birth_place name birth_date image article_title birth_name
winnipeg , manitoba , canada cordell barker 1956 cordellbarker.jpg cordell barker
 cordell barker
cordell barker

cordell barker -lrb- born 1956 -rrb- is a canadian animator based in winnipeg , manitoba .
he began animating in his late teens after taking on an apprenticeship at kenn perkins animation .
a two-time academy award nominee , barker is an animation filmmaker with the national film board of canada -lrb- nfb -rrb- .
