Nik Ranieri - my 280th pick to be named a Disney Legend

Animator Nik Ranieri is my 280th pick to be named a Disney Legend.

First hired by Disney Studios in 1987, Ranieri was one of nine animators let go from the studio in an effort for the company as a whole to cut costs in 2013.

In 1995, he won an Annie Award in the category 'Best Individual Achievement in Character Animation' for his animation of Meeko in Pocahontas.

In 1997, he won an Annie Award in the category 'Individual Achievement in Character Animation' for his animation of Hades in Hercules.

Disney filmography

Year     Film     Position

1988    Who Framed Roger Rabbit     Animator: Roger Rabbit

1989    The Little Mermaid     Character Animator: Ursula

1990    The Rescuers Down Under     Supervising Animator: Wilbur

1991    Beauty and the Beast Supervising Animator: Lumiere

1992    Aladdin            Animator: Jafar

1995    Pocahontas     Supervising Animator: Meeko

1997    Hercules          Supervising Animator: Hades

2000    Fantasia 2000 Character Designer: Segment Piano Concerto No. 2

2000    The Emperor's New Groove    Supervising Animator: Kuzco/Kuzco Llama

2002    Treasure Planet           Animator: Dr. Doppler

2003    Mickey's PhilharMagic            Animator: Lumiere

2005    Chicken Little Supervising Animator: Buck Cluck

2007    Meet the Robinsons    Supervising Animator: Lewis

2008    Bolt      Animator: Dr. Calico

2009    The Princess and the Frog       Supervising Animator: Charlotte La Bouff

2010    Tangled           Animator: Mother Gothel

2011    Winnie the Pooh         Animator

2012    Wreck-It Ralph            Animator: Ralph