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• Moved to Sunnyvale, California, at the age of 7.
• Was interested in animation since an early age and created his own drawings and animations with a Super 8 camera.
• Attended local colleges' night art classes and engaged in correspondence with Disney artists.
• Attended college on a Disney Family Fellowship.
• At age 20, was selected to work at the Disney Animation department after his second year in CalArts.
• Was trained by the original voice of Donald Duck, Clarence Nash, on Donald Duck's voice and inherited the role after his passing in 1985.
• Was honored with the Disney Legend Award in 2009.