
A quick glance at Aaron Blaise's home studio reveals his status as one of the biggest names in animation. On the shelves and walls are various maquettes from Disney movies he's worked on, a framed Oscar nomination for Brother Bear and a collection of awards picked up by his animated short Snow Bear over the past year. There's also an unusual memento from a very important movie.
Aaron began working at Disney as an intern at the age of 20 in 1989. He went on to work as an animator and later supervising animator on Disney renaissance classics from Beauty and the Beast to Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, and Mulan.