Alex Kupershmidt

Alex Kupershmidt
Biographical information
Full name	Alexander Kupershmidt
Born	January 27, 1960
Birthplace	Lviv, Ukraine
Career information
Occupation	Animator
Years	1990–present
Work	The Lion King

“

One of the things the directors asked for is that they came across as sort of mad clowns. You know, that sorta kinda like evil, but funny, but evil, but funny, but evil thing. ―Kupershmidt on the hyenas

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Alex Kupershmidt is a Ukrainian animator. He served as the supervising animator for the hyenas in The Lion King.

Biography

Early life

Kupershmidt was born in Lviv, Ukraine. As a young adult, he relocated to the United States, where he graduated from New York's School of Visual Arts in 1982.

Career

After graduation, Kupershmidt worked for the Walt Disney Company, designing characters for their Orlando-based marketing department. He worked in Orlando until the studio closed in 2004, after which he relocated to Disney's Burbank operation.

Kupershmidt's Disney debut was Roller Coaster Rabbit, which was closely followed by roles in both Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. He served as the supervising animator for several Disney characters, such as Khan and General Li in Mulan, Stitch in Lilo & Stitch, and Koda in Brother Bear.

For The Lion King, Kupershmidt worked alongside fellow supervising animator Dave Burgess to animate the hyenas.

External links

• Alex Kupershmidt at the Internet Movie Database