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Ash Brannon

  • Writer
  • Producer
  • Animation Department
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Ash Brannon is an Emmy Award winning writer, director and visual artist. His credits include Disney/Pixar's TOY STORY (Directing Animator), and TOY STORY 2 (Co-Director, Story Co-Creator). Ash directed and co-wrote the Sony Pictures film SURF'S UP, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. At Riot Games, Ash served as a story co-creator, writer and co-executive producer on the Netflix series ARCANE.
BornJuly 19, 1969
BornJuly 19, 1969
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
    Surf's Up
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 2007
    Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
    Toy Story 2
    7.9
    • Writer
    • 1999
    Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell in Arcane (2021)
    Arcane
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Stoner Cats (2021)
    Stoner Cats
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    Writer



    • 10 Lives (2024)
      10 Lives
      5.9
      • story by
      • 2024
    • Stoner Cats (2021)
      Stoner Cats
      6.2
      TV Series
      • creator
      • story by
      • written by
      • 2021–2022
    • John Lasseter, Ash Brannon, Pete Docter, and Wes Makowski in Toy Story 2 Redialed (2022)
      Toy Story 2 Redialed
      6.6
      Video
      • based on the animated film screenplay by
      • 2022
    • Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell in Arcane (2021)
      Arcane
      9.0
      TV Series
      • story by
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Jon Heder and Jeremy Shada in Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2016)
      Surf's Up 2: WaveMania
      4.4
      Video
      • based on characters created by (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Luke Wilson, Eddie Izzard, and Kenan Thompson in Rock Dog (2016)
      Rock Dog
      5.9
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2016
    • Mario Cantone, Zooey Deschanel, Shia LaBeouf, and Jon Heder in Surf's Up (2007)
      Surf's Up
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2007
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
      Toy Story 2
      7.9
      • original story by
      • 1999

    Producer



    • Stoner Cats (2021)
      Stoner Cats
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell in Arcane (2021)
      Arcane
      9.0
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • co-producer
      • 2021

    Animation Department



    • Stoner Cats (2021)
      Stoner Cats
      6.2
      TV Series
      • additional animation by
      • animator
      • 2021–2022
    • Melanie Griffith, Rob Schneider, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Yuri Lowenthal, Nolan North, and Pamela Adlon in Back to the Jurassic (2012)
      Back to the Jurassic
      4.7
      • key animator
      • 2012
    • Conference of Animals (2010)
      Conference of Animals
      4.9
      • character designer
      • 2010
    • Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story 2 (1999)
      Toy Story 2
      7.9
      • animator
      • character designer: new characters
      • 1999
    • Denis Leary, Dave Foley, Hayden Panettiere, and Joe Ranft in A Bug's Life (1998)
      A Bug's Life
      7.2
      • story artist
      • 1998
    • Loose Tooth (1997)
      Loose Tooth
      6.5
      Short
      • animation story developer
      • 1997
    • That's Warner Bros.! (1995)
      That's Warner Bros.!
      6.4
      TV Series
      • animator: main title sequence (as a different name, 1995)
      • 1995
    • Toy Story: The Video Game (1995)
      Toy Story: The Video Game
      7.4
      Video Game
      • animator
      • 1995
    • Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)
      Toy Story
      8.3
      • directing animator
      • story artist
      • 1995
    • Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends (1990)
      Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends
      8.3
      TV Series
      • animator: main title sequence (as a different name, 1992)
      • 1990–1993
    • Jodi Benson in The Little Mermaid (1989)
      The Little Mermaid
      7.6
      • animation trainee (as a different name)
      • 1989

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • July 19, 1969
      • Columbus, Georgia, USA

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      One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.

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