Lino DiSalvo is an American animator, film director, writer and voice actor.
Biography DiSalvo graduated from Vancouver Film School and joined Walt Disney Animation Studios. DiSalvo spent almost 17 years at Disney and served as Head of Animation on Frozen, supervising animator on Tangled and Bolt and animator on Meet the Robinsons, Chicken Little, 102 Dalmatians and Reign of Fire.
He served as Creative Director for Paramount Animation before joining Paris-based, ON Animation Studios as Head of Creative. He has also voiced the characters of Vinnie the pigeon in Bolt, Gristletoe Joe in Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice, and Robotitron in Playmobil: The Movie.
As of 2018, DiSalvo is developing his next animated feature, The Badalisc, which is inspired by Italian folklore and draws heavily from his cultural heritage.
Filmography Year Title Animator Director Actor Notes1999Inspector Gadget2000102 Dalmatians2002Reign of Fire2003Kangaroo Jack2005Chicken Little2007Meet the Robinsons2008BoltSupervising Animator, voice of Vinnie2009Prep & LandingSupervising Animator, voice of Gristletoe Joe2010TangledSupervising Animator2011Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. NiceAnimation Supervisor2013FrozenHead of Animation2019Playmobil: The MovieOriginal Story, voice of Robotitron2022Reindeer in HereExecutive Producer, voice of Frankie and polar bear secretary, Nominated for a Children's & Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated SpecialTBAThe BadaliscOriginal Story
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