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Bruce W. Smith (born 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American character animator, film director, and television producer, best known as the creator of Disney Channel's The Proud Family and as the supervising animator of Kerchak in Tarzan, Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Piglet, Kanga, and Roo in Winnie the Pooh.He studied animation in the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts.One of the few Black animators working in the industry, Smith got his start as an assistant animator for Bill Meléndez's 1984 Garfield television special Garfield in the Rough. He went on to animate for Baer Animation on Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and in 1992 directed his first feature, Bébé's Kids. Other notable work for Smith during the mid-1990s included supervising the animation for The Pagemaster, serving as director and character designer for Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, designing the characters for A Goofy Movie and C Bear and Jamal, and co-directing the animated segments of Space Jam. He was also was the creator of Da Boom Crew along with John P. White and Stiles White.In 1998 he joined Walt Disney Feature Animation, Smith served as a supervising animator on four of its films: Tarzan, The Emperor's New Groove, Home on the Range and The Princess and the Frog. In 2000 when he still worked for Hyperion Pictures, he piloted his series The Proud Family to Nickelodeon, who passed on it. Disney Channel eventually picked the series up the following year and ran it until 2005. The series was the first to be produced by his production company Jambalaya Studios.Smith grew up in Central Los Angeles.
| Full Name | Bruce Smith |
| Net Worth | $600,000 |
| Date Of Birth | June 18, 1963 |
| Died | January 3, 2013, Toronto, Canada |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Height | 1.93 m |
| Weight | 120 kg |
| Profession | American football player |
| Education | Virginia Tech, Booker T. Washington High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Carmen Smith |
| Children | Alston Smith |
| Nicknames | Bruce W. Smith, Smith, Bruce W. |
| IMDB | |
| Awards | AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award |
| Music Groups | Rise, We Are All Prostitutes, Beyond Good and Evil, Public Image Ltd, The Pop Group, The Slits, African Head Charge, Guided by Voices |
| Movies | The Princess and the Frog, The Heart of Texas, The Proud Family Movie, Bébé's Kids, Hokie Nation |
| TV Shows | The Proud Family, Da Boom Crew |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Proud Family | | TV Series creator - 52 episodes, 2001 - 2005 developer - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2005 | |
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series | 2005 | TV Series characters - 1 episode | |
| Da Boom Crew | 2004 | TV Series co-creator | |
| The Proud Family Shorties | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Silverhawks | 1986 | TV Series writer - 5 episodes | |
| Thundercats | 1985 | TV Series 2 episodes | |
Animation Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Hullabaloo | | animator post-production | |
| Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | 2016 | animator | |
| Tangled Ever After | 2012 | Short lead animator | |
| Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | 2011 | Video short animator: Duncan Studio Production | |
| Winnie the Pooh | 2011 | supervising animator: "Kanga", "Roo" and "Piglet" | |
| The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | supervising animator: "Dr. Facilier" | |
| Home on the Range | 2004 | supervising animator: "Pearl" | |
| The Emperor's New Groove | 2000 | supervising animator: "Pacha" | |
| The Indescribable Nth | 2000 | Short animator - as Bruce Smith | |
| Tarzan | 1999 | supervising animator: "Kerchak" and "Baboons & Baby Baboons" | |
| Cats Don't Dance | 1997 | character designer - as Bruce Smith | |
| Space Jam | 1996 | animation director | |
| C-Bear and Jamal | 1996 | TV Series character designer | |
| A Goofy Movie | 1995 | character designer - as Bruce Smith | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | TV Series character designer - 12 episodes | |
| The Pagemaster | 1994 | supervising animator - as Bruce Smith | |
| A Cool Like That Christmas | 1993 | TV Movie character designer | |
| Bébé's Kids | 1992 | principal character designer - as Bruce Smith | |
| Rock-A-Doodle | 1991 | character animator - as Bruce Smith | |
| Rover Dangerfield | 1991 | character animator - as Bruce Smith / character designer - as Bruce Smith / sequence director - as Bruce Smith | |
| Michael & Mickey | 1991 | animator | |
| Happily Ever After | 1990 | animator | |
| Vytor: The Starfire Champion | 1989 | TV Movie animator | |
| Tummy Trouble | 1989 | Short animator | |
| Back to Neverland | 1989 | Short key animator - as Bruce Smith | |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 | animator: additional animation | |
| Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | 1987 | animator | |
| Garfield in the Rough | 1984 | TV Short key assistant animator | |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Beach | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| The Picnic | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| The Proud Family Movie | 2005 | TV Movie | |
| The Proud Family | 2002 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| The Proud Family Shorties | 2002 | TV Mini-Series | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | TV Series 12 episodes | |
| Bébé's Kids | 1992 | as Bruce Smith | |
Art Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Frozen | 2013/I | additional visual development | |
| Wreck-It Ralph | 2012 | additional visual development - as Bruce Smith | |
| One by One | 2004 | Video short visual development artist - as Bruce Smith | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1995 | TV Series character designs - 2 episodes | |
| Rover Dangerfield | 1991 | storyboard artist - as Bruce Smith | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Proud Family | 2002-2005 | TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes | |
| The Proud Family Movie | 2005 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Da Boom Crew | 2004 | TV Series executive producer | |
| The Proud Family Shorties | 2002 | TV Mini-Series executive producer | |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Planes: Fire & Rescue | 2014 | senior creative team | |
| The Pirate Fairy | 2014 | Video senior creative team | |
| C-Bear and Jamal | 1996 | TV Series creative consultant - 3 episodes | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | voice | |
| The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Video Game voice | |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Sweatbox | 2002 | Documentary | Himself (as Bruce Smith) |
| Back to Neverland | 1989 | Short | Himself - Animator (uncredited) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2010 | Annie | Annie Awards | Character Animation in a Feature Production | The Princess and the Frog (2009) |
| 2003 | Annie | Annie Awards | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Television Production | The Proud Family (2001) |
| 1997 | Annie | Annie Awards | Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a Feature Production | Space Jam (1996) |
| 1995 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Children's Special or Series - 6 and Younger | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995) |
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