Walt Disney Entertainer

Gender: Male
Citizenship: United States
Born: Dec 5, 1901
Died: Dec 15, 1966

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American business magnate, cartoonist, and filmmaker. As a prominent figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, he is regarded as a cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to entertainment during the 20th century. As a Hollywood business mogul, he and his brother Roy O. Disney co-founded The Walt Disney Company.

As an animator and entrepreneur, Disney was particularly noted as a filmmaker and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created various fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Disney himself was the original voice for Mickey. During his lifetime, he received four honorary Academy Awards and won 22 Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record of four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual in history. Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the U.S., as well as the international resorts, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland.

Disneyland is a work of love. We didn't go into Disneyland just with the idea of making money. business, love, money & work

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. life

We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together. family

A man should never neglect his family for business. business & family

I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse. hope & imagination

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. courage & dreams

I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true. dreams & money

You reach a point where you don't work for money. money & work

You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you. best

Of all of our inventions for mass communication, pictures still speak the most universally understood language. communication

You can't just let nature run wild. nature

Times and conditions change so rapidly that we must keep our aim constantly focused on the future. change & future

Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal. work

Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world. imagination

I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained. education & hope

You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality. design

If you can dream it, you can do it. motivational

I don't like formal gardens. I like wild nature. It's just the wilderness instinct in me, I guess. gardening & nature

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it. life

All cartoon characters and fables must be exaggeration, caricatures. It is the very nature of fantasy and fable. nature

I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous. famous

I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I have ever known. funny & love

I never called my work an 'art'. It's part of show business, the business of building entertainment. art, business & work