Name
Mark Henn
Known For
Crew
Birthday
1958-04-06 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Dayton, Ohio, USA
Biography
Disney animator, whose contributions to animation have included several Disney leading or title characters, most notably heroines. His work includes Princess Jasmine in Aladdin, Young Simba in The Lion King and Mulan in Mulan. He has also been animator of such films as 2007's Enchanted and the Goofy short How to Hook Up Your Home Theater. Additionally he directed the award-winning short film John Henry. Recently, he was the supervising animator of Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog.
On August 11, 2024, Henn was honored by the Walt Disney Company as a Disney Legend at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California at the conclusion of that year's D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. The actresses who played the five Disney Princesses for whom he had served as the supervising animator―Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara, Anika Noni Rose, Linda Larkin, and Ming-Na Wen―appeared together on stage to express their gratitude to Henn for creating such memorable animated characters.
Known For
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Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under t...
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This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who f...
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When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three...
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Putting its own 'twist' on the story of Oliver Twist, the orange runt of a litter of kitte...
- 1984 The Making of Mickey's Christmas Carol as Self
- 2022 Mickey: The Story of a Mouse as Self
- 1998 From Legend To Life: The Making of Mulan as Self
- 2005 From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men as Self
- 2005 The Art of Mary Blair as Self
- 2004 Mickey's Cartoon Comeback as Himself
- 2024 Beyond The Glass: The WDW Animation Building
- 2010 Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast as Self
- 1992 The Making of Aladdin: A Whole New World as Self
- 2015 Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Himself
- 2010 Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess as Self
- 2005 From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella as Self
- 1994 The Making of the Lion King as Self
- 2022 Sketchbook ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Disney Legends Award Ceremony ( 1 episode ) as Self - Honoree
