Dan Scanlon

Daniel Michael "Dan" Scanlon is an American director, producer, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and animator at Pixar Animation Studios.
Before joining Pixar, Scanlon was an animator for and served as a storyboard artist for the Disneytoon studios direct-to-video features, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame II.
Scanlon joined Pixar in September 2001 and worked as a storyboard artist on Cars and Toy Story 3. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out.
In 2013, Scanlon made his directorial debut with the prequel Monsters University.
In 2020, Scanlon directed the Pixar film Onward and executive produced Soul, Turning Red in 2022, and Inside Out 2 in 2024.
==Gallery==
Dan Scanlon supervising Joel Murray's recording session MU.jpg|Dan Scanlon supervising Joel Murray's recording session for Monsters University.
Dan Scanlon MU premiere.jpg|Dan Scanlon at the premiere of Monsters University in June 2013.
Dan Scanlon 17th HFA.jpg|Dan Scanlon speaks at the 17th annual Hollywood Film Awards in October 2013.
Dan Scanlon D23 Expo19.jpg|Dan Scanlon attending the 2019 D23 Expo.
Dan Scanlon & Kori Rae speak at D23 Expo19.jpg|Dan Scanlon and Kori Rae speak onstage promoting Onward at the 2019 D23 Expo.
Dan Scanlon Onward premiere.jpg|Dan Scanlon at the premiere of Onward in February 2020.
==Trivia==
*Coincidentally, Monsters University was released on Scanlon's 37th birthday (and one day after the 61st birthday of John Goodman).
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