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{{short description|American filmmaker (born 1964)}}
'''Tom McGrath''' has had expirience in both television and feature animation.
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He was a director for the popular series, [[Ren & Stimpy]].
| name = Tom McGrath
| image = Tom McGrath by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| birth_name = Thomas McGrath
| caption = McGrath at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]
| occupation = {{Flatlist|
*Voice actor
*animator
*film director
*screenwriter
}}
| yearsactive = 1988–present
| employer = [[DreamWorks Animation]] (1994–present)
| notable_works = {{ubl|''[[Madagascar (franchise)|Madagascar]]''|''[[Megamind]]''|''[[The Boss Baby (franchise)|The Boss Baby]]''}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|08|07}}
| birth_place = [[Lynnwood, Washington]], U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Brieanne Cameron|2017}}
}}
'''Thomas McGrath''' (born August 7, 1964) is an American voice actor, animator and filmmaker. He is known for the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks animated film]] ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'', which he co-wrote and directed with [[Eric Darnell]] while voicing the character of [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Skipper|Skipper the Penguin]]. The film spawned two [[Madagascar (franchise)|direct sequels]], along with a spin-off [[The Penguins of Madagascar|animated series]] and [[Penguins of Madagascar|film]] based on the penguins in which McGrath reprised his role as Skipper.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} McGrath also directed the DreamWorks animated films ''[[Megamind]]'' (2010) and ''[[The Boss Baby]]'' (2017), the latter of which received an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Academy Award]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Golden Globe Award]] nomination. McGrath returned as director for [[The Boss Baby: Family Business|its 2021 sequel]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}


==Life and career==
He was also an animator for [[Space Jam]] and [[Hercules and Xena: The Animated Movie]] and a storyboard artist for the live-action movie [[Cats & Dogs]] and [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)| How the Grinch Stole Christmas]].
McGrath was born and raised in [[Lynnwood, Washington]]. He studied Industrial Design at the [[University of Washington]] and graduated from the Character Animation program at [[California Institute of the Arts|Cal Arts]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted – Production Information|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/assets/Image/Direct/045136.pdf|access-date=May 29, 2012|newspaper=Festival Cannes|author=DreamWorks Animation|page=17}}</ref> McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on ''[[Cool World]]'' and ''[[Space Jam]]'', storyboard artist and director for seasons 3-5 of ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show|The Ren and Stimpy Show]]'', and storyboard artist on the live action film ''[[Cats & Dogs]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} He worked as a storyboard artist, concept artist and prop and set designer for ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} McGrath also stepped in on ''[[Flushed Away]]'' by [[Aardman Animations|Aardman]], the creators of ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit|The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'', to help make improvements prior to its release.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}


McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]''<ref>[http://www.moviefreak.com/features/interviews/tommcgrath.htm Keeping Control of the Zoo Tom McGrath Directs Madagascar to Laughs by Sara Michelle Fetters.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060328131831/http://www.moviefreak.com/features/interviews/tommcgrath.htm |date=March 28, 2006 }} MovieFreak.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.</ref> along with [[Eric Darnell]], where he also voiced the leader of the squad of penguin characters, [[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Skipper|Skipper]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} He reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, ''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]'', and co-directed ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} He worked on ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'', a spin-off TV series, as a creative consultant and as the voice of Skipper. He directed ''[[Megamind]]'', released in November 2010.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
he recently made his CGI debut as the co-director and co-writer of [[Madagascar (film)| Madagascar]].


In 2017, he directed ''[[The Boss Baby]]'' and the 2021 sequel ''[[The Boss Baby: Family Business]]''.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
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==Filmography==

=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Producer
!Art /<br>Animation<br>department
!Voice<br>actor
!Voice<br>role
!Notes
|-
|1992
|''[[Cool World]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|animation designer<br>animator<br>layout artist
|-
|1996
|''[[Space Jam]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{No}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|animator
|-
|1998
|''[[Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{No}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|key animator<br>layout artist
|-
|2000
|''[[Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
| rowspan="2" |storyboard artist
|-
|2001
|''[[Cats & Dogs]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|[[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Skipper|Skipper]]<br>Fossa<br>Panicky Man on Subway
|co-directed with [[Eric Darnell]]<br>co-written with [[Mark Burton (writer)|Mark Burton]], [[Billy Frolick]] and Eric Darnell
|-
|2006
|''[[Flushed Away]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Action Figure<br>Artist
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Shrek the Third]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Gary
|
|-
|2008
|''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Skipper<br>Lemur
|co-directed with Eric Darnell<br>co-written with [[Etan Cohen]] and Eric Darnell
|-
|2009
|''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Wilson
|
|-
|2010
|''[[Megamind]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Lord Scott<br>Prison Guard
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Bar Thief
|
|-
|2012
|''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Skipper<br>First Policeman
|co-directed with Eric Darnell & [[Conrad Vernon]]
|-
|2014
|''[[Mr. Peabody & Sherman]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Odysseus
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Penguins of Madagascar]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Skipper
|executive producer<ref>{{cite news|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/07/12/dreamworks-animation-comic-con-panel/|title=DreamWorks Animation Comic-Con panel: Caveman families and penguin movies!|last=Vary|first=Adam B.|date=July 12, 2012|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 13, 2012}}</ref>
|-
|2017
|''[[The Boss Baby]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|TV Chef
|<ref name="THRBossBabyReview" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119483|title=Dates Set for Madagascar 4, The Croods 2, Puss in Boots 2, Captain Underpants, and Hitman|date=June 12, 2014|publisher=ComingSoon.net|access-date=June 14, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616010449/https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=119483|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[The Boss Baby: Family Business]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Dr. Tiffany Hamilton
|executive producer<br>Story co-written with [[Michael McCullers]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/tom-mcgrath-is-back-to-direct-boss-baby-2-jeff-hermann-to-produce-for-dreamworks-animation-1202616791/ | title=Tom McGrath is Back to Direct 'Boss Baby 2', Jeff Hermann to Produce for DreamWorks Animation | date=May 16, 2019 }}</ref> Writer of ''Global Warming Song''<br> co-written by Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro and Nelson Yokota
|-
|2022
|''[[Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Additional Voices
|-
|2024
|''[[Kung Fu Panda 4]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Croc Crime Boss
|<ref name="btva"/>
|}

=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Writer
!Art /<br>Animation<br>department
!Actor
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1988
|''The Thing What Lurked in the Tub''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|monster animator
|-
|1988
|''Lea Press on Limbs''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|(voice)
|
|-
|1993
|''The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|character layout
|-
|1995
|''The Louie N' Louie Show''
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|storyboard artist
|-
|1999
|''Herd''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Fed No. 5
|live-action role
|-
|2001
|''Imp, Inc.''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|animation layout
|-
|2005
|''[[The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|[[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Skipper|Skipper]] (voice)
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Merry Madagascar]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Skipper (voice)<br>Additional voices
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Madly Madagascar]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Skipper (voice)
|
|-
|2014
|''[[Home (2015 film)|Almost Home]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|Jeff (voice)
|
|}

=== Television series ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Director
!Art /<br>Animation<br>department
!Creative<br>consultant
!Actor
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1993–1996
|''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|director (1 episode "I Was a Teenage Stimpy")<br>layout artist (21 episodes)<br>background designer (14 episodes)<br>storyboard artist (10 episodes)
|-
|1996
|''[[KaBlam!]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|director & storyboard artist (segment "The Louie and Louie Show")
|-
|1998
|''[[Oh Yeah! Cartoons]]''
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|
|background designer (segment "A Cop and His Donut")
|-
|2008–2015
|''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|[[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Skipper|Skipper]] (voice)
|88 episodes
|-
|2014
|''[[All Hail King Julien]]''
|{{no}}
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2005
|''[[Madagascar (video game)|Madagascar]]''
| rowspan="8" |[[List of Madagascar (franchise) characters#Skipper|Skipper]] (voice)
|Uncredited
|-
|2005
|''Madagascar: Animal Trivia DVD Game''
|<ref name="btva"/>
|-
|2007
|''[[Shrek the Third (video game)|Shrek the Third]]''
|<ref name="btva"/>
|-
|2008
|''[[Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (video game)|Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]]''
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Madagascar Kartz]]''
|
|-
|2011
|''[[The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!]]''
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Super Star Kartz]]''
|<ref name="btva"/>
|-
|2012
|''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted#Video games|Madagascar 3: The Video Game]]''
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="THRBossBabyReview">{{cite news|last1=Rechtshaffen|first1=Michael|title='The Boss Baby': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/boss-baby-review-984291|access-date=April 15, 2017|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=March 12, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="btva">{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Tom-McGrath/|title= Tom McGrath (visual voices guide) |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
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* {{IMDb name|569891|Tom McGrath}}

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Latest revision as of 21:28, 3 December 2024

Tom McGrath
McGrath at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Thomas McGrath

(1964-08-07) August 7, 1964 (age 60)
Lynnwood, Washington, U.S.
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • animator
  • film director
  • screenwriter
Years active1988–present
EmployerDreamWorks Animation (1994–present)
Notable work
Spouse
Brieanne Cameron
​
(m. 2017)​

Thomas McGrath (born August 7, 1964) is an American voice actor, animator and filmmaker. He is known for the DreamWorks animated film Madagascar, which he co-wrote and directed with Eric Darnell while voicing the character of Skipper the Penguin. The film spawned two direct sequels, along with a spin-off animated series and film based on the penguins in which McGrath reprised his role as Skipper.[citation needed] McGrath also directed the DreamWorks animated films Megamind (2010) and The Boss Baby (2017), the latter of which received an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nomination. McGrath returned as director for its 2021 sequel.[citation needed]

Life and career

[edit]

McGrath was born and raised in Lynnwood, Washington. He studied Industrial Design at the University of Washington and graduated from the Character Animation program at Cal Arts.[1] McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Cool World and Space Jam, storyboard artist and director for seasons 3-5 of The Ren and Stimpy Show, and storyboard artist on the live action film Cats & Dogs.[citation needed] He worked as a storyboard artist, concept artist and prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas.[citation needed] McGrath also stepped in on Flushed Away by Aardman, the creators of The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, to help make improvements prior to its release.[citation needed]

McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar[2] along with Eric Darnell, where he also voiced the leader of the squad of penguin characters, Skipper.[citation needed] He reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and co-directed Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.[citation needed] He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a spin-off TV series, as a creative consultant and as the voice of Skipper. He directed Megamind, released in November 2010.[citation needed]

In 2017, he directed The Boss Baby and the 2021 sequel The Boss Baby: Family Business.[citation needed]

Filmography

[edit]

Feature films

[edit]
Year Title Director Writer Producer Art /
Animation
department 		Voice
actor 		Voice
role 		Notes
1992 Cool World No No No Yes No animation designer
animator
layout artist
1996 Space Jam No No No Yes No animator
1998 Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus No No No Yes No key animator
layout artist
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas No No No Yes No storyboard artist
2001 Cats & Dogs No No No Yes No
2005 Madagascar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Skipper
Fossa
Panicky Man on Subway 		co-directed with Eric Darnell
co-written with Mark Burton, Billy Frolick and Eric Darnell
2006 Flushed Away No No No No Yes Action Figure
Artist
2007 Shrek the Third No No No No Yes Gary
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Skipper
Lemur 		co-directed with Eric Darnell
co-written with Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens No Yes No No Yes Wilson
2010 Megamind Yes No Yes No Yes Lord Scott
Prison Guard
2011 Puss in Boots No No No No Yes Bar Thief
2012 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Yes No No No Yes Skipper
First Policeman 		co-directed with Eric Darnell & Conrad Vernon
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman No Yes No No Yes Odysseus
2014 Penguins of Madagascar No No Yes No Yes Skipper executive producer[3]
2017 The Boss Baby Yes No No No Yes TV Chef [4][5]
2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business Yes Yes Yes No Yes Dr. Tiffany Hamilton executive producer
Story co-written with Michael McCullers[6] Writer of Global Warming Song
co-written by Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro and Nelson Yokota
2022 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank No No No No Yes Additional Voices
2024 Kung Fu Panda 4 No No No No Yes Croc Crime Boss [7]

Short films

[edit]
Year Title Director Writer Art /
Animation
department 		Actor Role Notes
1988 The Thing What Lurked in the Tub No No Yes No monster animator
1988 Lea Press on Limbs No No No Yes (voice)
1993 The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices No No Yes No character layout
1995 The Louie N' Louie Show Yes No Yes No storyboard artist
1999 Herd No No No Yes Fed No. 5 live-action role
2001 Imp, Inc. No No Yes No animation layout
2005 The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper No No No Yes Skipper (voice)
2009 Merry Madagascar No Yes No Yes Skipper (voice)
Additional voices
2013 Madly Madagascar No No No Yes Skipper (voice)
2014 Almost Home No No No Yes Jeff (voice)

Television series

[edit]
Year Title Director Art /
Animation
department 		Creative
consultant 		Actor Role Notes
1993–1996 The Ren & Stimpy Show Yes Yes No No director (1 episode "I Was a Teenage Stimpy")
layout artist (21 episodes)
background designer (14 episodes)
storyboard artist (10 episodes)
1996 KaBlam! Yes Yes No No director & storyboard artist (segment "The Louie and Louie Show")
1998 Oh Yeah! Cartoons No Yes No No background designer (segment "A Cop and His Donut")
2008–2015 The Penguins of Madagascar No No Yes Yes Skipper (voice) 88 episodes
2014 All Hail King Julien No No Yes No

Video games

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Madagascar Skipper (voice) Uncredited
2005 Madagascar: Animal Trivia DVD Game [7]
2007 Shrek the Third [7]
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2009 Madagascar Kartz
2011 The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!
2011 Super Star Kartz [7]
2012 Madagascar 3: The Video Game

References

[edit]
  1. ^ DreamWorks Animation. "Madagascar 3 Europe's Most Wanted – Production Information" (PDF). Festival Cannes. p. 17. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Keeping Control of the Zoo Tom McGrath Directs Madagascar to Laughs by Sara Michelle Fetters. Archived March 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine MovieFreak.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  3. ^ Vary, Adam B. (July 12, 2012). "DreamWorks Animation Comic-Con panel: Caveman families and penguin movies!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (March 12, 2017). "'The Boss Baby': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Dates Set for Madagascar 4, The Croods 2, Puss in Boots 2, Captain Underpants, and Hitman". ComingSoon.net. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 16, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  6. ^ "Tom McGrath is Back to Direct 'Boss Baby 2', Jeff Hermann to Produce for DreamWorks Animation". May 16, 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Tom McGrath (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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