Russ is well recognized for his work as a supervising character animator on many of the Disney classic films. His career spans almost three decades and has animated on thirteen feature films such as Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Tarzan, and The Lion King. Russ was nominated for an Annie…
Presently he is focusing his energy toward pre-production work in story. He has cross-trained in storyboarding and has found that his knowledge as a hand drawn animator has transferred easily into story. Hand drawn animation has given him the ability to draw quickly, and to draw strong poses showing…
