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Darrell Rooney

Director · Born December 17, 1959 · Canada

Biography

Darrell Rooney is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, and director for The Walt Disney Company, best known for directing The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and Mulan II at Disneytoon Studios. He started at Disney in 1978, and worked as a visual effects animator on Tron.

Directed 6

2000s

2004
Mulan II
Director
44
2001
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
Director
56

1990s

1998
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Director
66
1993
Once Upon a Forest
Layout
53

1980s

1987
The Brave Little Toaster
Layout
73
1985
Amazing Stories
Layout
74

Wrote 8

2020s

2023
Leo
Story Artist
72

2010s

2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Story Artist
62
2017
The Star
Story Artist
55
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
Story Artist
49
2013
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Story Artist
63

2000s

2009
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Story
59
2006
Curious George
Head of Story
65

1990s

1992
Aladdin
Story
84

Art department 8

2020s

2021
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years
Storyboard Artist
46

1990s

1980s

1988
Cathy's Last Resort
Production Design
This Is America, Charlie Brown
Production Design
73
1987
The Brave Little Toaster
Storyboard Artist
73

Visual effects 3

1980s

1987
The Brave Little Toaster
Layout Supervisor
73
1982
Tron
Animation
64
1980
Animalympics
Animation
66

Other crew 1

2000s

2006
Curious George
Sequence Supervisor
65

Appearances1

2000s

2001
The Making of 'Lady and the Tramp II': From Tramp to Scamp
Self - Director

Thanked in the credits1

2020s

2026
Ray Gunn
Thanks