What is Glen Keane?
[[File:GlenKeane.JPG|thumb|Keane in [[Melbourne]], 2010]] '''Glen Keane''' (born April 13, 1954) is an [[Americans|American]] [[animator]], author and illustrator. He worked as a character animator at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]] for movies such as ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 movie)|The Little Mermaid]]'' (1989), ''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 movie)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (1991), ''[[Aladdin (1992 movie)|Aladdin]]'' (1992), ''[[Pocahontas (movie)|Pocahontas]]'' (1995), ''[[Tarzan (1999 movie)|Tarzan]]'' (1999) and ''[[Tangled]]'' (2010). Keane was awarded the 1992 [[Annie Award]] for character animation. In 2013, he was named a [[Disney Legends|Disney Legend]]. In 2017, Keane directed ''[[Dear Basketball]]'', an [[animated movie|animated]] [[short movie]] based on [[Kobe Bryant]]'s retirement poem. At the 90th [[Academy Awards]], Keane and Bryant won the [[Academy Award for Animated Short Film]] for their work on ''Dear Basketball''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/passings/kobe-bryant-nba-all-star-animated-short-oscar-winner-dies-in-helicopter-crash/|title=Kobe Bryant, NBA All Star & Animated Short Oscar Winner, Dies in Helicopter Crash|author=Milligan, Mercedes|work=Animation Magazine|date=January 26, 2020|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> Keane was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He is the son of cartoonist [[Bil Keane]], creator of ''[[The Family Circus]]'', and Australian-born [[Thelma Keane]]. He grew up in [[Paradise Valley, Arizona]]. He married Linda Hesselroth in 1975. The couple have two children. Keane has [[aphantasia]].<ref>{{Cite web|work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/apr/10/aphantasia-why-a-disney-animator-draws-a-blank-on-his-own-creations|title=Aphantasia: why a Disney animator draws a blank on his own creations|author=Lavelle, Daniel|date=April 11, 2019|access-date=April 4, 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} *{{IMDb name}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Keane, Glen}}