Mark Kennedy

Mark D. Kennedy is a longtime story artist, animator, and television director at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Kennedy first started working on Disney as an animator on The Rescuers Down Under, The Prince and the Pauper, and Beauty and the Beast. Later, he was ascended to an story artist. On this position, he worked on films such as Hercules, Treasure Planet, the Frozen films, and Encanto, as well as in the series Aladdin and Quack Pack. He was also a Head of Story in projects such as Chicken Little, Tangled, and the short Tangled Ever After. Kennedy eventually made his directorial debut in the Baymax! episode "Yachi".
Additionally, he voiced the Hollywood Pudge in Chicken Little. He was also a story advisor for Big Hero 6.
== Filmography==
Year	Production 	Position 	Studio
1990	The Prince and the Pauper	Animator (uncrdited) 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1990	The Rescuers Down Under 	Breakdiwn and In-between animator 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1991	Beauty and the Beast 	Assistant animator 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1992	Aladdin 	Assistant animator 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1993	Aladdin 	Story artist (4 episodes) 	Disney Television Animation
1996	Quack Pack 	Story artist (Episide: "The Late Donald Duck")	Disney Television Animation
1997	Hercules 	Story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
1999	Tarzan 	Story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2001	The Emperor's New Groove 	Additional story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2002	Treasure Planet 	Story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2004	Home on the Range 	Story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2005	Chicken Little 	Head of story
Voice of Hollywood Runt 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2008	Bolt 	Additional story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2010	Tangled 	Head of story 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2012	Wreck-It Ralph 	Additional story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2012	Tangled Ever After 	Head of story 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2013	Frozen 	Additional story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2014	Big Hero 6 	Creative advisor / Departmental leadership 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2016	Zootopia 	Departmental leadership 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2016	Born in China 	Special thanks 	Disneynature
2019	Frozen II 	Story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2021	Encanto 	Additional story artist 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2022	Baymax! 	Director (Episode: "Yachi") 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2023	Wish 	Head of story 	Walt Disney Animation Studios
==Trivia==
*Kennedy has adult children he spends some time with outside of work.
*He rides a longboard.
*Kennedy likes to play videogames.
Category:Big Hero 6
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Category:Quack Pack
Category:The Disney Afternoon
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Category:Tangled
Category:Mickey Mouse
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Category:Encanto
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