Kevin Lima
Biography
Kevin Lima (born c. 1962) is an American film director who has directed a number of Disney films including his debut film A Goofy Movie in 1995, Tarzan, 102 Dalmatians, Eloise at the Plaza, Eloise at Christmastime and Enchanted. Before directing, he worked as an animator and character designer on films such as The Little Mermaid and The Great Mouse Detective and a story editor for Aladdin and Oliver & Company. At the moment he is working on a feature adaptation of the classic tale of Tom Thumb entitled Thumb for Warner Bros. Kevin is also developing Candy Land with Universal and Hasbro and Afterlife with Fox 2000.
Kevin studied film and animation at the California Institute of the Arts, during the mid-80's. He is married to Brenda Chapman, an animation Director at Pixar.
His grandparents were both Portuguese.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Julie Andrews 4
- Gavin Creel 2
- Glenn Close 2
- James Marsden 2
- Jeff Bennett 2
- Kenneth Welsh 2
- Kevin Lima 2
- Sofia Vassilieva 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 318 mi Total budget from 4 film(s) with data
- US$ 1.0 bi Total box office from 4 film(s) with data
- US$ 80 mi Average budget from 4 film(s) with data
- US$ 252 mi Average box office from 4 film(s) with data
- 6.5 Average rating from 6 film(s) with data
- 3.2× Return on investment from 4 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pip's Predicament: A Pop-Up Adventure
|
2008 | — | — | 3.5 |
Enchanted
|
2007 | US$ 85 mi | US$ 340 mi | 6.8 |
Eloise at the Plaza
|
2003 | — | — | 6.2 |
Eloise at Christmastime
|
2003 | — | — | 6.3 |
102 Dalmatians
|
2000 | US$ 85 mi | US$ 184 mi | 5.5 |
Tarzan
|
1999 | US$ 130 mi | US$ 448 mi | 7.4 |
A Goofy Movie
|
1995 | US$ 18 mi | US$ 35 mi | 7.0 |
