Tom Sito is an animator, historian and chair of animation at the University of Southern California. His 32 movie credits include Beauty and the Beast (1991), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Osmosis Jones (2001) and Shrek (2001). In addition, he has worked on 22 television series such as The Superfriends (1978), He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983), and She-Ra The Princess of Power (1985). Awarded the June Foray Award (2011) for a lifetime of service to the animation community. He has lectured on animation around the world and is President Emeritus of The Animation Guild Local 839 Hollywood. Member of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences, the National Cartoonists Society, and the Hyperion Historical Alliance.
He is the author of several books, including: Drawing the Line: The Untold Story of the Animation Unions from Bosko to Bart Simpson (UK press, 2006), Timing For Animation 2nd Edition (2009), and Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation (MIT Press 2013), Walt’s People, Talking Disney with the folks who knew him. (vol. 9,18). Recently he was featured in the PBS American Experience documentary Walt Disney.
