Dan Lee

Dan Lee (May 19, 1969 – January 15, 2005) was a Canadian-American animator, best known as the character designer of Nemo, the title character from Finding Nemo.

Early life Lee was born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1969, the youngest of four children of Chinese immigrants and grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. He graduated with honours from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.

Career He worked on television cartoons and commercials for several studios, including Kennedy Cartoons in Toronto and Colossal Pictures in San Francisco before joining Pixar in June 1996. Ratatouille was dedicated to him.

Filmography

A Bug's Life (1998) – Additional character designer, animator, sketch artist Toy Story 2 (1999) – Character designer, sketch artist Monsters, Inc. (2001) ... Additional character designer Finding Nemo (2003) ... Character designer Lifted (2006) ... Production artist Ratatouille (2007) ... Character designer