John Kahrs | |
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Born | |
Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree |
Alma mater | NSCAD University |
Occupation(s) | Animator, director |
Years active | 1990–present |
Employer(s) | Blue Sky Studios (1990-1997) Pixar Animation Studios (1997-2007) Walt Disney Animation Studios (2007-2013) |
Known for | Paperman |
Spouse | Gennie Rim[1] |
John Kahrs (born September 18, 1967) is an American actor, animator and film director.
Kahrs attended NSCAD University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990.[1] He began his career at Blue Sky Studios in New York, where he worked as an animator between 1990 and 1997.[2] He later moved to Pixar, where he worked on such films as A Bug's Life, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille. After ten years at Pixar,[2] he moved over to Disney, where he animated on Bolt, Wreck-It Ralph and Frozen, and was an animation supervisor on Tangled.[3]
In 2013, he won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for his 2012 short film, Paperman.[4]
In August 2013, he left Walt Disney Animation Studios to develop his own projects.[5] In January 2014, it was reported that he will direct for Paramount Animation an animated film Shedd.[6] In 2020, he co-directed Over the Moon with Glen Keane, which was released on Netflix the same year.[7] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature the following year, but lost to Soul.[8]