Dan Abraham American filmmaker
Dan Abraham
Born Dan Abraham
(1970-01-01 ) January 1, 1970 (age 56) [ 1] Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Animator
Storyboard artist Years active 1996−present Employer
Dan Abraham (born January 1, 1970) is an American film director, screenwriter, animator, and storyboard artist. He is best known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios , including directing the short films Once Upon a Snowman Once Upon a Studio
Career
In 2014, he directed Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular Planes short film released on the DVD and Blu-ray of Planes: Fire & Rescue [ 2] [ 3] Tink Meets Peter Stephen Anderson , prior to its cancelation when its production company DisneyToon Studios permanently closed.[ 4] Frozen 2 [ 5] Frozen 2 , he wrote and directed the short film Once Upon a Snowman Trent Correy .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] COVID-19 lockdowns , he directed an episode of the Disney+ streaming series At Home with Olaf [ 6] Baymax! [ 9] Once Upon a Studio [ 10]
References
1 2 "Dan 4" . Allocine . Retrieved March 29, 2026 .1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Dan Abraham credits" . TV Guide . Retrieved March 29, 2026 .↑ Wolfe, Jennifer (September 15, 2014). "Disney's 'Planes: Fire & Rescue' Flies to Shelves Nov. 4" . Animation World Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2026 . ↑ @stevehatguy (August 28, 2022). "Story room doodles from when the amazing Dan Abraham and I were directing a film with the working title 'Tink Meets Peter.' (Tweet ) – via Twitter . 1 2 Petski, Denise (September 9, 2020). " . Retrieved March 29, 2026 . 1 2 3 Murphy, Jackson (October 21, 2020). "Interview: "Once Upon A Snowman" Directors on Olaf's Origin Story" . Animation Scoop . Retrieved March 30, 2026 . 1 2 Saad, Nardine (October 23, 2020). "Olaf is back. And the 'Frozen' short 'Once Upon a Snowman' explains why he loves summer" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 29, 2026 . ↑ "Why does Frozen's Olaf love summer? 'Once Upon A Snowman' short finally brings the heat with an answer" . SYFY . Retrieved March 29, 2026 .1 2 Milligan, Mercedes (May 20, 2022). "Trailer: 'Baymax' Is Back in New 'Big Hero 6' Series on Disney+" . Animation Magazine Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved March 29, 2026 . 1 2 Motamayor, Rafael (June 12, 2023). "Disney's Once Upon A Studio 100th Anniversary Short Brings Back That Classic Magic [ Annecy 2023] " . /Film Archived from the original on June 14, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2026 . ↑ Anderson, Erik (December 12, 2024). "Children's & Family Emmys 2024 Nominations: 'Percy Jackson,' 'Sesame Street,' 'Chronicles' Lead; Ceremony Moves to March" . Variety. Retrieved March 29, 2026 . ↑ Natalie Oganesyan; Erik Pedersen (March 15, 2025). "Children's & Family Emmy Winners List: Meryl Streep, 'Percy Jackson' Among Awardees" . Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 29, 2026 . ↑ Zahed, Ramin (July 13, 2021). "The 2021 Animation and VFX Emmy Nominees Are Announced" . Animation Magazine . Retrieved March 29, 2026 .