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Craig Kellman(I)

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Craig Kellman
Craig Kellman was born on 28 September 1971 in North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA. He is a director, known for Penguins of Madagascar (2014), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) and Samurai Jack (2001).
BornSeptember 28, 1971
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BornSeptember 28, 1971
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 11 nominations total

    Known for

    Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
    Penguins of Madagascar
    6.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2014
    Neil Patrick Harris, Benjamin Bratt, Terry Crews, Anna Faris, Bill Hader, and Andy Samberg in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
    Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
    6.3
    • Animation Department
    • 2013
    Phil LaMarr and Mako in Samurai Jack (2001)
    Samurai Jack
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar (2005)
    Madagascar
    6.9
    • Animation Department
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Smurfs
      • character designer
      • Pre-production
      • 2025
    • Fixed
      • character designer, character layout artist
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Zootopia 2
      • character designer
      • 2025
    • Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, and Kristen Wiig in Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024)
      Sausage Party: Foodtopia
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
      Thelma the Unicorn
      5.7
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Chris Pratt in The Garfield Movie (2024)
      The Garfield Movie
      5.7
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Kenan Thompson, Eric André, Troye Sivan, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, and Camila Cabello in Trolls Band Together (2023)
      Trolls Band Together
      6.0
      • character designer
      • 2023
    • Ginji (2021)
      Ginji
      7.1
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Keanu Reeves, Alfred Molina, Natasha Lyonne, Busy Philipps, Keith David, Dan Fogler, Kevin Hart, Lena Headey, Dwayne Johnson, Sam J. Levine, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Kate McKinnon, David Pressman, John Krasinski, Amanda Ames, Michelle Morgan, Gavin McCrillis, Yvette Nicole Brown, Olivia Wilde, Jemaine Clement, Winona Bradshaw, Ben Schwartz, Jared Stern, Thomas Middleditch, Vanessa Bayer, Jameela Jamil, Maya Erskine, Daveed Diggs, John Early, and Dascha Polanco in DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
      DC League of Super-Pets
      7.0
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)
      Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
      5.8
      • character designer: Mass Animation
      • 2022
    • Steve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, David Spade, Brad Abrell, Jacqueline Pinol, David Berón, Derek Drymon, Jim Gaffigan, Jess Harnell, Marabina Jaimes, Lex Lang, Caitlin McKenna, David Michie, Michelle Murdocca, Michelle Ruff, Molly Shannon, Genndy Tartakovsky, Fred Tatasciore, Debra Wilson, Scott Underwood, Asher Bishop, Kathryn Hahn, Zoe Berri, Keegan-Michael Key, Amanda Troop, Ben Pronsky, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Todd Haberkorn, Natalia Castellanos, Juan Pacheco, Diego Osorio, Melissa Sturm, Aaron LaPlante, Jennifer Kluska, Asher Blinkoff, Will Townsend, Brian Hull, Tyler Blevins, Victoria Gomez, and Chloé Malaisé in Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
      Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
      6.0
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Grey DeLisle, Jessica DiCicco, Nika Futterman, Michelle Gomez, Lara Jill Miller, Catherine Taber, David Tennant, Asher Bishop, Liliana Mumy, Cristina Pucelli, Katy Townsend, and Izabella Alvarez in The Loud House Movie (2021)
      The Loud House Movie
      6.1
      • additional character design
      • 2021
    • Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Seán Cullen, Will Forte, Ricky Gervais, and Alessia Cara in The Willoughbys (2020)
      The Willoughbys
      6.4
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Snoop Dogg, Conrad Vernon, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Finn Wolfhard in The Addams Family (2019)
      The Addams Family
      5.8
      • character designer
      • 2019
    • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
      Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
      6.3
      • character designer
      • 2018
    • A Wizard's Tale (2018)
      A Wizard's Tale
      4.6
      • character designer
      • 2018
    • Trolls (2016)
      Trolls
      6.4
      • character designer
      • 2016
    • Erin Fitzgerald, Judy Greer, Fred Tatasciore, Gregg Spiridellis, and Jeff Gill in Ask the StoryBots (2016)
      Ask the StoryBots
      8.5
      TV Series
      • additional character design
      • 2016

    Art Department

    • Smurfs
      • Character designer
      • Pre-production
      • 2025
    • Fixed
      • character designer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Zootopia 2
      • character designer
      • 2025
    • Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
      Thelma the Unicorn
      5.7
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Chris Pratt in The Garfield Movie (2024)
      The Garfield Movie
      5.7
      • character design
      • 2024
    • Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Kenan Thompson, Eric André, Troye Sivan, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, and Camila Cabello in Trolls Band Together (2023)
      Trolls Band Together
      6.0
      • character designer
      • 2023
    • The Monkey King (2023)
      The Monkey King
      5.8
      • character designer
      • 2023
    • Toni Collette, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Salish Matter, Jordan Matter, Annie Murphy, Lana Condor, and Blue Chapman in Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken (2023)
      Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
      5.7
      • character design
      • 2023
    • Ginji (2021)
      Ginji
      7.1
      TV Series
      • character concept designer
      • 2021–2022
    • Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jaboukie Young-White in Strange World (2022)
      Strange World
      5.7
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • The Nutty Boy (2022)
      The Nutty Boy
      7.3
      TV Series
      • character's art consultant
      • 2022
    • Keanu Reeves, Alfred Molina, Natasha Lyonne, Busy Philipps, Keith David, Dan Fogler, Kevin Hart, Lena Headey, Dwayne Johnson, Sam J. Levine, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Kate McKinnon, David Pressman, John Krasinski, Amanda Ames, Michelle Morgan, Gavin McCrillis, Yvette Nicole Brown, Olivia Wilde, Jemaine Clement, Winona Bradshaw, Ben Schwartz, Jared Stern, Thomas Middleditch, Vanessa Bayer, Jameela Jamil, Maya Erskine, Daveed Diggs, John Early, and Dascha Polanco in DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
      DC League of Super-Pets
      7.0
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Steve Buscemi, Fran Drescher, David Spade, Brad Abrell, Jacqueline Pinol, David Berón, Derek Drymon, Jim Gaffigan, Jess Harnell, Marabina Jaimes, Lex Lang, Caitlin McKenna, David Michie, Michelle Murdocca, Michelle Ruff, Molly Shannon, Genndy Tartakovsky, Fred Tatasciore, Debra Wilson, Scott Underwood, Asher Bishop, Kathryn Hahn, Zoe Berri, Keegan-Michael Key, Amanda Troop, Ben Pronsky, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, Todd Haberkorn, Natalia Castellanos, Juan Pacheco, Diego Osorio, Melissa Sturm, Aaron LaPlante, Jennifer Kluska, Asher Blinkoff, Will Townsend, Brian Hull, Tyler Blevins, Victoria Gomez, and Chloé Malaisé in Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania (2022)
      Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania
      6.0
      • character designer
      • 2022
    • Charlize Theron, Snoop Dogg, Conrad Vernon, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Javon 'Wanna' Walton in The Addams Family 2 (2021)
      The Addams Family 2
      5.4
      • designer
      • 2021
    • Maya Rudolph, Danny McBride, Olivia Colman, Abbi Jacobson, Michael Rianda, and Doug the Pug in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
      The Mitchells vs. the Machines
      7.6
      • character design
      • 2021
    • Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short (2021)
      Monster Pets: A Hotel Transylvania Short
      6.6
      Short
      • character design
      • 2021
    • Martin Short, Jane Krakowski, Seán Cullen, Will Forte, Ricky Gervais, and Alessia Cara in The Willoughbys (2020)
      The Willoughbys
      6.4
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Charlize Theron, Bette Midler, Snoop Dogg, Conrad Vernon, Oscar Isaac, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, and Finn Wolfhard in The Addams Family (2019)
      The Addams Family
      5.8
      • character designer
      • 2019

    Director

    • The Ricky Gervais Show (2010)
      The Ricky Gervais Show
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Joey to the World (2009)
      Joey to the World
      6.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004)
      Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
      7.6
      TV Series
      • supervising director
      • 2004–2005
    • Hairballs
      6.8
      TV Short
      • Director
      • 2000
    • The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995)
      The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director (segment "Bet a Billion Bill")
      • 1996
    • Bulimiator
      Short
      • Director
      • 1992
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    • Alternative names
      • Craig 'Need a Date' Kellman
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • September 28, 1971
      • North Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

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