Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935) is an American animator, writer, and comic book artist. Over the course of his career, Norman has worked for a number of animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears, Film Roman, and Pixar.
Mulan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Jungle Book
Star Sign
Cancer
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Quote
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This was like joining the Marine Corps of animation. If you made it at Disney, you could make it anywhere.
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Fact
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Received the Comic-Con International Inkpot Award in 2008.
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In 2013 honored with the Sergio Award from the Comic Art Professional Society (CAPS).
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Inducted as a Disney Legend in 2007.
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After he finished working on The Jungle Book (1967), he left Walt Disney Co. With friend and fellow animator Leo Sullivan, he founded Vignette Films, where they produced six animated films on black history.
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He won the 2002 Winsor McCay Award, a lifetime-achievement honor from the International Animated Film Society.
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He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
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In 1956, he was the first African American animator at the Disney studios.
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At age 78, he still works as a storyboard artist, and is a freelance consultant for the Walt Disney Co.
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Robot Chicken
2015
TV Series storyboard artist - 2 episodes
Free Birds
2013
additional storyboard artist
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode, 2013 storyboard - 1 episode, 2013
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Documentary caricaturist
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
2008
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
Kronk's New Groove
2005
Video additional storyboard artist
Courage the Cowardly Dog
2002
TV Series storyboard artist - 12 episodes
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
2002
Video additional storyboard artist
Monsters, Inc.
2001
additional storyboarding
Dinosaur
2000
storyboard artist
The Tigger Movie
2000
additional storyboard artist
Toy Story 2
1999
additional storyboard artist
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
1994
TV Movie storyboard artist
Garfield and Friends
TV Series storyboard artist - 31 episodes, 1988 - 1994 models - 3 episodes, 1994
Scooby-Doo in Arabian Nights
1994
TV Movie storyboard artist
Tom & Jerry Kids Show
1993
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
Droopy: Master Detective
1993
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
The Smurfs
TV Series story director - 72 episodes, 1986 - 1987 storyboard artist - 40 episodes, 1988 - 1989
Snorks
1984-1987
TV Series story director - 26 episodes
Beverly Hills Teens
1987
TV Series storyboard artist - 20 episodes
The New Archies
1987
TV Series storyboard artist - 2 episodes
Paw Paws
1986
TV Series story director - 3 episodes
Galtar and the Golden Lance
1985
TV Series story director - 1985-1986
Alvin & the Chipmunks
1984
TV Series story director - 13 episodes
Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
1984
TV Series storyboard artist - 1984
Saturday Supercade
1983
TV Series story director - 1984
The Kwicky Koala Show
1981
TV Series story director - 16 episodes
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2013
TV Series storyboard artist - 1 episode
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns
2008
TV Series storyboard artist - 9 episodes
Alvin & the Chipmunks
1986
TV Series layout artist - 8 episodes
The Smurfs
TV Series key layout artist - 26 episodes, 1981 layout artist - 24 episodes, 1985
Punky Brewster
1985
TV Series layout artist - 1985
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1982
TV Series layout artist - 1982
Pac-Man
1982
TV Series layout artist - 13 episodes
The Little Rascals
1982
TV Series layout artist - 1 episode
The Smurfs Springtime Special
1982
TV Short layout artist
Super Friends
1981
TV Series key layout artist - 6 episodes
The Kwicky Koala Show
1981
TV Series key layout - 1 episode
The Ri¢hie Ri¢h/Scooby-Doo Show
1980
TV Series key layout artist - 1980
Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood
1979
TV Movie layout artist
Godzilla
1978-1979
TV Series key layout artist - 26 episodes
Casper and the Angels
1979
TV Series key layout artist - 1979 / layout artist - 1979
The New Fred and Barney Show
1979
TV Series character designer / key layout artist
Galaxy Goof-Ups
1978
TV Series layout artist - 1978
Jana of the Jungle
1978
TV Series layout artist - 1978
Yogi's Space Race
1978
TV Series layout artist - 1978
Scooby's Laff-A Lympics
1977
TV Series layout artist - 13 episodes
I Am the Greatest!: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali
1977
TV Series layout artist - 1977
Jabberjaw
1976
TV Series animator - 16 episodes
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch
1974
TV Series layout artist
Robin Hood
1973
assistant animator - uncredited
Goober and the Ghost Chasers
1973
TV Series layout artist - 1973
Sealab 2020
1972
TV Series layout artist - 1972
Josie and the Pussycats
1970
TV Series layout artist - 1970
Hot Wheels
1969
TV Series animator - 16 episodes
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
1969
TV Movie cel painter - uncredited
Skyhawks
1969
TV Series animator - 1969
The Jungle Book
1967
story artist - uncredited
The Sword in the Stone
1963
assistant animator - uncredited
The Saga of Windwagon Smith
1961
Short assistant animator - uncredited
101 Dalmatians
1961
assistant animator - uncredited
Sleeping Beauty
1959
clean-up artist - uncredited / inbetween artist - uncredited
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
101 Dalmatians: The Further Adventures of Thunderbolt
2015
Video short story direction
Mulan
1998
story
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
story
Slimer! And the Real Ghostbusters
1988-1989
TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange
2013
TV Series title card - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
2016
Documentary special thanks
Home on the Range
2004
special thanks
Walt: The Man Behind the Myth
2001
TV Movie documentary grateful acknowledgment
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Greatest Animated Movies
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
2016
Documentary
Himself
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition
2015
TV Series
Himself
Good Day L.A.
2014
TV Series
Himself
Tavis Smiley
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The View
2014
TV Series
Himself
Picture Perfect: The Making of Sleeping Beauty
2008
Video documentary short
Himself
Golden Boy: The Story of Richie Rich
2008
Video short
Himself
Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians