10 Facts About Mark Dindal

Mark Dindal returned to the studio in 1987 and got his first head role as a visual effects supervisor for The Little Mermaid.

Mark Dindal later worked as head animator for the film The Rescuers Down Under and worked as an effects animator on the animated film Aladdin.

The film won the Annie Award for Best Animated Film and Mark Dindal was nominated for directing.

Mark Dindal worked on Chicken Little, another Disney production, which needed a large animation team.

The film was nominated for several Annies, though Mark Dindal was not nominated as a director.

Later, Mark Dindal created the TV series The Emperor's New School.

In December 2010, Mark Dindal was directing at DreamWorks Animation the animated film Me and My Shadow, based on his own pitch that would've combined both computer and traditional animation.

In March 2019, Mark Dindal was involved as a story artist and helped design the characters, Gus and Cooper, for the 2019 Nickelodeon film, Wonder Park.

Mark Dindal is the father of two daughters, who were the inspiration for his original Chicken Little pitch.

Critical, public and commercial reception to films Mark Dindal has directed as of March 27,2025.