Born in Los Angeles, CA; son of makeup artist Ben Nye, Jr., and grandson of makeup mogul Ben Nye. Digital artist and animation software team leader whose credits include THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER (1990), TOY STORY (1995), TITANIC (1997), A BUG'S LIFE (1998), TOY STORY 2 (1999) and the 2002 TV mini-series "Taken."  Scientific and Engineering Award (Plaque) 1991: For the design and development of the "CAPS" production system for feature film animation. [w. Randy Cartwright, David B. Coons, Lem Davis, Thomas Hahn, James Houston, Mark Kimball, Michael Shantzis, David F. Wolf (Walt Disney Feature Animation Department)] 1 Scientific/Technical Award