Brian Kesinger (born June 20, 1975) is an American illustrator, author and Emmy award winning animation artist who has worked at Walt Disney Studios for 20+ years.

Other films he has worked on include Winnie the Pooh, Tarzan, Tangled, Chicken Little, Home on the Range, Bolt and Meet the Robinsons.

Brian Kesinger was raised on a steady diet of Walt Disney creations by parents who felt it important for him to be exposed to art.

Two of his most popular characters are the unlikely duo of Victoria Prismall, an independent young lady, and Otto (Italian for 'eight'), her live-in octopus who is a friend, butler and pet.

Thirty full-page illustrations portray the couple at home and about, bathing, biking, dating, cooking, playing croquet, pumpkin carving, and other activities necessary for the spiritual well-being of an intelligent and worldly octopus.