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Michael Foust

Former Disney Exec Rick Dempsey Explains Why "The Chosen" Is So Popular

January 9, 2025 ● 20 min

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For more than three decades, Rick Dempsey served as a vice president at Disney, working on such projects as "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin" and "The Lion King." Today, he is senior vice president of creative and global localization at Come and See, working to help translate The Chosen into 600 languages. In this interview, Rick opens up about his faith and his journey from Disney.

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