Eric Goldberg (animator)

Eric Goldberg (born May 1, 1955) is an American animator, voice actor and film director known for his work at both Walt Disney Animation Studios and Warner Bros. Animation.
==Life and career==
Goldberg was born and raised in Levittown, Pennsylvania, and moved to Cherry Hill, New Jersey as a child, where he attended Cherry Hill High School East. Goldberg later studied at Pratt Institute, where he majored in illustration. He first entered the industry in the mid-1970s working on Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure for the Richard Williams studio, eventually moving to Williams' London studio and rising through the ranks from assistant to director. During the 1980s, Goldberg started his own London-based studio, Pizazz Pictures, to produce television commercials.
Later, Goldberg closed his studio to work at Disney Animation Studios, Burbank, California, to work on the film Aladdin, for which he became the lead animator on the character Genie, and later the lead animator on Phil in Hercules (1997). Goldberg also was the co-director of Disney's 1995 feature Pocahontas. During his time as the lead animator for the Genie, he also provided the majority of the original animation for MC Skat Kat's "Big Time" music video, which was finished in 1992 but left unaired.
In 1997, Goldberg began plans to produce an animated short set to the music of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. His film eventually became part of Disney's Fantasia 2000 after Goldberg was allowed to use the Disney staff to complete the film during a production hiatus on The Emperor's New Groove and Dinosaur. He also served as director for Fantasia 2000 "The Carnival of the Animals" segment. Goldberg's wife Susan served as art director on both segments.
Goldberg served as the director of animation for Warner Bros.' 2003 live-action/animation hybrid feature Looney Tunes: Back in Action, and also provided the voices of Bugs Bunny (one line), Marvin the Martian, Tweety, and Speedy Gonzales. Although the film was not commercially successful at the box office, it was met with relatively positive reviews from film critics, and Goldberg was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Directing in an Animated Feature Production for his animation direction. He animated the title sequence of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 2006 remake of The Pink Panther, with Bob Kurtz of Kurtz and Friends.
Recently, Goldberg returned to Disney, where he directed four minutes of animation for the Epcot attraction Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros and contributed to the 2007 animated short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater, which starred Goofy. Most recently, he was the supervising animator for Louis in The Princess and the Frog (2009), Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh (2011), and Maui's tattoos in Moana (2016).
Eric has also animated Mickey Mouse on Nighttime Spectaculars in DisneyParks and Resorts, including Disney Gifts Of Christmas And Celebrate! Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo Disneyland, and "We Love Mickey" Main Street Projection Show in Hong Kong Disneyland.
==Awards==
*1993 Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement in the Field of Animation 
*2000 Annie Award Outstanding Individual Achievement for Character Animation for Fantasia 2000
*2000 NCS Division Award Feature Animation for Rhapsody in Blue 
*2010 Annie Award Character Animation in a Feature Production for The Princess and the Frog 
*2010 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime achievement in animation.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Director 	Animator	Voice actor 	Voice role 	Animation role 	Notes
1973	For Sale 	 	 	 	 	 	
1973	Good Old Fashioned Cartoon Violence 	 	 	 	 	 	
1977	Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure 	 	 	 	 	 	Assistant animator
1982	Ziggy's Gift 	(art director) 	 	 	 	 	
1985	Rupert and the Frog Song 	 	 	 	 	 	
1992	Aladdin 	 	 	 	 	Genie 	Character designer/supervising animator
1993	The Thief and the Cobbler 	 	 	 	 	 	Additional animator on Mad Witch and Death Machine sequences; uncredited
1993	Mrs. Doubtfire 	 	 	 	 	 	Daniel Hillard (Robin Williams) voice acting sequence animator (as Claude Raynes), along with Chuck Jones
1994	Chariots of Fur 	 	 	 	 	 	As Claude Raynes
1995	Pocahontas 	 	 	 	 	 	
1996	Superior Duck 	 	 	 	Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Porky Pig, Superman 	 	As Claude Raynes
1997	Hercules 	 	 	 	 	Phil 	Supervising animator
1997	Pullet Surprise 	 	 	 	 	 	Additional animator as Claude Raynes
1997	From Hare to Eternity 	 	 	 	 	 	As Claude Raynes
1997	Anastasia 	 	 	 	 	 	Character animator
1999	Fantasia 2000 	 	 	 	 	 	Rhapsody in Blue
1999	Fantasia 2000 	 	 	 	 	 	The Carnival of the Animals, Finale
2000	Dinosaur 	 	 	 	 	 	Additional Visual Development
2000	The Emperor's New Groove 	 	 	 	 	 	
2001	The Magic Lamp 3D 	 	 	 	 	 	
2003	Looney Tunes: Back in Action 	(animation director) 	 	 	Bugs Bunny (one line), Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales	 	Storyboard artist
2003	Boys Night Out 	 	 	 	 	 	Additional animation
2004	Green Screen Show 	 	 	 	 	 	
2004	Fat Albert 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005	Son of the Mask 	 	 	 	 	 	
2005	Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry 	 	 	 	 	 	Character layout
2006	Pink Panther 	 	 	 	 	 	Title sequence
2006	A Monkey's Tale 	 	 	 	 	 	
2006	Tom and Jerry Tales 	 	 	 	 	 	TV seriesOpening titles
2006	The Fox and the Hound 2 	 	 	 	 	 	Direct-to-video
2007	The Chestnut Tree 	 	 	 	 	 	Special thanks
2007	How to Hook Up Your Home Theater 	 	 	 	 	 	Short film
2008	Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection	 	 	 	 	 	Audio commentaries on The Cat Concerto, The Dot and the Line and Blitz Wolf
2009	Pups of Liberty 	 	 	 	Governor 	 	Lead animator
2009	The Princess and the Frog 	(animation supervisor: Tiana's fantasy sequence)	 	 	 	Louis the Alligator and miscellaneous characters	Character designer/supervising animator/Annie Award for Best Character Animation in a Feature Production
2010	The 82nd Annual Academy Awards 	 	 	 	 	Louis the Alligator 	Archive footage
2010	Iron Man 2 	 	 	 	A.I.M Soldiers (voice) 	 	Video game
2011	Winnie the Pooh 	 	 	 	 	Rabbit, the Backson 	Supervising animator
2011	Tom and Jerry: Golden Collection, Volume One 	 	 	(archival recording on disc two)	 	 	Audio Commentary on The Cat Concerto
2012	Paperman 	 	 	 	 	 	Final line animator/Academy Award winning short
2012	Wreck-It Ralph 	 	 	 	 	Additional Visual Development 	
2013	Get a Horse! 	 	 	 	 	 	Head of animation/short film
2016	The Simpsons 	 	 	 	 	 	couch gag for Fland Canyon
2016	Moana 	 	 	 	 	Maui (tattoos) 	Hand-drawn animation supervisor
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet 	 	 	 	 	 	Additional animator
2021	Space Jam: A New Legacy 	(animation director) 	 	 	 	 	
==Preservation==
Two of Goldberg's early films, For Sale and Good Old Fashioned Cartoon Violence, were preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
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