Andrew Adamson | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 1 December 1966
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Years active | 1990–present |
Children | 2[1] |
Andrew Ralph Adamson MNZM (born 1 December 1966)[2] is a New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter and animator. He is best known for directing the DreamWorks animated films Shrek (2001) and its sequel Shrek 2 (2004), both based on the book of the same name by William Steig. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Shrek 2. He also directed and co-wrote the live-action film adaptations of C. S. Lewis's novels, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and its sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008).