Yarrow Cheney

Yarrow Cheney
Cheney in 2016
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Alma materCalifornia Institute of the Arts[1]
Occupation(s)Director, artist, designer, author, illustrator, animator
Years active1995–present
SpouseCarrie Cheney[1]
Websitewww.yarrowcheney.com

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference StreamRevisitsWiseMen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets'". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  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.

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