Kelsey Mann
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Kelsey Mann is an American animator, filmmaker, and voice actor. He is directing the upcoming Pixar animated film Inside Out 2 (2024), the sequel of the 2015 film.[1]
Early life and education
Mann attended Northern Michigan University, which he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts illustration in 1998.[2][3]
Career
Mann has worked as a storyboard artist from Cartoon Network, including Duck Dodgers, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, before joining Pixar in 2013, where he started as a story supervisor for Monsters University, The Good Dinosaur (also co-wrote the story) and Onward. He also wrote and directed the short film Party Central.[4]
Mann will make his full-length directorial debut of Inside Out 2, which serves as the sequel of the 2015 film Inside Out, set to be release on June 14, 2024.[1][5]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Monsters University | No | No | Yes | Story supervisor |
| 2015 | The Good Dinosaur | No | Story | Yes | |
| 2020 | Onward | No | No | Yes | Story supervisor Additional story material |
| Soul | No | No | Yes | Special thanks | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | No | No | Yes | Special thanks Pixar Senior Creative Team |
| Lightyear | No | No | Yes | Pixar Senior Creative Team | |
| 2023 | Elemental | No | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Elio | No | No | Yes | |
| Inside Out 2 | Yes | TBA | Yes |
Shorts and series
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Voice Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Kid Notorious | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist Storyboard supervisior |
| 2003–2005 | Duck Dodgers | No | No | Yes | No | Background artist Key background designer |
| 2004–2005 | Megas XLR | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
| 2006 | The Amazing Screw-On Head | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2006–2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2006–2009 | Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Shorty McShorts' Shorts | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist Episode: The Imperfect Duplicates of Dodger Dare |
| 2008 | Underfist: Halloween Bash | No | No | Yes | No | Additional storyboard artist Television speical |
| 2009–2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
| 2010 | Sym-Bionic Titan | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2012 | Ultimate Spider-Man | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Party Central | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Additional voices |
| 2019 | Purl | No | No | Yes | Yes | Office Bro (voice) |
| 2020 | Lamp Life | No | No | Yes | No | Speical thanks |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | No | No | Yes | No | Creative consultant |
| 2022 | Cars on the Road | No | No | Yes | No | Pixar Senior Creative Team |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapman, Wilson (September 9, 2022). "'Inside Out 2' Coming in Summer 2024, With Amy Poehler Returning". Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ↑ "Mann Directing Pixar's 'Inside Out 2'". January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ "Four Alumni Involved in 'Onward' Film". May 27, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ↑ "The Story Behind the Story of Pixar's Party Central Short". Oh My Disney. January 22, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ↑ Fuge, Jonathan (February 22, 2023). "Inside Out 2 Details Revealed by Pixar CCO Peter Docter". Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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