Tom McGrath (animator)

Thomas McGrath (born August 7, 1964) is an American voice actor, animator, screenwriter, and film director. He is known for co-directing the DreamWorks animated film Madagascar with Eric Darnell. The film later spawned three sequels and an animated series. McGrath also stepped in on Flushed Away to help make improvements prior to its release. He has also directed other DreamWorks animated films such as Megamind and The Boss Baby.
==Life and career==
McGrath was born and raised in Lynnwood, Washington. He studied Industrial Design at the University of Washington and graduated from the Character Animation program at Cal Arts. McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Ralph Bakshi's film Cool World (starring Brad Pitt), storyboard artist and director for the popular series The Ren and Stimpy Show, animator on the Joe Pytka-directed Space Jam (starring Michael Jordan), and storyboard artist on the live action film Cats & Dogs and worked as storyboard artist and concept artist/prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (directed by Ron Howard).
McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director, writer and co-creator of Madagascar (along with Eric Darnell), where he also created the memorable squad of penguin characters and voiced their leader, Skipper. He also reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a Madagascar spin-off TV series, as the voice of Skipper, and directed the DreamWorks animated feature Megamind (starring Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and David Cross), released in November 2010.
==Filmography==
=== Feature films ===
Year	Title 	Director	Writer	Art /Animationdepartment	Voiceactor	Voicerole 	Notes
1992	Cool World 	 	 	 	 	 	animation designeranimatorlayout artist
1996	Space Jam 	 	 	 	 	 	animator
1998	Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie:The Battle for Mount Olympus	 	 	 	 	 	key animatorlayout artist
2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas 	 	 	 	 	 	storyboard artist
2001	Cats & Dogs 	 	 	 	 	 	storyboard artist
2005	Madagascar 	 	 	 	 	SkipperFossaPanicky Man on Subway	co-directed with Eric Darnell
2006	Flushed Away 	 	 	 	 	Action FigureArtist 	
2007	Shrek the Third 	 	 	 	 	Gary 	
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 	 	 	 	 	SkipperLemur 	co-directed with Eric Darnell
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens 	 	 	 	 	Wilson 	
2010	Megamind 	 	 	 	 	Lord ScottPrison Guard 	
2011	Puss in Boots 	 	 	 	 	Bar Thief 	
2012	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 	 	 	 	 	SkipperFirst Policeman 	co-directed with Eric Darnell &Conrad Vernon
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman 	 	 	 	 	Odysseus 	
2014	Penguins of Madagascar 	 	 	 	 	Skipper 	executive producer
2017	The Boss Baby 	 	 	 	 	TV Chef 	
2021	The Boss Baby Family Business 	 	 	 	 	Dr. Tiffany Hamilton 	executive producer
===Short films===
Year	Title 	Director	Writer	Art /Animationdepartment	Actor	Role 	Notes
1988	The Thing What Lurked in the Tub 	 	 	 	 	 	monster animator
1988	Lea Press on Limbs 	 	 	 	 	(voice) 	
1993	The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices	 	 	 	 	 	character layout
1995	The Louie N' Louie Show 	 	 	 	 	 	storyboard artist
1999	Herd 	 	 	 	 	Fed No. 5 	live-action role
2001	Imp, Inc. 	 	 	 	 	 	animation layout
2005	The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper 	 	 	 	 	Skipper (voice) 	
2009	Merry Madagascar 	 	 	 	 	Skipper (voice)Additional voices	
2013	Madly Madagascar 	 	 	 	 	Skipper (voice) 	
2014	Almost Home 	 	 	 	 	Jeff (voice) 	
===Television series===
Year 	Title 	Director	Art /Animationdepartment	Creativeconsultant	Actor	Role 	Notes
1993-1996	The Ren & Stimpy Show 	 	 	 	 	 	director (2 episodes)layout artist (21 episodes)background designer (14 episodes)storyboard artist (10 episodes)
1996 	KaBlam! 	 	 	 	 	 	director & storyboard artist (segment "The Louie and Louie Show")
2008-2015	The Penguins of Madagascar	 	 	 	 	Skipper (voice)	88 episodes
2014 	All Hail King Julien 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Video games===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005	Madagascar 	Skipper (voice)	Uncredited
2008	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 	Skipper (voice)	
2009	Madagascar Kartz 	Skipper (voice)	
2011	The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!	Skipper (voice)	
2012	Madagascar 3: The Video Game 	Skipper (voice)	
Category:1964 births
Category:Living people
Category:Animators from Washington (state)
Category:American animated film directors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:California Institute of the Arts alumni
Category:University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design alumni
Category:DreamWorks Animation people
Category:Nickelodeon people
Category:People from Lynnwood, Washington
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Writers from Washington (state)
Category:American storyboard artists
Category:Film directors from Washington (state)