glen keane (born april 13, 1954) is an american animator, author and illustrator. he worked as a character animator at walt disney animation studios for movies such as "the little mermaid" (1989), "beauty and the beast" (1991), "aladdin" (1992), "pocahontas" (1995), "tarzan" (1999) and "tangled" (2010). keane was awarded the 1992 annie award for character animation. in 2013, he was named a disney legend.