- Born
- Birth nameDonald Paul Hahn
- Height1.93 m
- Don Hahn was born on November 26, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Le Bossu de Notre-Dame (1996), Maléfique (2014) and Le Roi lion (1994). He has been married to Denise Meara-Hahn since June 12, 1987. They have one child.
- SpouseDenise Meara-Hahn(June 12, 1987 - present) (1 child)
- Frequently works with directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
- Films rarely contain opening credits
- In 1996 he wrote a picture book entitled "Disney's Animation Magic". It explained the step by step process of creating an animated film.
- One of three producers of animated films to earn an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. The film was La Belle et la Bête (1991).
- Has a daughter named Emilie Hahn.
- Last name is pronounced "Hawn".
- Served as a moderator for a cast/crew reunion panel discussion at the premiere of a revival/promotional screening of the 1989 Disney classic La Petite Sirène (1989) at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California on September 7th, 2006. He also presented the new Roger Allers short film, La petite fille aux allumettes (2006), and introduced Roy Edward Disney, who paid an unannounced visit to the screening.
- ... you tend to categorize animation as a genre as opposed to a technique.
- I think animation at its heart, all good animation, is allegory for us as human beings.
- The best thing about Le Roi lion (1994) is that together we made something that not one of us could have made on our own and that is a very magical thing.
- [on the standing ovation that an unfinished La Belle et la Bête (1991) received at the Sundance Film Festival] I felt like a cross between the pope and 'Eva Peron'. It was incredible.
- I remember when we were almost finished with Le Roi lion (1994) and we brought Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas down to watch it. These were two guys who taught all of us and they liked it but they had that, you know, air of "I have a few notes".
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