Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey is an American animator.He went to high school at Reynolds High School, and later attended California Institute of the Arts.He worked at Disney as an animator for The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, and Hercules.Prior to Disney, Mr. Bailey worked with Don Bluth on the "Space Ace" and "Dragon's Lair" video game projects and also on "Starchaser: The Legend of Orin". He became one of the first traditional animators to adapt to computer graphics.He directed the animation for Paula Abdul's Opposites Attract music video, the 1995 Mickey Mouse cartoon, Runaway Brain, the 3D Disneyland attraction It's Tough to be a Bug, and the popular series Kim Possible. Runaway Brain was screened out of competition at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.He served as animation director for Garfield, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, and Alvin and the Chipmunks. He also directed the Disney's teenage spy hero Kim Possible which became a great success.