • 2007
    • Steve Martin in The Pink Panther (2006)
      The Pink Panther
      5.7
      • animator: Kurtz & Friends
      • 2006
    • John Leguizamo and Ana Claudia Talancón in Sueño (2005)
      Sueño
      5.2
      • animator: main title, Spaff Animation
      • 2005
    • Robin Williams, Erykah Badu, and Anton Yelchin in House of D (2004)
      House of D
      6.8
      • animator: Spaff Animation
      • 2004
    • Nathan Lane in The Lion King 1½ (2004)
      The Lion King 1½
      6.5
      Video
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Sinbad and the Cyclops Island (2003)
      Sinbad and the Cyclops Island
      6.6
      Video
      • supervising animator
      • 2003
    • 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
      • supervising animator: Spaff Animation
      • 2003
    • John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman, and Connor Funk in The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
      The Jungle Book 2
      5.3
      • additional animation production: Spaff Animation
      • 2003
    • Jim Carrey in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
      How the Grinch Stole Christmas
      6.3
      • effects animation (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
      From the Earth to the Moon
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • animation director: Woody Woodpecker
      • 1998
    • Ian James Corlett, Maurice LaMarche, Olivier Granier, Philip Maurice Hayes, Terry Klassen, Cree Summer, Lee Tockar, Billy West, and Olivier Jankovic in The Wacky World of Tex Avery (1997)
      The Wacky World of Tex Avery
      4.7
      TV Series
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
      Space Jam
      6.5
      • supervising animator
      • 1996
    • Antonio Banderas, Madonna, Valeria Golino, Tim Roth, Marisa Tomei, and Jennifer Beals in Four Rooms (1995)
      Four Rooms
      6.7
      • animator
      • 1995

    Actor

    • M.U.G.E.N (1999)
      M.U.G.E.N
      7.3
      Video Game
      • 1999
    • Dan Molina, Michael Rye, Vera Pacheco, and Dave Spafford in Dragon's Lair (1983)
      Dragon's Lair
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Lizard King (voice)
      • 1983

    Art Department

    • Seth Rogen in Sausage Party (2016)
      Sausage Party
      6.1
      • additional designer
      • 2016
    • Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005)
      Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins
      5.5
      Video
      • storyboard artist (as David Spafford)
      • 2005

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    • Other works
      Animator for the Primus music video Tommy the Cat.

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      Is friends with Ralph Bakshi.

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