Born 1966 (age 59)
Appears in 35 titles

Dave began his writing career in 1993 as one of the original writers on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien." After more than 400 shows, Dave moved to Los Angeles in 1995 and landed a job at Walt Disney Feature Animation in the movie "Tarzan." It was at this time that he met a little-known animation studio called Pixar, who asked him to help develop his second feature, (Toy Story would be released later that year) “A Bug's Life ". This led to a contract with the studio and for the next six years he worked on almost every Disney Pixar animation or production film. Including the script for "The Emperor's New Groove" as well as co-written 'Finding Nemo'. He was nominated for an Oscar and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay for Nemo, as well as a BAFTA for New Groove.

Filmography

Finding Nemo
7.8
Finding Nemo
2003
Screenplay
Mulan
7.9
Mulan
1998
Story
The Emperor's New Groove
7.6
The Emperor's New Groove
2000
Screenplay
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Chicken Little
5.9
Chicken Little
2005
Other
Atlantis: Milo's Return
6.3
Atlantis: Milo's Return
2003
Characters
The Garfield Movie
7.0
The Garfield Movie
2024
Screenplay
Fantasia 2000
7.0
Fantasia 2000
2000
Writer
Kronk's New Groove
6.4
Kronk's New Groove
2005
Characters
The Polar Bears
6.3
The Polar Bears
2012
Writer
The Garfield Movie 2
The Garfield Movie 2
Screenplay