Anthony DeRosa

Anthony "Tony" DeRosa (born January 1, 1959) is an American animator, best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. DeRosa has worked as a supervising animator on several Disney Animated Feature Films, including The Lion King, Pocahontas, Hercules, Fantasia 2000, Atlantis: The Lost Empire and The Princess and the Frog. Outside of Disney, DeRosa has worked as an animator on films such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Fat Albert, Curious George and The Simpsons Movie, for which he received an Annie Award nomination.

Filmography Year Title Credits Characters Notes 1985 Hoomania (Video short) Character Designer / Storyboard Artist End Credited and known as Tony A. DerosaThe Black Cauldron Breakdown Artist 1986 The Great Mouse Detective Key Assistant Animator 1988 Oliver & Company Character Animator End Credited and known as Anthony Derosa 1989 The Little Mermaid 1990 The Rescuers Down Under Supervising Animator End Credited and known as Anthony de Rosa 1991 Beauty and the Beast Animator Beast 1992 Aladdin Aladdin 1994 The Lion King Supervising Animator Adult Nala End Credited and known as Anthony Derosa1995 Pocahontas Nakoma 1996 Quack Pack (TV Series) Supervising Animator - 1 Episode 1997 Hercules Supervising Animator Zeus and Hera 2000 Fantasia 2000 Lead Character Animator - Segment "Firebird Suite - 1919 Version" Spring Sprite 2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Supervising Animator Gaetan Molière End Credited and known as Anthony de Rosa 2002 Treasure Planet Animator Captain Long John Silver End Credited and known as Anthony De Rosa 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action Lead Animator End Credited and known as Anthony Derosa 2004 Home on the Range Animator Maggie End Credited and known as Anthony De RosaMickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (Video) Character Animator Fat Albert Animator End Credited and known as Anthony de Rosa 2006 Curious George Lead Animator George 2007 The Simpsons Movie Animator 2009 Pups of Liberty (Short) The Princess and the Frog Supervising Animator Lawrence 2011 Winnie the Pooh Animator 2012 Paperman (Short) Final Line Animator 2013 Get a Horse! (Short) Animator 2015 Pups of Liberty: The Dog-claration of Independence (Short) Supervising Animator 2016 Zootopia Animator Moana 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet 2019 Lightning in a Bottle (short) Frozen II 2020 Just a Thought (short) Final Line Animator 2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Animator The Mitchells vs. the Machines Luca Space Jam: A New Legacy