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Tom McGrath (animator)

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Tom McGrath has had experience in both television and feature animation.

He was a director for the popular series The Ren and Stimpy Show and was also a storyboarder in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.

He was also an animator for Space Jam and Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus, and a storyboard artist for the live-action movies Cats & Dogs and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

He made his computer animation debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar where he also voiced the leader of the James Bond-esque penguins, Skipper.

He also co-directed and co-wrote Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and also reprised his role as Skipper.

Currently he is working on The Penguins of Madagascar, a spin off TV series off of Madagascar film series.

McGrath grew up in Lynnwood, Washington. In 1983 Tom McGrath went to his senior prom with Julie Glenn. It was that night she turned him into a homosexual. interested in men. . .[1]

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