Daniel Gerson

Dan Gerson
Gerson (left) with Robert Baird at Monsters University premiere in June 2013
Born	Daniel Gerson August 1, 1966 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 6, 2016 (aged 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Brain cancer
Nationality	American
Occupation	Screenwriter, voice actor
Years active	1997–2016
Notable work	Monsters, Inc. Monsters University Big Hero 6 Cars 3
Spouse(s)	Beau Stacom (m. 1995; his death 2016)
Children	2

Daniel "Dan" Gerson (August 1, 1966 – February 6, 2016) was an American screenwriter and voice actor, best known for his work with Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He co-wrote the screenplays of Monsters, Inc., Monsters University and Big Hero 6; the latter two with his regular writing partner Robert L. Baird. At the time of his death, it was reported that he would be a co-writer of the upcoming Cars 3, again with Baird.

Gerson was also a member of the Pixar and Disney writing teams, and contributed material to Chicken Little, Curious George, Cars, Meet the Robinsons, Up, Inside Out and Zootopia, as well as television shows including Misguided Angeles, Big Wolf on Campus and Something So Right. Of the films he wrote, Big Hero 6 won the Academy Award for best animated film, for which Monsters, Inc was also nominated.Big Hero 6 was also the highest-grossing animated film of 2014. He also won a BAFTA award.

Gerson grew up in New York on the Upper West Side and attended the Ethical Culture Fieldston School before studying at Cornell University, where he was a member of the Sigma Pi Fraternity. He then studied for an MFA at NYU and wrote for NBC before joining Pixar in 1999. He married Beau Stacom, with whom he had two children.