Peter Del Vecho

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| name = Peter Del Vecho

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| caption = Del Vecho in 2014

| birth_place = Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1958|4|6}}

| alma_mater = Boston University

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| known_for = Treasure Planet
The Princess and the Frog
Frozen
Frozen II

| occupation = Film producer

| yearsactive =

| employer = Walt Disney Animation Studios (1995-present)

| spouse = {{unbulleted list

|{{marriage|Jane Del Vecho||2020|end=divorced}}

|{{marriage|Paulina Vazquez|2024}}

}}

| children = Gregory Del Vecho & Georgina Del Vecho

| awards = Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Frozen (2013)

}}

Peter Del Vecho (born April 6, 1958) is an American film producer at Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he is also senior vice president of production.{{cite web |last1=Pearson |first1=Ben |title=Walt Disney Animation Isn't Opposed to Hand-Drawn Features, Jennifer Lee Talks About Making Changes After John Lasseter's Exit [Interview] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/hand-drawn-animation-at-walt-disney-animation/ |website=/Film |date=September 30, 2019 |access-date=3 October 2019}} He is best known for producing Frozen (accolades) and Frozen II together with directors Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee.

Early life

Del Vecho grew up in the city of Quincy, in the South Shore area just outside Boston, Massachusetts.{{cite news|title='Frozen' producer Peter Del Vecho has South Shore roots|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/names/2014/02/06/frozen-producer-peter-del-vecho-has-south-shore-roots/QZvwWW2ZGmYZweKxPCaVYL/story.html|access-date=21 April 2014|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=6 February 2014|first=Mark|last=Shanahan|author2=Meredith Goldstein}} He graduated from Boston University College of Fine Arts, where he studied theater production, and worked in theatre for many years.{{cite news|last=Laskowski|first=Amy|title=Frozen Producer Heads to the Oscars|url=http://www.bu.edu/today/2014/frozen-producer-heads-to-the-oscars/|access-date=21 April 2014|newspaper=BU Today|date=28 February 2014}} After working at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis for about 7 years, he was recruited by Disney Animation. He started out in production management and transitioned into producing.

Career

Besides Frozen and its sequel, Frozen II, Del Vecho produced the Disney animated films The Princess and the Frog (2009) and Winnie the Pooh (2011), and was an associate producer on Treasure Planet (2002) and Chicken Little (2005).{{cite web|title=Peter Del Vecho|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1275326/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=2014-03-20}}

In Spring 2015, Del Vecho produced Frozen Fever, a short film based on Frozen which was again co-directed by Buck and Lee.{{cite web|title=Disney short 'Frozen Fever' coming in spring 2015, with new song|author=Gettell, O.|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-disney-short-frozen-fever-coming-in-spring-2015-20140903-story.html|date=September 3, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2014-09-06}} Del Vecho next produced the sequel to Frozen, Frozen II, which was released in November 2019 and again co-directed by Buck and Lee.{{cite web|title=Disney Announces 'Frozen 2′|author=Graser, M.|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/disney-announces-frozen-2-1201451480/|publisher=Variety|date=March 12, 2015|access-date=2015-03-15}} Del Vecho later co-produced Raya and the Last Dragon with Osnat Shurer and co-produced Wish, which was released in 2023, with Juan Pablo Reyes Lancaster-Jones.{{cite magazine |first1=Rachel |last1=Yang |access-date=August 27, 2020 |title=Get a first look at Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran|url=https://ew.com/movies/raya-last-dragon-first-look-kelly-marie-tran/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=August 27, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Ariana DeBose to Star in New Disney Film Wish|url=https://playbill.com/article/ariana-debose-to-star-in-new-disney-film-wish|publisher=Playbill|accessdate=2022-11-07|date=September 10, 2022|author=Hall, Margaret}}

Filmography

=Films=

== As a producer ==

class="wikitable"
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Notes
1997 \|Hercules \|Production Manager
2005 \|Chicken Little \|Associate Producer
2009 \|The Princess and the Frog \|Producer
2011 \|Winnie the Pooh \|Producer
2013 \|Frozen \|Producer
2015 \|Frozen Fever \|Short Film
2017 \|Olaf's Frozen Adventure \|
2019 \|Frozen 2 \|Producer
2020 \|Once Upon a Snowman \|Short Film
2021 \|Raya and the Last Dragon \|Producer
2023 \|Wish \|Producer
2026 \|The Royal Bond \|Modern 2D Animation
2027 \|Frozen III \|Sequel to Frozen(2013) and Frozen II(2019)

class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Notes

1997

|Hercules

|Production Manager

2005

|Chicken Little

|Associate Producer

2009

|The Princess and the Frog