Yarrow Cheney
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Cheney in 2016
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| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | California Institute of the Arts[1] |
| Occupation | Artist, film director, designer, author, illustrator, animator |
| Years active | 1995-present |
| Spouse(s) | Carrie Cheney[1] |
| Website | www |
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, publishes on October 4, 2022.
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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
- The Iron Giant (1999): CGI animator
- Quest for Camelot (1998): Animator
- Cats Don't Dance (1997): Animator
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
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- The Lorax (2012)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- The Very First Noel (2006): Video short
- Curious George (2006)
- The ChubbChubbs! (2002): Short
Other
- Dilbert (1999): main title designer
- Mummies Alive! (1997): concept artist
- The Maxx (1995): TV Mini-Series, background layout artist, 7 episodes
Awards and nominations
- 2014: Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Despicable Me 2 (nom) (shared with Eric Guillon)[5]
- 2013: Annie Award for Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production -The Lorax (nom) (shared withEric Guillon and Colin Stimpson)[6]
- 2011: Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Despicable Me (nom)[7]
- 1999: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design - Dilbert (shared with Carrie Cheney)[8]
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External links
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- 20th-century births
- Year of birth missing (living people)
- Place of birth missing (living people)
- Living people
- American animators
- American graphic designers
- American film directors
- American animated film directors
- Illumination (company) people
