David Pruiksma

David "Dave" Pruiksma is an American animator. He worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1981-2001. After completing working on 2001's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, he quit and went into retirement from doing animation there. 
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Assistant Animator
1986	The Great Mouse Detective 	Character Animator: Basil of Baker Street and David Q. Dawson
1988	Oliver & Company 	Character Animator: Oliver, Jenny Foxworth, Winston and Tito
1989	The Little Mermaid 	Character Animator: Flounder/Lead Animator: The Seahorse Herald
1989	Cranium Command 	Supervising Animator: Buzzy
1990	The Rescuers Down Under 	Character Animator: Bernard and Miss Bianca
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Supervising Animator: Mrs. Potts and Chip
1992	Aladdin 	Supervising Animator: Sultan
1994	The Lion King 	Animator: Pumbaa
1995	Pocahontas 	Supervising Animator: Flit and Forest Animals/Additional Story Development Artist
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Supervising Animator: Hugo and Victor
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire 	Supervising Animator: Mrs. Packard and Mr. Harcourt
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
File:Basil_of_Baker_Street.png|Basil of Baker Street
File:David_Q._Dawson.png|David Q. Dawson
File:Buzzyscreencap1.png|Buzzy
File:Normal beautyandthebeast 1775.jpg|Mrs. Potts
File:Beauty-and-the-beast-disneyscreencaps.com-7992.jpg|Chip
File:Aladdin-disneyscreencaps.com-7790.jpg.jpg|Sultan
File:Lion-king-disneyscreencaps.com-5210.jpg|Pumbaa
File:Pocahontas-disneyscreencaps.com-1068.jpg|Flit
File:Woodland-creatures-gather-on-a-branch-in-pocahontas 198818ee.jpeg|Forest Animals
File:Hugo.jpg|Hugo
File:Victor 001.jpg|Victor
File:Atlantis-disneyscreencaps.com-2184.jpg|Mrs. Packard
File:Atlantis-disneyscreencaps.com-674.jpg|Mr. Harcourt
===Miscellaneous===
Aladdin Character animators.jpg|L-R: David Pruiksma, Glen Keane, Duncan Marjoribanks, Eric Goldberg, Will Finn, Randy Cartwright, Andreas Deja.
==External links==
*David Pruiksma's Website
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Category:1950s births
Category:Males
Category:American people
Category:People from Virginia
Category:Writers
Category:Animators
Category:Storyboard artists
Category:Annie Award Winner
Category:Annie Award Nominated
Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios
Category:Disney Renaissance
Category:The Black Cauldron
Category:The Great Mouse Detective
Category:Oliver & Company
Category:The Little Mermaid
Category:The Rescuers
Category:Beauty and the Beast
Category:Aladdin
Category:The Lion King
Category:Pocahontas
Category:The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Category:Atlantis: The Lost Empire