Barry Caldwell, the animator and director known for Animaniacs (1993-’98) and Osmosis Jones (2001), has died. He was 68.
The graphic artist’s longtime friend and colleague, animator Paul Dini, shared a heartfelt statement about the “funny, kind, a genial giant of a guy that you liked from the moment you met him” after Dan Haskett informed him of Caldwell’s death.
“Barry Caldwell was one of the first animation artists I met when I started my career fresh out of school way back around 1980. He was also one of the finest artists I ever met, and easily one of
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