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Sanjay Patel is an American animator, illustrator and author who has worked in the animation department of various projects, most of them animated films released by Pixar. Background Born in London, United Kingdom to Gujarati Indian parents, Patel moved to the United States with his family at the age of four. His father bought a motel in San Bernardino, California and Patel grew up there. Career He is best known for directing the short animated film Sanjay's Super Team (2015) inspired by Patel's own childhood, which received a nomination in the category of Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards and for Best Animated Short Subject at the 43rd Annie Awards. Since 1996, Patel has worked as an animator on numerous Pixar films such as Monsters, Inc. (2001), Ratatouille (2007), Cars (2006), Monsters University (2013), Toy Story 2 (1999) and The Incredibles (2004) and served as a character developer on the latter two films. He also authored Ramayana: Divine Loophole, lending a whimsical illustration style and lighthearted voice to the Hindu epic , Ramayana. Patel also started Ghee Happy. Ghee Happy is a brand that celebrates Indian mythology and culture through design and storytelling. Ghee Happy produces books, exhibits, and apparel. The animated show reimagines Hindu deities as little kids discovering their powers in the titular deity daycare. The series was picked up by Netflix Animation on 2019, however the series was dropped due the leadership changes at Netflix Animation. In 2023, Ghee Happy was later reworked as an online series for YouTube. Filmography The Simpsons (TV Series) (character layout artist - 2 episodes) "Grade School Confidential" (1997) ... (character layout artist) "A Milhouse Divided" (1996) ... (character layout artist) A Bug's Life (1998) Additional Character Designer / Animator Toy Story 2 (1999) Story Artist / Animator Monsters, Inc. (2001) Story Artist / Animator The Incredibles (2004) Story Artist / Animator Ratatouille (2007) Animator Your Friend the Rat (2007) Additional Character Designer Toy Story 3 (2010) Fix & Additional Animation Cars 2 (2011) Fix & Additional Animation Monsters University (2013) Character Development & Animation Sanjay's Super Team (2015) Writer & Director Incredibles 2 (2018) Story Artist Ghee Happy (2023) Creator References External links Sanjay Patel at IMDb. Discover the Sanjay Patel popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Sanjay Patel books.