Hendel Butoy

Birthday: 1958-12-15

Place of Birth: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Biography: Former Disney animator/director who joined the studio in 1979. Hendel Butoy is a Brazilian-born American animator and director renowned for his contributions to Walt Disney Animation Studios. He co-directed segments in Fantasia 2000 (1999) and served as a supervising animator on films like The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and The Fox and the Hound (1981). Butoy's work is characterized by its fluid animation style and storytelling, contributing significantly to the Disney Renaissance era.