John Musker

John Musker
Born
John Edward Musker

(1953-11-08) November 8, 1953
Alma materNorthwestern University (BA)
California Institute of the Arts (MFA)
Occupations
  • Animator
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active1977–present
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios
SpouseGale Musker
Children3
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John Edward Musker (born November 8, 1953) is an American animator and filmmaker. He often collaborates with fellow director Ron Clements and is best known for writing and directing the Disney animated films The Great Mouse Detective (1986), The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), Hercules (1997), Treasure Planet (2002), The Princess and the Frog (2009), and Moana (2016).