Tom Sito

Career overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Write a 180-260 word career overview of Tom Sito.
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No invented details (titles, names, dates, etc.).
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Length must be 180-260 words.
Constraint 6: Structure: 2-3 short paragraphs.
Constraint 7: Topic: Career overview (specifically mentioning "Acting" as per the prompt, though the sources focus on animation/writing/directing). Correction: The prompt says "career overview of Tom Sito (Acting)". Looking at Source [1], "Known For: Acting". However, the other sources list him as an animator, writer, director, and teacher. I must stick to what the sources say.
Name: Tom Sito.
Born: May 19, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Professions: American animator, animation historian, teacher, director, writer, professor.
Career Start: Professional animator in 1975.
Key Roles/Credits:
Assistant on Richard Williams film Raggedy ANN & ANDY (1977).
Screen credits: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty & the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), The Lion King (1994), Pocahontas (1995), Dinosaurs (2000), Shrek (2001).
Writer for The Lion King.
Director known for The Lion King (1994), Shrek (2001), and Aladdin (1992).
Recognition: Included by Animation Magazine in 1998 in their list of the One Hundred Most Important People in Animation.
Current Position: Professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts in the Animation Division.
Personal: Married to Pat Sito since January 4, 1980.
Paragraph 1: Early career and animation background.
Tom Sito is an American animator, animation historian, and teacher born on May 19, 1956, in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career as a professional animator in 1975. One of his early roles included serving as an assistant on the 1977 Richard Williams film Raggedy ANN & ANDY. His professional work includes screen credits for several Disney films, such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit in 1988, The Little Mermaid in 1989, Beauty & the Beast in 1991, Aladdin in 1992, The Lion King in 1994, Pocahontas in 1995, and Dinosaurs in 2000.
Paragraph 2: Directing, writing, and recognition.
In addition to his work as an animator, Sito is a director and writer. He is known for his work on The Lion King, Shrek, and Aladdin. Specifically, he is credited as a writer for The Lion King. His contributions to the field were recognized in 1998 when Animation Magazine included him in their list of the One Hundred Most Important People in Animation.
Paragraph 3: Academic career.
Sito currently serves as a professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts within the Animation Division. He has been married to Pat Sito since January 4, 1980.
Drafting for word count:
Tom Sito is an American animator, animation historian, and teacher born on May 19, 195