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Rick Farmiloe

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  • Art Department
  • Writer
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Rick Farmiloe has been animating childhoods for over 30 years, and is best known for breathing hilarity into iconic Disney sidekicks Scuttle, LeFou, and Abu in the beloved Academy Award-winning films The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.

This American animator was first bitten by the cartooning bug at age five, while watching Walt Disney's beautifully drawn, feature-length cartoon masterpiece, Pinocchio. At age twelve, after years of creating his own cartoons for family and friends, Rick was determined to be a Disney animator. In January 1982, after only one portfolio review, he was hired by Walt Disney Productions.

During his 11 years under contract with Disney, Rick animated on seven features, which also included The Black Cauldron, The Great Mouse Detective, Oliver and Company, and The Rescuers Down Under.

Beyond his body of work for Disney, Rick's feature film credits include The Swan Princess, The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Shrek, Rugrats Go Wild, Curious George, The Simpsons Movie, The Boxtrolls, The Iron Giant: Signature Edition, and four Tom and Jerry direct-to-DVD films.

In 2011, Rick was an animator on two Annie Award-winning productions: Adam and Dog, which also received an Oscar nomination, and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters. In 2015, Rick animated on yet another Annie Award winner, Coca-Cola's Man and Dog.
BornDecember 28, 1956
BornDecember 28, 1956
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Known for:

Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., John Mahoney, Christopher McDonald, Vin Diesel, and Bob Bergen in The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant
8.1
  • Animation Department(Signature Edition)
  • 1999
Mel Gibson in Blood Father (2016)
Blood Father
6.4
  • Art Department(additional photography)
  • 2016
Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
Shrek
7.9
  • Animation Department
  • 2001
Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Little Mermaid
7.6
  • Animation Department
  • 1989

Credits

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Animation Department

  • The Brave Locomotive
    • animator
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Hullabaloo
    • animator
    • Post-production
  • Richard Steven Horvitz, Brandon Rogers, Brock Baker, and Erica Lindbeck in Helluva Boss (2019)
    Helluva Boss
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2023
  • Clancy Brown, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    • animator
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Chang Jia Ning in The Lady and the Tiger (2018)
    The Lady and the Tiger
    • animator
    • 2018
  • Jess Harnell, Kath Soucie, JP Karliak, and Lincoln Melcher in Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
    Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
    • character layout and animation
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Infinity Train (2016)
    Infinity Train
    • "stewart" animation
    • TV Short
    • 2016
  • Amy Louise Pemberton in Tom & Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
    Tom & Jerry: Back to Oz
    • character layout and animation
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Norm of the North (2016)
    Norm of the North
    • storyboard assistant
    • 2016
  • Madea's Tough Love (2015)
    Madea's Tough Love
    • storyboard artist
    • 2015
  • Ben Kingsley, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Pat Fraley, Nick Frost, Nika Futterman, Tracy Morgan, Fred Tatasciore, Elle Fanning, Richard Ayoade, and Isaac Hempstead Wright in The Boxtrolls (2014)
    The Boxtrolls
    • 2-D facial animator
    • 2-d facial animator
    • end credits
    • 2014
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real! (2013)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real!
    • animator
    • Video
    • 2013
  • Adam and Dog (2012)
    Adam and Dog
    • assistant animator (uncredited)
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
    Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
    • animator: Duncan Studio Production
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Grey Griffin, Michael Gough, Laraine Newman, Rob Paulsen, Todd Stashwick, Billy West, and Nikki Yanofsky in Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
    Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
    • character layout and animation
    • Video
    • 2011
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • animator: Fight Sequence for Drudog
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Bruno Campos, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Jennifer Hale, Jenifer Lewis, Anika Noni Rose, Hynden Walch, and Michael-Leon Wooley in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
    The Princess and the Frog
    • additional animator (uncredited)
    • 2009

Art Department

  • Steve Burns, Traci Paige Johnson, Donovan Patton, and Joshua Dela Cruz in Blue's Big City Adventure (2022)
    Blue's Big City Adventure
    • storyboard artist
    • 2022
  • Jess Harnell, Kath Soucie, JP Karliak, and Lincoln Melcher in Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
    Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
    • Storyboard
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Susanne Blakeslee, Tara Strong, and Daran Norris in The Fairly Odd Phantom (2017)
    The Fairly Odd Phantom
    • storyboard artist
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Mel Gibson in Blood Father (2016)
    Blood Father
    • storyboard artist: additional photography
    • 2016
  • Bordertown (2016)
    Bordertown
    • storyboard revisionist
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Madea's Tough Love (2015)
    Madea's Tough Love
    • storyboard artist
    • 2015
  • Squirrel Boy (2006)
    Squirrel Boy
    • storyboard revisionist
    • TV Series
    • 2006–2007
  • Carlos Alazraqui in Camp Lazlo! (2005)
    Camp Lazlo!
    • lead storyboard artist
    • storyboard director
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • Lacey Chabert and Tim Curry in The Wild Thornberrys (2002)
    The Wild Thornberrys
    • storyboard artist
    • 2002
  • Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (2001)
    Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
    • storyboard artist
    • Video
    • 2001
  • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
    Shrek
    • storyboard artist
    • 2001
  • Tara Strong, Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, and Mathew Valencia in The New Batman Adventures (1997)
    The New Batman Adventures
    • storyboard artist
    • TV Series
    • 1998

Writer

  • Rick's Martini Bar
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Carlos Alazraqui in Camp Lazlo! (2005)
    Camp Lazlo!
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2005

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Rick Farmilow
  • Born
    • December 28, 1956
    • Berkeley, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Christi HaydonJuly 25, 2020 - present
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    • 1 Interview

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