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Born in Penetanguishene, animator Dave Quesnelle has worked for many studios, and now is a professor for Sheridan College, Oakville's Bachelor of the Arts—Animation program.

Photo Dave Quesnelle from The Brampton Guardian.

At Disney's relatively short-lived Toronto television/feature animation studios, Dave was the lead animator for Belle in Beauty and the Beast— The Enchanted Christmas, and for multiple characters in Return to Neverland.

He has since become a third-year instructor for Classical Animation at Sheridan College's Oakville campus. He has been the lead animator for Moses in God Rocks Video and worked on commercial animation.

For three years, he volunteered his time to teach a year-long animation course, Animex (Animation Exploration) for the Visual Arts Brampton Creative Studio.

The Brampton Guardian:
Former Disney animator and prof heads up VAB's Animex program
Friday, January 24th, 2003
 A lot of people may be surprised to discover that Disney’s plucky heroine Belle is a actually a bearded father of three from Brampton.  “That’s what’s great about animation,” said Dave Quesnelle, the professional animator who brought Belle to life for Beauty and the Beast’s Enchanted Christmas.  READ

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