Astin, Sean Actor; appeared in Encino Man (Dave Morgan), and on television in The B.R.A.T. Patrol. He provided the voice of Oso in Special Agent Oso.

Associate, The (film) Laurel Ayers, a bright financial analyst, is disgusted when she is passed over for a well-deserved promotion, so she creates a perception that she has formed a partnership with a powerful financial whiz. Fabricating and donning the persona of “Robert S. Cutty,” a strutting, ponytailed, bass-voiced man, Laurel maneuvers a number of …

Astin, John Actor; appeared in Freaky Friday (Bill Andrews), and on television in Mr. Boogedy. He hosted two episodes of The Mouse Factory.

Ashman, Howard (1951-1991) Lyricist, with his partner, Alan Menken, wrote songs for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. He posthumously received an Oscar for “Beauty and the Beast,” for he had died on March 14, 1991, at the age of 40. He was named a Disney Legend in 2001.

Aspen Extreme (film) Two happy-go-lucky young men, Dexter and T.J., leave their humdrum jobs on the auto assembly lines of Detroit and head to Aspen to become ski instructors and win the famous Powder Eight competition. T.J. enjoys instant popularity, while Dexter finds Aspen life more difficult, and, after a disastrous rendezvous with the local …

Asner, Edward Actor; appeared in Gus (Hank Cooper) and Perfect Game (Billy Hicks), and on television in The Christmas Star and the series Thunder Alley. He appeared on The Disney Channel in A Friendship in Vienna. He provided a voice on Gargoyles, and that of Carl Fredricksen in Up.

Ask Max (television) Television show, aired on November 2, 1986. Directed by Vincent McEveety. Young scientific genius, Max, tries to impress a girl but she ignores the overweight boy. By designing a special bicycle, which comes to the attention of a toy company, Max comes into great amounts of money, but he learns that money …

Arthur Young servant who becomes the king in The Sword in the Stone; voiced by Ricky Sorenson and Robert Reitherman. Also known as Wart.