Barry Cook(I)
- Visual Effects
- Director
- Writer
Barry Cook was born and raised in Nashville, TN, USA. He began making
films at the age of ten on the family super 8 camera. He won two prizes
in the local PBS-sponsored Young Filmakers Festival with "The Vampire"
and "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" at the age of twelve. During summers, he
and his brother would work at Opryland USA, drawing caricatures of the
guests. At the age of eighteen, Barry moved to California to pursue his
career in motion pictures. He studied at Columbia College, where he
spent time helping colleagues with their student films. He served as an
intern at Hanna Barbera. He joined Disney in 1981 to work on "Tron". He
has worked as an animator on many Disney films, including "Oliver &
Company" and "Captain EO". He has worked at Disney for seventeen years,
and "Mulan" was his directing debut. He currently lives in Florida with
his wife and four children.
