Bob Walker

Robert "Bob" Walker was a Canadian-born American animator, storyboard artist, producer, and director, who co-directed the Academy Award-nominated Brother Bear with Aaron Blaise.
==History==
Walker was born in Toronto and raised in Ottawa, where he attended Gloucester High School. He had an older sister Sandra, and a younger brother, Jim. Walker studied animation at Sheridan College. Upon his graduation, he was hired by Atkinson Film-Arts and worked on the animated shows Dennis the Menace and The Raccoons. Walker joined Walt Disney Animation Studios at their Florida location in 1989. His first project with Disney was the Roger Rabbit short film Roller Coaster Rabbit. He also worked on The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Mulan (1998), and Lilo & Stitch (2002). He died of a heart attack at his California home in 2015, aged 54.
==Gallery==
Rick Moranis & Dave Thomas with Brother Bear Crew.jpg|Bob Walker with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (voices of Rutt and Tuke), producer Chuck Williams, and director Aaron Blaise behind the scenes of Brother Bear.
Category:Animators
Category:Males
Category:1960s births
Category:2010s deaths
Category:Brother Bear
Category:Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Category:Beauty and the Beast
Category:Aladdin
Category:The Lion King
Category:Mulan
Category:Lilo & Stitch
Category:Storyboard artists
Category:Disney Renaissance
Category:The Rescuers
Category:Canadian people
Category:American people
Category:Producers
Category:Directors
Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios
Category:Deceased