Galen Sander Fott (born September 9, 1963) is an American director, animator, writer, and actor.
An early fascination with The Muppets on Sesame Street inspired Fott to pursue the performing arts.
He attended Clarksville High School and in 1985 graduated from the University of Memphis with a BFA in Theatre Performance.
[7][8] Fott has worked as a puppeteer for the Jim Henson Company, performing background characters in several Sesame Street-related video projects.
In 2014 Fott appeared on an episode of the TV series Nashville as the Group Leader for an AA meeting.
[9] Since then, Fott has adapted, directed, and animated more than two dozen children's books to video with Weston Woods Studios.
[14] Other screenings include Anima Mundi, the BFI London Film Festival, Sydney Opera House, the National Gallery of Art, and the Guggenheim Museum.
Fott led a team of 12 animators who worked in pencil on paper to capture the quality of Marla Frazee's book illustrations.
(2018), Fott's adaptation of Carson Ellis' Caldecott-honored book, has screened in many international film festivals, including in France, Amsterdam, Italy, Portugal, and Berlin.