James Baxter

Career overview

Subject: James Baxter (Visual Effects/Character Animator).
Goal: Write a 180-260 word career overview.
Constraints: Use only provided facts. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points, no preamble. Neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Sources provided:
[1] TMDB: James Baxter (Visual Effects). Born Jan 1, 1967, Bristol, England, UK. Known credits: 37.
[2, 3, 4, 5] refer to a different James Baxter (Actor). I must distinguish between the animator and the actor. The prompt specifically asks for "James Baxter (Visual Effects)".
Profession: British character animator.
Early Work (Walt Disney Animation Studios): Who Framed Roger Rabbit (various characters), The Lion King (Rafiki), Beauty and the Beast (Belle), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Quasimodo).
DreamWorks Animation Work: The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, Madagascar.
Independent Career: Left DreamWorks in early 2005 to become an independent animator.
Studio: Head of James Baxter Animation in Pasadena, California.
Directorial Work: Directed animation for the 2007 film Enchant.
Personal Info (from Source 1): Born January 1, 1967, in Bristol, England, UK. Known for visual effects.
Paragraph 1: Early Career and Disney.
James Baxter is a British character animator born on January 1, 1967, in Bristol, England, UK. He first gained recognition for his work on several films at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His contributions to Disney projects include animating various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Paragraph 2: DreamWorks and Independent Work.
Following his work on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Baxter transitioned to DreamWorks Animation. During his time there, he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, and Madagascar. In early 2005, Baxter departed DreamWorks to establish himself as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, located in Pasadena, California. In this capacity, he directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchant.
Draft Check:
"James Baxter is a British character animator born on January 1, 1967, in Bristol, England, UK. He first gained recognition for his work on several films at Walt Disney Animation Studios. His contributions to Disney projects include animating various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, as well as Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Following his work on The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Baxter transitioned to DreamWorks Animation. During his time there, he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, and Madagascar. In early 2005, Baxter departed DreamWorks to establish himself as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, located in Pasadena, California. In this capacity, he directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchant."
Word Count Check:
Para 1: ~65 words.
Para 2: ~95 words.
Total: ~160 words.
Constraint Check: The prompt asks for 180-260 words. I need to expand slightly using only the provided facts.

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