Jørgen Klubien
Jørgen Klubien is a Danish animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and occasional director whose fingerprints are all over modern animation history. A veteran of Disney and Pixar, Klubien began his career animating on The Fox and the Hound, Oliver & Company, and The Little Mermaid, before moving into story work where he helped shape classics like The Lion King, Pocahontas, A Bug’s Life, Mulan, Toy Story 2, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. He’s best known as the original creator and co-writer of Cars (2006), bringing his personal story concept to Pixar, where it became one of the studio’s biggest franchises. His later work includes storyboarding on Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie and Disney’s Dumbo (2019), and continued contributions to major animation studios across feature and short-form projects. Also a musician, he’s the longtime frontman of Danish pop band Danseorkestret and a solo recording artist.
Filmography (27)
Dumbo
Wonder Park
The Emoji Movie
Ted 2
Free Birds
Ted
Frankenweenie
Hop
How to Train Your Dragon
Shrek Forever After
Cars
Robots
Ice Age
Monsters, Inc.
Toy Story 2
Mulan
A Bug's Life
James and the Giant Peach
Pocahontas
The Lion King
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Rescuers Down Under
The Little Mermaid
Oliver & Company
An American Tail
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
