- Roy E. Disney
Roy Edward Disney, KCSG, (born January 10, 1930) was a longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father Roy Oliver Disney and his uncle Walt founded. He is still a major shareholder (over 16 million shares), and currently serves as a consultant for the company and Director Emeritus for the Board of Directors. He is perhaps best known for organizing the ousting of two top Disney executives: first, Ron Miller in 1984, and then Michael Eisner in 2005. - Elias Disney
Elias Disney (February 6, 1859 - September 13, 1941) was the father of Walt Disney. - Roy O. Disney
Roy Oliver Disney (June 24, 1893-December 20, 1971) was, with his younger brother Walt Disney, co-founder of what is now The Walt Disney Company. Roy served as the company's chief executive officer (1929-1971), president (1945-1971), and chairman (1966-1971). Roy was born to Elias Disney and the former Flora Call in Chicago, Illinois. He married Edna Francis in April 1925, and from this marriage he is the father of Roy Edward Disney, who was born on January 10, 1930. - Walt Elias Disney
Walter Elias Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Disney is notable as one of the most influential and innovative figures in the field of entertainment during the twentieth century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Walt became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. - Flora Call Disney
Flora Call Disney (April 22, 1868 - November 26, 1938) was the mother of Walt Disney and his brother Roy. - Miley Cyrus
Destiny Hope Cyrus (born November 23, 1992), better known by her stage name Miley Cyrus, is an American actress, singer and songwriter. She is perhaps best known for starring as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel Original Series, Hannah Montana. She was named Destiny Hope because her parents believed that she would accomplish great things. Cyrus gained her nickname "Miley" because she kept smiling ("Smiley") as a youngster. - Sharon Mae Disney
Sharon Mae Disney (December 21, 1936 - February 16, 1993) was the daughter of entertainer Walt Disney and wife, Lillian Bounds. She was born and adopted by Disney and his wife Lillian three years after their biological daughter Diane was born. Sharon's first husband (Bob Brown) died of cancer one year after her father died from lung cancer. She then married William Lund.. Sharon and her first husband Robert Brown had a daughter named Victoria Brown. - Armel Disney
Mamouma Armel Ossilia Disney is a Congolese professional football player. - Mike Disney
Michael John Disney (b. Bristol, Avon and Somerset, England, October 10, 1937) is an astrophysicist. He discovered the Crab Pulsar in 1969. He was also one of the pioneers in the discovery of low surface brightness galaxies. He was a professor at Cardiff University until his retirement in 2005, and is now Professor Emeritus. He was the co-author with Alan Wright of the humorous (and often mis-attributed) short story 'Impure Mathematics'. - John Disney
John Disney (29th May, 1779-6th May, 1857) was an English barrister and archaeologist. Born at Flintham Hall, Nottinghamshire, he was the eldest son of the Reverend John Disney, a Unitarian clergyman. Disney was educated at home until the age of 16, when he went up to Peterhouse, Cambridge. In 1798 he was admitted to the Inner Temple, and was called to the Bar in 1803. Subsequently he was appointed Recorder of Bridport in 1807 and Sheriff of Dorset in 1818. - Kepple Disney
Kepple Disney (2 November 1832-May 1891) is the father of Elias Disney and Thomas Disney and the grandfather of Walt Disney. He is the son of Arundel Elias Disney and Maria Swan. In 1801, Arundel Elias Disney, great-grandfather of Walt Disney was born in Kilkenny, Ireland. He is a descendant of Hughes and his son Robert d'Isigny (France) who settled in England with William the Conquereor in 1066. In the Primary Valuation of Tenements from May 1849, … - James Disney
James Disney (November 20, 1859 - June 24, 1934) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Derbyshire. Disney was born in Butterley and died in Ripley. Disney's first-class career started during the 1881 season, in which he played four matches, his debut coming in a victory against Sussex. He scored well in the match, though he did not bat in the second innings. - John Disney
John Disney (26 December 1677 - 3 February 1729/30) was an English clergyman. He was Vicar of Croft and Kirkby-on-Bain, Lincolnshire from 1719 to 1722, and Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham from 2 October 1722 to 1729/30. He was born in Lincoln, the son of Daniel Disney of Swinderby. He began his education at Lincoln Grammar School, but his parents were dissenters and he moved school to a private college, also in Lincoln. - Wesley E. Disney
Wesley Ernest Disney (October 31, 1883 - March 26, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Born in Richland, Kansas, Disney attended the public schools of Kansas and was graduated from the law department of the University of Kansas at Lawrence in 1906. He was admitted to the Kansas bar in 1906, the Oklahoma bar in 1908, and began practice in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in 1908. County attorney of Muskogee County, Oklahoma from 1911 to 1915. - David T. Disney
David Tiernan Disney (August 25, 1803 - March 14, 1857) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Disney moved with his parents to Ohio in 1807. He attended the common schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cincinnati. He became a writer for a newspaper in 1825. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1829, 1831, and 1832, and served as speaker in the last-named year. - Lillian Disney
Lillian Marie Bounds was the wife of Walt Disney from 1925 until his death in 1966. She later married John L. Truyens in 1969 and remained married to him until his death in 1981. Lillian and Walt Disney married in 1925 and had two daughters - Diane Marie Disney and Sharon Mae Disney, the latter of whom was an adoptee. She is aunt of Roy Edward Disney and grandmother to Chris Miller, Joanna Miller, Tamara Scheer, Jennifer Miller-Goff, Walter Elias Disney Miller, … - Diane Marie Disney
Diane Marie Disney (born December 18, 1933), is the only biological child of Walt Disney and his wife Lillian. She had, however, an adopted sister, Sharon Mae Disney, who was three years younger. Diane is a noted philanthropist. Following her father's death, she has donated nearly five million dollars to various charities within the United States. She and husband Ronald William Miller have six children. - Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. Lohan started in show business as a child fashion model for magazine ads and television commercials. At age ten, she began her acting career in a soap opera; at eleven, she made her motion picture debut by playing both twins in Disney's 1998 remake of "The Parent Trap". Lohan's breakout role as a leading actress came six years later with 2004's "Mean Girls", … - Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955) is the co-founder and CEO of Apple and was the CEO of Pixar until its acquisition by Disney. He is currently the largest Disney shareholder and a member of Disney's Board of Directors. He is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industries. Jobs' history in business has contributed greatly to the mythos of the quirky, individualistic Silicon Valley entrepreneur, … - Anne Hathaway
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American film and stage actress. Hathaway made her acting debut in the 1999 television series "Get Real", but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy "The Princess Diaries" (2001), which established her career. She continued to appear in Disney films in the next three years, … - Zac Efron
Zachary David Alexander Efron (born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his roles in the Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical", the WB series "Summerland", and the film version of the Broadway musical "Hairspray". Speaking to "Newsweek" in June 2006, director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now". - Eddie Murphy
Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on "Saturday Night Live" from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career. Murphy has received Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in "Beverly Hills Cop", … - Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Leslie Panettiere is an American actress, singer, and a Grammy Award nominee. - Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show", the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years. - Shia Labeouf
Shia Saide LaBeouf (born June 11, 1986) is a Daytime Emmy Award-winning American actor and comedian. After growing up in California, he became known with a starring role in the Disney Channel series "Even Stevens". He made the transition to film roles with "Holes", a box office success, and has since appeared in several Hollywood films, including "Constantine" and "The Greatest Game Ever Played". - Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster (born November 19 1962) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress, director, and producer. She has also won two Golden Globes, BAFTA and a Screen Actors Guild Award. After appearing as a child in several commercials, Foster won her first role in the 1970 TV movie "Menace on the Mountain", followed by several Disney productions. Foster did not experience her breakout role until 1976, … - Paul Smith
Paul J. Smith (October 30, 1906 - January 25, 1985) was an American music composer. He spent much of his life working at Disney as composer for many of its films' scores, animated and live-action alike, movie and television alike (from 1962 to 63, he also composed music for "Leave It to Beaver"). In "Fantasia", he is one of the studio employees in the orchestra. He also composed the scores for several of the "True-Life Adventures" episodes. - C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis, commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar. Lewis is known for his work on medieval literature, Christian apologetics, literary criticism and fiction. He is best known today for his series "The Chronicles of Narnia". Lewis was a close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of "The Lord of the Rings". - Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver (born Amelia Fiona J. Driver on January 31 1970) is an English actress and singer-songwriter, born in London to Ronnie Driver and his wife Gaynor. She first came to broad public attention when she played the lead role in "Circle of Friends". She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film "Good Will Hunting". - Michael Eisner
Michael Dammann Eisner (born March 7, 1942) was CEO of The Walt Disney Company from September 22, 1984 to September 30, 2005. He began his career at ABC, became President of Paramount Pictures in 1976, and then assumed the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Co. in 1984. - John Lasseter
John A. Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an Academy Award-winning American animator and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. Widely considered an innovative genius, many praise him as the "current Walt Disney." - Corbin Bleu
Corbin Bleu (born on February 21, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer, and singer best known for his roles in the film "Catch That Kid", the Disney Channel original movies "High School Musical" and "Jump In!" which he stars along with his dad David Reivers, and the series "Flight 29 Down". - Brad Bird
Phillip Bradley Bird (born on September 11, 1957 in Kalispell, Montana) is an American Academy Award-winning animator who is known for writing and directing the 1999 Warner Bros. film "The Iron Giant" and the critical and box office hits "The Incredibles" (2004) and "Ratatouille" (2007) from Disney/Pixar. - Tim Allen
Tim Allen (born Timothy Allen Dick on June 13, 1953) is a Golden Globe-winning American comedian, character actor, voice-over artist, and entertainer perhaps best known for his role in the sitcom "Home Improvement" and his roles in Disney films, such as "The Santa Clause" and "Toy Story". - Carl Barks
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 - August 25, 2000) was a famous Disney Studio illustrator and comic book creator, who invented Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952) and Magica De Spell (1961). The quality of his scripts and drawings earned him the nick names "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". - Cheech Marin
Richard "Cheech" Marin (born on July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an American comedian and actor, who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech and Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's quick-and-scheme partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on "Nash Bridges". His nickname "Cheech" is short for "Chicharron", a spicy fried pork skin which is a popular snack amongst Mexicans. - Robert Iger
Robert A. "Bob" Iger (born February 10 1951) is head of the Walt Disney Company. He has been president since January 2000 and CEO since October 2005. - Peter Ellenshaw
William "Peter" Ellenshaw (May 24 1913 - February 12 2007) was an Anglo-American award-winning matte designer and special effects creator who worked on many Disney features. His first major project was the 1936 film "Things to Come". After World War II, he worked on films like "Quo Vadis" until he was recruited by Walt Disney Studios to work on their first live action film, "Treasure Island". - Sean Bean
Seán Mark Bean is an English film and stage actor. Bean has also acted in a number of television productions as well as performing voice work for computer games and television adverts. As an actor, he adopted the Irish/Scottish spelling "Seán" of his first name. Bean is best known for his role as Boromir, in the The Lord of the Rings films and as James Bond adversary Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye. - Steve Niles
Steve Niles is an American comic book author. He is credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence, authoring such works as "30 Days of Night", its sequel, "Dark Days" (IDW Publishing), and "Criminal Macabre" (Dark Horse Comics) with frequent artist collaborator Ben Templesmith. Niles' start in the comics industry began with the formation of his self publishing company, Arcane Comix.
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