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Find out how a storyboard artist with zero professional training accidentally became a Disney movie star and why a legendary actor cursed him out at his own red-carpet premiere.
Mark Walton is a veteran Disney story artist whose visual fingerprints are all over Tarzan, but he is globally recognized as the voice of the breakout character Rhino the hamster in Bolt.
Mark recounts the "lucky miracle" of his Disney internship and the specific 16mm hand-drawn film that got him through the door during the post-Lion King production boom. He tells the hilarious story of being called a "bloody bastard" by Malcolm McDowell for stealing the spotlight in Bolt and his brief, awkward encounters with John Travolta. We also hear about the time he spent an entire day at Disney dressed as Napoleon Dynamite, reheating tater tots in a fanny pack just to stay in character while passing high-level executives in the halls.
A must-watch for anyone who wants to know what it’s actually like to walk the halls of Walt Disney Animation Studios during its most iconic era.
By McAuley TuckerFind out how a storyboard artist with zero professional training accidentally became a Disney movie star and why a legendary actor cursed him out at his own red-carpet premiere.
Mark Walton is a veteran Disney story artist whose visual fingerprints are all over Tarzan, but he is globally recognized as the voice of the breakout character Rhino the hamster in Bolt.
Mark recounts the "lucky miracle" of his Disney internship and the specific 16mm hand-drawn film that got him through the door during the post-Lion King production boom. He tells the hilarious story of being called a "bloody bastard" by Malcolm McDowell for stealing the spotlight in Bolt and his brief, awkward encounters with John Travolta. We also hear about the time he spent an entire day at Disney dressed as Napoleon Dynamite, reheating tater tots in a fanny pack just to stay in character while passing high-level executives in the halls.
A must-watch for anyone who wants to know what it’s actually like to walk the halls of Walt Disney Animation Studios during its most iconic era.

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