▁fab rics ▁Category : Te chn ical ▁fab rics <0x0A> </s> ▁R andy ▁Cart w right ▁( born ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁in ▁Virginia ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁anim ator . ▁ ▁R andy ▁graduated ▁from ▁U CLA ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁student ▁animated ▁film , ▁Room ▁and ▁Board , ▁which ▁won ▁several ▁awards ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Fant astic ▁An imation ▁Festival ▁. ▁While ▁going ▁to ▁school ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁Disney land ▁in ▁the ▁character ▁department ▁and ▁port rayed ▁Pl uto , ▁Pract ical ▁P ig , ▁Do pe y , ▁Prince ▁John ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁characters ▁during ▁the ▁three ▁years ▁he ▁worked ▁there . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁he ▁was ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Studios ▁animation ▁training ▁program ▁head ed ▁by ▁the ▁veter an ▁Disney ▁anim ator ▁Eric ▁Lar son . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁in bet we ener ▁for ▁O ll ie ▁John ston ▁on ▁The ▁Res cu ers ▁and ▁progress ed ▁to ▁full ▁anim ator ▁on ▁P ete ' s ▁Dragon . ▁ ▁O ll ie ▁asked ▁R andy ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁him ▁on ▁The ▁Fox ▁and ▁the ▁H ound ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁When ▁O ll ie ▁retired ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁book , ▁The ▁Ill usion ▁of ▁Life ▁with ▁co - v eter an ▁anim ator ▁Frank ▁Thomas , ▁R andy ▁inherited ▁O ll ie ' s ▁super vis ing ▁anim ator ▁assign ments