Randy Cartwright started in the animation industry at Walt Disney Studios. After animating on Mickey's Christmas Carol he moved to Japan, where he trained animators working on Little Nemo. He also lived in Taiwan as a directing animator on The Brave Little Toaster. He animated on Belle in Beauty and the Beast, the Magic Carpet in Aladdin, and the bird Zazu in The Lion King. He joined Dreamworks where he was the story head for Antz and Shrek. After doing computer animation on Pirates of the Caribbean, The Hulk, and The Polar Express, he returned once again to Disney where he is currently storyboarding and animating on a new movie -- The Princess and the Frog, which will be released in the fall of 2009.