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Ricardo Curtis
Visual Effects · Born 1972-07-14 · Jamaica
Biography
Ricardo Curtis (born July 14, 1972) is one of the animation industry’s most successful professionals, and has played a pivotal role in the production of over 20 successful feature films. Jamaican born and Toronto native, Curtis relocated to Los Angeles after graduating from Sheridan College’s Classical Animation Program. Working with Pixar, DreamWorks Animation Studios, Fox, Miramax and Warner Bros, he contributed to a number of projects as a story artist (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc.), Head of Story (Book of Life, Horton Hears A Who), Supervising Animator (Osmosis Jones) and was an animator and designer on The Iron Giant. Curtis returned to Canada in 2004 to launch House of Cool with Wesley Lui. As Co-Founder and Creative Director, his keen eye for talent and artistry have cultivated long-term relationships with Dreamworks, Netflix, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Universal and Apple. Curtis has developed and sold properties to Disney, Bravo!, DHX and Teletoon, earning accolades at MIPCOM for his work. He has produced, written and directed short films, pilots, television series, specials, a novel and commercials. Curtis is a member of Sheridan College’s board that sets the educational curriculum, as well as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Most recently Ricardo directed Ice Age: The Great Eggscapade for Fox/Blue Sky Studios. Curtis has written and is slated to direct an original House of Cool property currently titled Amoeba and Night of the Zoopocalypse.
Known for

Monsters, Inc.
Animation

Finding Nemo
Animation

The Incredibles
Story Artist

The Road to El Dorado
Animation

The Iron Giant
Animation

Horton Hears a Who!
Head of Story

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
Storyboard

Maya and the Three
Storyboard Artist

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Director

Night of the Zoopocalypse
Director
Filmography
- 2025Night of the ZoopocalypseDirector
- 2023Young LoveDirector
- 2021Maya and the ThreeStoryboard Artist
- 2021He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseDirector
- 2020Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsStoryboard
- 2019Attention Menhir !Animation
- 2018Next GenStory Artist
- 2016Nova SeedExecutive Producer
- 2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-ScapadeDirector
- 2012Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great CalamityStoryboard Artist
- 2008Horton Hears a Who!Head of Story
- 2005BlissDirector
- 2004The IncrediblesStory Artist
- 2003Finding NemoAnimation
- 2001Monsters, Inc.Animation
- 2001Osmosis JonesSupervising Animator
- 2000The Road to El DoradoAnimation
- 1999The Iron GiantAnimation
- 1999The Making of 'The Iron Giant'Self
- 1998Quest for CamelotAnimation
- 1996All Dogs Go to Heaven 2Animation
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