Yarrow Cheney (born 1973) is an American director, artist, designer, author, illustrator and animator. He was a production designer in '' Despicable Me 2'' (2013), '' The Lorax'' (2012), and '' Despicable Me'' (2010), for which he received Primetime Emmy and

Annie Awards The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in American cinema and television. Origi ...

nominations. In 2016, Cheney co-directed Illumination Entertainment's ''

The Secret Life of Pets ''The Secret Life of Pets'' is a 2016 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal. It was directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, and produced by Chr ...

'' with

Chris Renaud Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American filmmaker, designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at Illumination (company), Illumination, including directing the company's animated films such as the Despica ...

, that received positive reviews and became the sixth highest grossing-film of 2016. In 2018, he directed '' The Grinch'' with

Scott Mosier Scott A. Mosier (born March 5, 1971) is an American-Canadian film producer, director and editor best known for his work with director Kevin Smith, with whom he occasionally co-hosts the weekly podcast, ''SModcast''. Early life Mosier was born ...

. 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 Paramount Animation is an American animation studio, serving as the animation division and label of Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Paramount Global. The division was founded on July 6, 2011, following the critical and commerical success of P ...

and

Temple Hill Entertainment Temple Hill Entertainment or Temple Hill Productions is an American film and television production company, established in 2006 by producers Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen. The studio produced the ''Twilight'' film series. In 2020, the studio sig ...

Early life

Cheney was born to Jack Cheney and Caryn Brady in 1973. He attended

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a Private university, private art school in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for ...

from 1992–1995.

Filmography

Animation

* ''

The Iron Giant ''The Iron Giant'' is a 1999 American animated science fiction film directed by Brad Bird and produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation. It is loosely based on the 1968 novel '' The Iron Man'' by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United ...

'' (1999): CGI animator * ''Quest for Camelot'' (1998): Animator * '' Cats Don't Dance'' (1997): Animator

Director

* '' The Grinch'' (2018) also character designer * ''

'' (co-director) (2016) * ''

Puppy A puppy is a Juvenile (organism), juvenile dog, generally one less than 12-18 months old. Puppies are markedly underdeveloped and dependent on their mothers at birth (displaying ''altriciality''), but healthy puppies grow quickly and begi ...

'' (2013): Short, also writer * ''The Very First Noel'' (2006) (re-released in 2020 as ''The Three Wise Men''): 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 Curious George is a fictional monkey who is the title character of a series of popular children's picture books written and illustrated by Margret and H. A. Rey. Various media, including films and TV shows, have been based upon the original ...

'' (2006) * '' The ChubbChubbs!'' (2002): Short

Other

* ''

Dilbert ''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satire, satirical office humor about a White-collar worker, white-collar, micromanagement, micromanaged offic ...

'' (1999): main title designer * '' Mummies Alive!'' (1997): concept artist * ''

The Maxx ''The Maxx'' is an American comic book series created by Sam Kieth in 1993 and originally published monthly until 1998 by Image Comics for 35 issues, before being collected in trade paperback by DC Comics' Wildstorm imprint. The first appearanc ...

'' (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) * 2013: Annie Award for Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production -'' The Lorax'' (nom) (shared with Eric Guillon and Colin Stimpson) * 2011: Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - '' Despicable Me'' (nom) * 1999: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design - ''

'' (shared with Carrie Cheney)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheney, Yarrow 1973 births American animated film directors American graphic designers American writers Illumination (company) people Warner Bros. Animation people Living people Place of birth missing (living people)