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Danny Gordon Taylor(1950-2019)

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  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
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Danny Gordon Taylor
Danny Gordon Taylor was born on 21 May 1950 in North Tonawanda, New York, USA. He is known for Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), Jurassic Park III (2001) and Real Steel (2011). He was married to Sandy Taylor. He died on 10 July 2019 in Lapeer, Michigan, USA.
BornMay 21, 1950
DiedJuly 10, 2019(69)
BornMay 21, 1950
DiedJuly 10, 2019(69)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 6 nominations total

Known for

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kristanna Loken in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
6.3
  • Visual Effects(as Dan Taylor)
  • 2003
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Jurassic Park III
6.0
  • Visual Effects(as Dan Taylor)
  • 2001
Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
Real Steel
7.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 2011
Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel
7.3
  • Animation Department
  • 2019

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Aaron Eckhart in I, Frankenstein (2014)
    I, Frankenstein
    5.1
    • character animator: Iloura
    • 2014
  • Hugh Jackman in Real Steel (2011)
    Real Steel
    7.1
    • animation supervisor
    • 2011
  • Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
    6.0
    • animation director
    • 2009
  • Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
    Transformers
    7.1
    • animaton supervisor: Digital Domain (as Dan Taylor)
    • 2007
  • The Hitcher (2007)
    The Hitcher
    5.6
    • animation supervisor: Digital Domain (as Dan Taylor)
    • 2007
  • The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
    The Day After Tomorrow
    6.5
    • animation supervisor: ILM
    • 2004
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kristanna Loken in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
    6.3
    • digital animation supervisor (as Dan Taylor)
    • 2003
  • Jurassic Park III (2001)
    Jurassic Park III
    6.0
    • animation supervisor (as Dan Taylor)
    • 2001
  • Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    Deep Blue Sea
    6.0
    • animation supervisor: ILM (as Dan Taylor)
    • 1999
  • Kevin Kline and Will Smith in Wild Wild West (1999)
    Wild Wild West
    5.0
    • animation supervisor: ILM
    • 1999
  • John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)
    Mighty Joe Young
    5.7
    • cg animator
    • 1998
  • Deep Rising (1998)
    Deep Rising
    6.1
    • animation supervisor: ILM (as Dan Taylor)
    • 1998
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    6.6
    • lead digital character animator
    • 1997
  • DragonHeart (1996)
    DragonHeart
    6.4
    • character animator (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Jumanji (1995)
    Jumanji
    7.1
    • digital modeler: ILM (as Dan Taylor)
    • 1995

Animation Department

  • Jennifer Connelly, Christoph Waltz, Mahershala Ali, Eiza González, Rosa Salazar, Ed Skrein, and Keean Johnson in Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
    Alita: Battle Angel
    7.3
    • animator
    • 2019
  • Hera Hilmar in Mortal Engines (2018)
    Mortal Engines
    6.1
    • animator
    • 2018
  • Dwayne Johnson in Rampage (2018)
    Rampage
    6.1
    • animator
    • 2018
  • John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
    6.4
    • animator
    • 2017
  • Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • animator
    • 2017
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 (2017)
    Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
    7.6
    • animator
    • 2017
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    Independence Day: Resurgence
    5.2
    • animator
    • 2016
  • Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill in The BFG (2016)
    The BFG
    6.3
    • animator
    • 2016
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    The Jungle Book
    7.3
    • animator
    • 2016
  • Furious 7 (2015)
    Furious 7
    7.1
    • animator
    • 2015
  • Martin Freeman in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
    The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
    7.4
    • animator
    • 2014
  • Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • animator
    • 2014
  • Logan Lerman in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
    5.9
    • animation supervisor
    • 2010
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kristanna Loken in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
    Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
    6.3
    • animation director
    • 2003

Art Department

  • Night of Horror (1981)
    Night of Horror
    1.5
    • titles creator
    • titles director (as Dan Taylor, as Dan Taylor)
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Danny Taylor
  • Born
    • May 21, 1950
    • North Tonawanda, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 10, 2019
    • Lapeer, Michigan, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Sandy Taylor? - July 10, 2019 (his death, 3 children)
  • Children
      MJ Taylor
  • Relatives
    • Loretta Taylor(Sibling)

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