birth_place birth_date yearsactive article_title name occupation
san francisco , california 24 august 1963 1986 -- present kirk wise
 kirk wise film director , animator , screenwriter , producer
kirk wise

kirk wise -lrb- born august 24 , 1963 -rrb- is an american film director , animator and screenwriter best known for his work at disney .
wise has directed such disney movies as `` beauty and the beast '' , '' '' , and `` the hunchback of notre dame '' .
he also directed the english language translation of hayao miyazaki 's `` spirited away '' .
