Prominent individuals who have joined the ranks include “Black Panther” actress and honorary Oscar recipient Angela Bassett, Grammy-winning pop phenomenon Miley Cyrus, former “Hannah Montana” star, and former soap opera star and “Live” co-host Kelly Ripa. The announcement was made on Tuesday.
Disney Legends Class of 2024
Introducing the Disney Legends class of 2024! 🎉 Attend the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony on Sunday, August 11 at D23, emceed by @RyanSeacrest: Disney captioned the photograph featuring all 14 personalities from the film, television, music, animation, imagineering, and costume design categories, “The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.”
James Cameron directed the Academy Award–winning movie “Avatar: The Way of Water” in addition to documentaries like “Ghosts of the Abyss” and “Aliens of the Deep” for Disney. A theme park modeled on Cameron’s “Avatar” can be found at Walt Disney World’s Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. Disney has also revealed that it is producing three more “Avatar” sequels.
For their individual accomplishments in the entertainment industry, John Williams, Angela Bassett, James L. Brooks, and Frank Oz are among the other recipients.
More actors to honour
Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Mulan, Tiana, and other beloved Disney princesses have all been animated by Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Mark Henn. Frank Oz co-directed “The Dark Crystal” with Disney Legend Jim Henson. He also created and performed a number of “Sesame Street” and “The Muppet Show” characters, as well as Yoda in the “Star Wars” films. Harrison Ford is the legendary actor who played Han Solo in the “Star Wars” franchise and the title “Indiana Jones” in that film series.
Joe Rohde was the principal designer of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and a former Walt Disney Imagineering employee.
John Williams is a composer whose work may be heard in many films and television shows, including Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Park.
