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Mark L. Dindal (born in Columbus, Ohio) is an American special effects animator and film director. Dindal was head of special effects on Disney's The Little Mermaid and The Rescuers Down Under. He worked as director on Cats Don't Dance, The Emperor's New Groove and Chicken Little. He also worked on a TV show based on The Emperor's New Groove, The Emperor's New School

Mark Dindal has been contributing to the art of animation for the past 20 years in a variety of artistic capacities and receives his second feature film directing credit with The Emperor's New Groove. He made his directing debut in 1997 with the Warner Bros. animated feature, Cats Don't Dance. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Dindal grew up watching Disney animated classics and knew early on that he wanted to pursue a career in animation. He studied his craft at the prestigious CalArts animation program before launching his professional career with Disney in 1980. Starting as an effects animator on The Fox and the Hound, he went on to work on The Black Cauldron, Mickey's Christmas Carol, and The Great Mouse Detective. Following a brief hiatus to pursue outside projects, he returned to Disney in 1987 for a stint as visual effects supervisor on The Little Mermaid followed by work on The Rescuers Down Under. His other credits for the Studio include visual development for several projects and a stint as effects animator on Aladdin. Additionally, he directed the Nazi Invasion segment for the live-action film, The Rocketeer. After leaving Disney he joined Toon City and worked on The Emperor's New School.

He is currently working on the 2011 live-action/animated film Kringle as director and screenwriter, the film will be produced with Paramount Pictures. In 2009 he signed an agreement with Walden Media to direct the upcoming live-action film, Housebroken.

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