Creator of

SNICKER DOODLES

Brian Ferguson is a 25-year veteran film animator whose filmography includes 15 feature films, several as supervising animator, for Walt Disney Animation Studios, including Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Mulan, Fantasia 2000, and Winnie the Pooh. Characters he worked on are: • Mickey Mouse in Mickey’s Prince & the Pauper • Gaston in Beauty & the Beast • Iago in Aladdin • Timon in Lion King • Meeko in Pokahontas • Panic in Hercules • the Matchmaker in Mulan • Chaka & the Squirrel in Emperor’s New Groove • The Willies in Home On The Range • Grampa in Meet The Robinsons • Ray & his family, and the frog hunters in Princess & The Frog. Brian is especially skilled at conveying humor and appealing personality, as can be seen in his characters among these landmark films.  

Brian has been an adjunct professor of character animation at the prestigious California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) School of Film and Video and is now currently teaching hand-drawn character animation at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.  He continues to keep his animation skills at their peak performance by working on numerous freelance projects.

Brian is trained and adept in both hand drawn and CG animation.  His skills extend to illustration, photography, and piano – which Brian believes helps his understanding of the rhythms and timing of performance.  He holds degrees from the New York Institute of Technology (Photography, Computer Graphics), Sheridan College (Classical Animation), and the University of Alberta (Zoology, Physics).

You can see more of his impressive film credits on his IMDb page.

Here is his Animator in Residence Faculty Page at DePaul University