Disney has worked with many animators who have used their artistic talents to bring their animated characters to life. One of these is Andreas Deja, who was inspired to become an animator upon seeing late Silver Age movies like 101 Dalmatians and The Jungle Book. After graduating, he joined Disney in 1980 as the old guard was retiring, which saw Deja become a supervising animator for some of Disney's most iconic characters during their Renaissance. Though he no longer works at Disney, Deja is still involved in animation, be it through sharing his knowledge through books or producing his own short film, Mushka.