---
name: "Dan Gerson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-gerson"
fi1m_id: "daniel-gerson"
imdb_id: "nm0314870"
tmdb_id: 7884
wikidata_id: "Q4473347"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "1 August 1966"
died: "6 February 2016"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-01T22:32:50.534793+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dan Gerson

## Identity

Dan Gerson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-gerson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daniel-gerson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0314870
- **TMDB ID:** 7884
- **Wikidata ID:** Q4473347
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gerson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4473347, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314870/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7884

Writer. Born 1 August 1966 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 February 2016.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 August 1966, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 February 2016
- **Active:** 2001–2014
- **Also known as:** Daniel Gerson, Daniel "Dan" Gerson
- **Frequently works with:** [Billy Crystal](https://film.one/person/billy-crystal.md), [John Goodman](https://film.one/person/john-goodman.md), [Robert L. Baird](https://film.one/person/robert-l-baird.md), [Steve Buscemi](https://film.one/person/steve-buscemi.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 86 (1), 2010s 72 (2)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gerson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4473347, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0314870/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7884

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Monsters, Inc.*](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md) (86), [*Big Hero 6*](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md) (72), [*Monsters University*](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md) (72)

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## Biography

Daniel Gerson was an American screenwriter and voice actor. He co-wrote the screenplay for *Monsters, Inc.* (2001) with Andrew Stanton and provided the voices of the characters Needleman and Smitty. He later collaborated with Robert L. Baird on the screenplays for *Monsters University* (2013) and *Big Hero 6* (2014).

Gerson studied for an MFA at New York University after graduating from Cornell University. He began his career writing for television series including *Something So Right* before joining Pixar in 1999. He contributed additional material to several other Pixar and Disney animated films, including *Chicken Little* (2005), *Cars* (2006), *Meet the Robinsons* (2007), *Up* (2009) and *Inside Out* (2015). Gerson was a BAFTA award winner.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Big Hero 6* (2014), Fi1m 72, as Desk Sergeant (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md)
- *Monsters University* (2013), Fi1m 72, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md)
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Needleman / Smitty (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Inside Out* (2015), Thanks — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Big Hero 6* (2014), as Desk Sergeant (voice) · Screenplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/big-hero-6.md)
- *Monsters University* (2013), as Additional Voices (voice) · Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-university.md)
- *Tangled Ever After* (2012), as Additional Writing
- *Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice* (2011), as Additional Writing
- *Monster Truck Mater* (2010), as Tormentor's Biggest Fan (voice)
- *Prep & Landing* (2009), as Additional Writing
- *Up* (2009), Thanks — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/up.md)
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), as Needleman / Smitty (voice) · Screenplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *Duckman* (1994), series, Teleplay, Story

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