Don Hahn

Donald Paul "Don" Hahn is an American producer and director for Walt Disney Animation Studios (formerly Walt Disney Productions and Walt Disney Feature Animation).
Hahn was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from North Hollywood High School (where he was a drum major) in 1973, went on to study music at Los Angeles Valley College, and majored in Music and minored in fine art at California State University Northridge.
After starting his career at the Walt Disney Studio working in the animation archives known as the "morgue", one day, Hahn jokingly referred to the department with a more dignified title of the "Animation Research Library", a title that stuck as the department evolved and continues to this day. He worked as an assistant director for Wolfgang Reitherman during The Fox and the Hound before working his way up as production manager for The Black Cauldron and The Great Mouse Detective then an associate producer of Disney/Amblin's Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He would go on to produce films during the Disney Renaissance, such as Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.
Later, Hahn became Executive Producer for the landmark nature film "Earth", the premiere film project from the Disneynature film label. In 2010, he once again served as Executive Producer on "Oceans" the epic documentary on the seas, and 2011's "African Cats" from Disneynature.
in 2019, Hahn broke the Disney relationship when he executive produced the cgi animated comedy film Wonder Park, which was a Nickelodeon Movie distributed by paramount. 
His efforts at Disney rewarded him with a Disney Legend award in 2022.
==Feature Film Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position 	Subsidiary
1977	Pete's Dragon 	Assistant animator (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Pictures
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Assistant director 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Production manager 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1986	The Great Mouse Detective 	Production manager (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1988	Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	Associate producer 	Touchstone Pictures
1989	The Little Mermaid 	Production manager (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1993	The Nightmare Before Christmas	Producer: 3D version 	Touchstone Pictures
1994	The Lion King 	Producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame 	Producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1997	Flubber 	Executive producer (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Pictures
1999	Fantasia 2000 	Director, writer - host sequences 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2000	The Emperor's New Groove 	Executive producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire 	Producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2003	The Haunted Mansion 	Producer 	Walt Disney Pictures
2007	Earth 	Executive producer 	Disneynature
2009	Waking Sleeping Beauty 	Director, producer, voice actor: Narrator	Walt Disney Pictures
2010	Oceans 	Executive producer 	Disneynature
2011	African Cats 	Executive producer 	Disneynature
2012	Chimpanzee 	Executive producer 	Disneynature
2012	Frankenweenie 	Executive producer 	Walt Disney Pictures
2014	Maleficent 	Executive producer 	Walt Disney Pictures
2017	Beauty and the Beast 	Executive producer 	Walt Disney Pictures
==Animated Shorts Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position 	Company
1978	The Small One 	Production assistant (uncredited)	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol	Production assistant 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1989	Tummy Trouble 	Producer 	Walt Disney Pictures
2004	Lorenzo 	Executive producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2004	One by One 	Producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2006	The Little Matchgirl 	Producer 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2011	Small Fry 	Consultant (uncredited) 	Pixar
==Trivia==
*Hahn is the first producer of an animated film to be involved in its remake, having produced the original 1991 Beauty and the Beast and executive-produced its 2017 remake.
==Gallery==
The Fantasia Legacy don hahn.JPG|Hahn The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued.
Don hahn interview.JPG|Hahn in Still the Fairest of Them All: The Making of Snow White.
Don Hahn D23 Expo.jpg|Don Hahn attending the 2011 D23 Expo.
Don Hahn Premiere Walt Disney Studios Lion 5ldGaY5wxBAl.jpg|Don Hahn at the premiere of The Lion King 3D re-release in August 2011.
Don Hahn Tribeca Fest.jpg|Don Hahn attending the 2018 Tribeca Film Fest.
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