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American film director
Yarrow Cheney (born 1973) is an American artist, film director, designer, author, illustrator, and animator. He is best known for his works as a production designer in
Despicable Me 2 (2013),
The Lorax (2012), and
Despicable Me (2010) for which he received
Primetime Emmy and
Annie Awards nominations.
In 2016, Cheney co-directed
Illumination Entertainment 's
The Secret Life of Pets with
Chris Renaud ,
[2] that received positive reviews and became the
sixth highest grossing-film of 2016 .
[3] He directed
The Grinch (2018), with
Scott Mosier .
[4]
His debut children's book Superworld: Save Noah , the first in a middle grade series written by his wife Carrie Cheney, was published on October 4, 2022. An animated film adaptation of the book series is in development by
Paramount Animation and
Temple Hill Entertainment .
[5]
Early life
Cheney was born to Jack Cheney and Caryn Brady in 1973. He attended
California Institute of the Arts from 1992-1995.
Filmography
Animation
Director
The Grinch (2018) also character designer
The Secret Life of Pets (co-director) (2016)
Puppy (2013): Short, also writer
The Very First Noel (2006) (re-released in 2020 as The Three Wise Men
[1] ): Video Short, also editor, art director and producer
Production designer
Other
Awards and nominations
References
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a
b
c Shepherd, Josh (December 5, 2020).
"Acclaimed Director of Animated The Grinch Revisits Story of Three Wise Men" . The Stream. Archived from
the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021 .
^ Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016).
"Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets' " . Variety . Retrieved October 2, 2016 .
^
"The Secret Life of Pets (2016)" . Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 15, 2016 .
^
"The Grinch" . IMDB. Retrieved 2018-01-02 .
^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 21, 2023).
"Paramount Animation Developing 'Superworld' Movie Based On Yarrow & Carrie Cheney Book Series" .
Deadline Hollywood .
^ Patten, Dominic (February 1, 2014).
"41st Annual Annie Awards Live Blog: 'Frozen' Wins Best Animated Feature" . Deadline. Retrieved February 2, 2014 .
^ Tapley, Kristopher (December 3, 2012).
" 'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees" . Hitfix. Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
^ Finke, Nikki (February 15, 2011).
"38th Annual Annie Animation Awards: DWA's 'How To Train Your Dragon' Wins (After Disney Boycotts)" . Deadline. Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
^
"Dilbert" . The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2014 .
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