John Musker

John Edward Musker is an American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter for Walt Disney Animation Studios who generally works with Ron Clements.
Musker's career at Disney began with a two-year apprenticeship under animator Frank Thomas. He met Clements during the production of The Fox and the Hound in 1981, where he worked as a character animator under him and Cliff Nordberg. Together, they directed, produced, and wrote films, such as The Great Mouse Detective, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Treasure Planet, The Princess and the Frog, and Moana.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position 	Subsidiary
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Character animator 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Additional story contributions / Animator (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1986	The Great Mouse Detective	Director / Story adaptation / Character animator (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1987	The Brave Little Toaster 	Animator (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Pictures
1989	The Little Mermaid 	Director / Producer / Writer / Character animator (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Supervising producer, animator: Beast (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1992	Aladdin 	Director / Producer / Screenplay / Key character lead: Aladdin (uncredited)	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1994	The Lion King 	Supervising producer, animator: Adult Simba (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1995	Pocahontas 	Animator (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1997	Hercules 	Director / Producer / Animation screenplay / Animator: Megara (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1998	A Bug's Life 	Animator (uncredited) 	Pixar
1999	Toy Story 2 	Animator (uncredited) 	Pixar
2002	Treasure Planet 	Director / Producer / Screenplay / Animation story / Developer (uncredited)	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2008	Bolt 	Special thanks / Story artist (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Director / Screenplay / Story / Additional voices / Producer (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2014	Big Hero 6 	Creative Leadership 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2016	Moana 	Director, story, creative leadership 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
==Animated Shorts Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position 	Subsidiary
1978	The Small One 	Assistant animator (uncredited)	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol	Storyboard artist (uncredited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2017	Gone Fishing 	Director 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
==Animation==
File:Profile - Beast.jpeg|Beast
File:Profile - Aladdin.png|Aladdin
File:Profile - Simba.jpeg|Adult Simba
File:Profile - Megara.jpeg|Megara
==Cameos==
Ron and John Cameo - TLM.png|The Little Mermaid
Aladdin-disneyscreencaps.com-1116.jpg|Aladdin
Hercules - Clements and Musker.jpg|Hercules
Treasure-planet-disneyscreencaps.com-1901.jpg|Treasure Planet (#1)
Treasure-planet-disneyscreencaps.com-1906.jpg|Treasure Planet (#2)
P&FCakeCameo.png|The Princess and the Frog (#1)
Clements and Musker in The Princess and the Frog.jpg|The Princess and the Frog (#2)
RC+JM Tapa.png|Moana (#1)
RC+JM Tikis.png|Moana (#2)
==Gallery==
John Musker & Ron Clements Captain Amelia sculpture TP.jpg|John Musker and Ron Clements holding a Captain Amelia sculpture for Treasure Planet.
John Musker & Ron Clements PatF premiere.jpg|John Musker and Ron Clements at the premiere of The Princess and the Frog in November 2009.
John Musker D23 Expo15.jpg|John Musker speaks onstage during the 2015 D23 Expo.
John Musker & Ron Clements supervising Auli'i Cravalho's recording session.jpg|John Musker and Ron Clements supervising Auli'i Cravalho's recording session for Moana.
John Musker & Ron Clements Moana premiere.jpg|John Musker and Ron Clements at the premiere of Moana in November 2016.
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Category:The Little Mermaid
Category:Aladdin
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Category:Annie Award Winner
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Category:Moana
Category:The Fox and the Hound
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Category:The Black Cauldron
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