Tom Bancroft

Thomas D. "Tom" Bancroft is an American Disney animator from the Long Beach, California area, who is best known for his creation of the Mulan character Mushu. He stayed with Disney for about thirteen years, working on approximately nine features, until he left in 2000. He is mainly a character designer and animator for various companies, but Disney has been his main art-related job. He is currently working with fellow Disney alum and friend, Rob Corley in the Funnypages Productions in Florida. He also has a twin brother, Tony Bancroft, who also has a Disney animation history.
==Filmography==
*Beauty and the Beast: Animator
*Trail Mix-Up: Animator
*Aladdin: Animator: Iago
*The Lion King: Animator for Young Simba
*Pocahontas: Animator: Pocahontas
*Mulan: Character Design and Supervising Animator for Mushu
*Brother Bear: Animator: Rutt and Tuke
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
Iagodisney.jpeg|Iago
Simba-1-(The Lion King).jpg|Young Simba
Pocahontas, Meeko and Flit.jpg|Pocahontas
Mushudisney.png|Mushu
Rutt/Tuke.jpg|Rutt and Tuke
===Miscellaneous===
Trey.jpg|Trey Finney (viewer's right) with fellow animators Tony Bancroft, Mark Henn, Pres Romanillos, and Tom Bancroft.
Tom Bancroft and Rob Corley.jpg|Tom with his Disney friend, Rob Corley.
==Trivia==
*Tom Bancroft is a huge fan of the Tennessee Titans.https://www.newschannel5.com/news/lipscomb-professor-illustrates-tennessee-titans-winning-journeyhttps://www.lipscomb.edu/events/titans-art-rush-convergence-art-and-football
==Websites==
*Blog: http://tombancroft.blogspot.com/
*Funnypages Link: http://www.funnypagesprod.com/company.php
*DeviantART Account: http://tombancroft.deviantart.com/
*His Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tom.bancroft1
*The Bancroft Brothers Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebancroftbros?sk=info
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