John Musker Overview

Born in Chicago, Illinois, John Musker became fascinated with comics and cartoons, especially Disney classics such as Sleeping Beauty and Pinocchio, at an early age. By the time he was eight, he knew he wanted to become an animator. In high school, Musker was a cartoonist for the school paper, and at Northwestern University, where he majored in English, he drew cartoons for the Daily Northwestern. After graduating in 1974, he headed to California to pursue his dream of working for the Disney... See All