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Tom Bancroft(I)

  • Animation Department
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Tom Bancroft has almost 25 years of experience in the animation industry, most of which was for Walt Disney Feature Animation where he was an animator for 11 years. He has been nominated for Annie and Rueben awards, spoken at the Kennedy Center and awarded an entry into the Chicago Children's Film Festival. While at Disney, Bancroft had the opportunity to contribute his talents to 10 animated feature films, five animated shorts, and numerous special projects and commercials. Among the classic films on which he worked are, "Beauty and the Beast," "The Lion King," "Aladdin," "Mulan" and "Brother Bear." He was also a character designer and director for Big Idea Productions, makers of the family-friendly "Veggietales" video series. In 2005, Bancroft had his popular art instruction book "Creating Characters with Personality" published by Watson-Guptill Publishers. It has become the most recognized book on designing characters for animation, video games, comic books and cartooning, and is a required textbook at many art schools around the world. In 2012, Focal Press published his second book, "Character Mentor" and it is already one of their best-selling art instruction books. He has also illustrated over 50 children's books, art directed a major children's educational website (ABCMouse.com), wrote and illustrated multiple comic book series, and created character designs for TV, Film, and Video games for clients like Lego, Disney, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, CBN, Random House, Big Idea Production, Marvel, and more. Presently, Bancroft is the Head of Character design for the animated TV series, "Superbook", Seasons 2 to 4 for Christian Broadcasting Network, President of his online art instruction website (TaughtByAPro.com), Artist in Residence for Lipscomb Univeristy, speaks at video game companies and art schools all around the world (EA Entertainment, SCAD, Ringling, Nemo Academy-Italy, etc.) and creates art and art direction for clients all over the world. Bancroft and his family reside in Franklin, Tennessee.
BornJuly 31, 1967
BornJuly 31, 1967
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Eddie Murphy, BD Wong, Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, Pat Morita, George Takei, Ming-Na Wen, Julianne Buescher, June Foray, Donny Osmond, Tom Amundsen, Arminae Austen, Mary Kay Bergman, Susan Boyd, Steve Bulen, Corey Burton, Mitch Carter, Robert Clotworthy, David Cowgill, Sally Dworsky, Beth Fowler, Donald Fullilove, Jack Gilpin, James Hong, Richard Steven Horvitz, Linda Kerns, Matthew Labyorteaux, Conan Lee, Dana Lee, Miriam Margolyes, Marni Nixon, Soon-Tek Oh, Elisa Gabrielli, Lea Salonga, Freda Foh Shen, James Shigeta, Jerry Tondo, Gedde Watanabe, Frank Welker, Matthew Wilder, and Sandie Hall in Mulan (1998)
Mulan
7.6
  • Animation Department("Mushu")
  • 1998
Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
6.9
  • Animation Department
  • 2001
Robin Williams, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Linda Larkin, Douglas Seale, Scott Weinger, and Frank Welker in Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin
8.0
  • Animation Department("Iago")
  • 1992
Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King
8.5
  • Animation Department("Young Simba")
  • 1994

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Saleem
    • 2d animation director
    • 2023
  • The Flower
    • animation director
    • In Production
    • Short
  • Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (2022)
    Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
    • additional animator (uncredited)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman, Gabriel Iglesias, Fred Tatasciore, Eric Bauza, LeBron James, and Zendaya in Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)
    Space Jam: A New Legacy
    • additional animator: Warner Animation Group
    • 2021
  • Animaniacs (2020)
    Animaniacs
    • animator (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • John Goodman, Jeff Foxworthy, and Johnny Orlando in Bunyan and Babe (2017)
    Bunyan and Babe
    • storyboard artist
    • 2017
  • Superbook (2011)
    Superbook
    • character design
    • character designer
    • Revisions ...
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2016
  • Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection (2015)
    Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection
    • supervising animator (segment John Henry)
    • Video
    • 2015
  • Codename: Kids Next Door (2002)
    Codename: Kids Next Door
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Jeremy Suarez in Brother Bear (2003)
    Brother Bear
    • additional animator: "Tuke"
    • 2003
  • Lions, Shepherds and Queens (Oh My!) (2002)
    Lions, Shepherds and Queens (Oh My!)
    • animator
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2002
  • Michael J. Fox, Leonard Nimoy, James Garner, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Varney, Jacqueline Obradors, Steven Barr, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian, Jim Cummings, Phil Morris, Don Novello, Patrick Pinney, Florence Stanley, Cree Summer, and Natalie Strom in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    • additional animator
    • 2001
  • The Legend of Johnny Appleseed (1948)
    John Henry
    • supervising animator
    • Short
    • 2000
  • VeggieTales: Esther, the Girl Who Became Queen (2000)
    VeggieTales: Esther, the Girl Who Became Queen
    • animator
    • Video
    • 2000
  • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
    VeggieTales
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • How to Haunt a House (1999)
    How to Haunt a House
    • animator (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnell in Tarzan (1999)
    Tarzan
    • additional animator
    • 1999

Art Department

  • Superbook (2011)
    Superbook
    • character designer
    • character design
    • Character Design ...
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2019
  • Barbie: Dreamtopia (2016)
    Barbie: Dreamtopia
    • artist
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella (2009)
    VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella
    • storyboard artist
    • Video
    • 2009
  • VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009)
    VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise
    • concept artist
    • Video
    • 2009
  • VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer & Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue (2008)
    VeggieTales: Tomato Sawyer & Huckleberry Larry's Big River Rescue
    • story artist/Concept Artist
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Mike Nawrocki and Phil Vischer in The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (2008)
    The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
    • storyboard artist
    • visual development
    • 2008
  • VeggieTales: Moe and the Big Exit (2007)
    VeggieTales: Moe and the Big Exit
    • concept artist
    • Video
    • 2007
  • Dan Castellaneta in Duck Dodgers (2003)
    Duck Dodgers
    • storyboard artist
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • VeggieTales: An Easter Carol (2004)
    VeggieTales: An Easter Carol
    • concept artist
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Mike Nawrocki in Larry Boy: The Cartoon Adventures (2002)
    Larry Boy: The Cartoon Adventures
    • character design
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2003
  • Tim Hodge, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, and Lisa Vischer in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
    Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
    • concept artist
    • 2002
  • VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown (2001)
    VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown
    • storyboard artist
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
    VeggieTales
    • storyboard artist
    • additional story artist
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • 3-2-1 Penguins: The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka (2001)
    3-2-1 Penguins: The Cheating Scales of Bullamanka
    • concept artist
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Ron Smith, Page Hearn, Ron Wells, and Greg Mills in 3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn (2000)
    3-2-1 Penguins! Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn
    • additional concept artist
    • Video
    • 2000

Director

  • Mind Over Murphy
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Bjorn the Last Unicorn (2022)
    Bjorn the Last Unicorn
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Superbook (2011)
    Superbook
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • 3-2-1 Penguins! (2000)
    3-2-1 Penguins!
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Mike Nawrocki in Larry Boy: The Cartoon Adventures (2002)
    Larry Boy: The Cartoon Adventures
    • supervising director
    • TV Series
    • 2002–2003
  • VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown (2001)
    VeggieTales: The Ultimate Silly Song Countdown
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Kathleen Barr, Jeff Bennett, Laurence Bouvard, Robert Cait, Randy Crenshaw, Jeannie Elias, Bill Farmer, Tim Gregory, Jess Harnell, Tim Hodge, Lebo M., Danny Mann, Candi Milo, Francesca Marie Smith, Carmen Twillie, Frank Welker, Lesley Benodin, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Dan Anderson, Chris Olsen, Ron Smith, Jim Poole, Mike Sage, Lisa Vischer, Kurt Heinecke, Shelby Morimoto, Kristin Blegen, Pamela Thomas, Brian Roberts, G. Bock, Nathan Tungseth, Marc Vulcano, Jonathan Reich, Ken Greene, Justin Barrett, Jackie Ritz, Buddy Lewis, Cydney Trent, James C. Breckenridge, Ken Cavanagh, Ally Nawrocki, Charlotte Volkman Jackson, Bridget Miller, Natalia Lozano, Philip Spooner, Jody Nilsen, Bob Joyce, Ginger Tam, and Paul Rosenburg in VeggieTales (1993)
    VeggieTales
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001

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    • July 31, 1967
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    His twin brother, Tony Bancroft, was the co-director of Mulan (1998). They have worked on a total of six films together: The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Roller Coaster Rabbit (1990), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), and Mulan (1998).

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