Kevin Lima

Kevin began his career as an animation director and character designer.

Kevin designed the characters in The Little Mermaid, and was head of visual development on Beauty and the Beast in 1991 and later on Aladdin.

He started directing with A Goofy Movie, an animated cartoon released by Buena Vista, and then directed Tarzan, Disney's hit animation which starred Brian Blessed and Glenn Close as the main voice parts.

The following year Kevin worked with Close once again on 102 Dalmatians, the sequel to the original spotty tale.