Peter Del Vecho
American film producer
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Peter Del Vecho (born April 6, 1958) is an American film producer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he is also senior vice president of production.[1] He is best known for producing Frozen (accolades) and Frozen 2 together with directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.
Peter Del Vecho | |
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| Born | April 6, 1958 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1995-present) |
| Known for | Treasure Planet The Princess and the Frog Frozen Frozen 2 |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Frozen (2013) |
Early life
Del Vecho grew up in the city of Quincy, in the South Shore area just outside Boston, Massachusetts.[2] He graduated from Boston University College of Fine Arts, where he studied theater production, and worked in theatre for many years.[3] After working at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis for about 7 years, he was recruited by Disney Animation.[2] He started out in production management and transitioned into producing.[2]
Career
Besides Frozen and its sequel, Frozen II, Del Vecho produced the Disney animated films The Princess and the Frog (2009) and Winnie the Pooh (2011), and was an associate producer on Treasure Planet (2002) and Chicken Little (2005).[4]
In Spring 2015, Del Vecho produced Frozen Fever, a short film based on Frozen which was again co-directed by Buck and Lee.[5] Del Vecho next produced the sequel to Frozen, Frozen 2, which was released in November 2019 and again co-directed by Buck and Lee.[6] Del Vecho later co-produced Raya and the Last Dragon with Osnat Shurer and co-produced Wish, which was released in 2023, with Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones.[7][8]
Filmography
Films
As a producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 1997 | Hercules | Production Manager |
| 2005 | Chicken Little | Associate Producer |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Producer |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Producer |
| 2013 | Frozen | Producer |
| 2015 | Frozen Fever | Short Film |
| 2017 | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | |
| 2019 | Frozen 2 | Producer |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Snowman | Short Film |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Producer |
| 2023 | Wish | Producer |
| 2026 | The Royal Bond: Threads of Friendship | Producer; 2D Animation |
| 2027 | Frozen 3 | Producer |
