Biography

Robert Lence has been a major contributor on some of the most successful films in the history of animated features. In his thirty-year animation career, he has worked as a Director, Screenwriter, Head of Story, Storyboard Artist, Visual Development Artist, Story Consultant, Lecturer and Teacher, helping create original characters, writing dialogue, and shaping the story on over a dozen major-release animated features.

Robert has worked at Walt Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks. His film work includes such all-time hits as "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King," "Toy Story," "A Bug's Life" and "Shrek." Robert served as Co-Head of Story on Pixar's 1995 "Toy Story," the first ever computer animated feature film.

A graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Robert attended the California Institute of the Arts' highly regarded Character Animation program for two years. He has also served for years as a member of the CalArts faculty, as a story teacher and story consultant.

A native of New York City, Robert has worked overseas in eight different countries, developing the stories and screenplays for studios, as well as teaching and guest lecturing, in China, Czech Republic, England, Italy, Mexico, Russia, South Korea and Uruguay.

Robert co-wrote and co-directed the Russian animated feature "The Snow Queen: Mirrorlands" which was released internationally in 2018.

Robert is a member of the Writers Guild of America West.

He has served on the judging committee for the screenwriting awards at the animation industry's Annie Awards.

- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous