Bruce Reitherman

Bruce Reitherman is a small piece of childhood for anyone raised on Disney, and learning the story behind the voices delights me. He was Christopher Robin in the Honey Tree short and Mowgli in The Jungle Book, the son of legendary animator Wolfgang Reitherman, practically born into the studio. What I admire most is what came next: rather than fading as a former child actor, he went to Berkeley and built a real career as a director and cinematographer of nature films. That second act, turning a famous childhood into adult craft, is the part I find genuinely impressive.

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Name (English)

Bruce Reitherman

Name (Japanese)

ブルース・ライザーマン

Reading

ぶるーす・らいざーまん

Born

September 15, 1955 (age 71)

Origin

Burbank, California, United States

Occupation

voice actor / film director / cinematographer / film producer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Goat

University

University of California, Berkeley

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce%20Reitherman
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q991779

Tags

• California
• voice actor
• film director
• cinematographer

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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