Yarrow Cheney

Yarrow Cheney
Yarrow Cheney
	Cheney in 2016
Born	1973 (age 51–52)
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)	Director, artist, designer, author, illustrator, animator
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Carrie Cheney
Website	www.yarrowcheney.com
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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 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] In 2018, he directed The Grinch 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

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)^[6]
2013: Annie Award for Best Character Design in an Animated Feature Production -The Lorax (nom) (shared with Eric Guillon and Colin Stimpson)^[7]
2011: Annie Award for Best Production Design in an Animated Feature Production - Despicable Me (nom)^[8]
1999: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design - Dilbert (shared with Carrie Cheney)^[9]

References

^ ^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. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. 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.

External links

Official website
Yarrow Cheney at IMDb

[StreamRevisitsWiseMen-1] 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.

[VarietyReview-2] Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets'". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

[BOM-3] "The Secret Life of Pets (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

[4] "The Grinch". IMDB. Retrieved 2018-01-02.

[5] D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 21, 2023). "Paramount Animation Developing 'Superworld' Movie Based On Yarrow & Carrie Cheney Book Series". Deadline Hollywood.

[6] Patten, Dominic (February 1, 2014). "41st Annual Annie Awards Live Blog: 'Frozen' Wins Best Animated Feature". Deadline. Retrieved February 2, 2014.

[HitfixNominees-7] Tapley, Kristopher (December 3, 2012). "'Brave,' 'Guardians' and 'Wreck-It Ralph' lead 40th annual Annie Awards nominees". Hitfix. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

[DeadlineWinners-8] 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.

[9] "Dilbert". The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2014.

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